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How much for babysitting?

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Thistledew · 24/10/2021 20:23

Due to various grandparents becoming ill, we are suddenly short of childcare this half-term holiday. There is one day in particular that we are struggling to cover.

Both DH and I work from home but will have periods of time when we can't be interrupted (baring real emergencies).

I was thinking of seeing if there is a local teenager who would be interested in a day's pay to essentially come and play with DS, age 5. I'm not looking for anything too fancy- a bit of Lego, a bit of hot wheels, charging around the garden, even some time on Minecraft.

As I said, DH and I will be around and able to take breaks from time to time to check everything is ok.

Is this an ok plan? What would be a reasonable hourly rate? We are in rural East Anglia.

OP posts:
outofservice · 24/10/2021 20:26

I pay £10 per hour for 2, aged 6 and 9. Think £8+ is reasonable for 1. My sitter is 18.

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