How much would you pay a student to babysit for any hour after school?

[Gumby]

I'm think £10 or £15?

Sorry should say for an hour

how many children? Any cooking required? Any kids need collecting?

I used to have babysitters for an evening when DS was younger - I paid £5 perhour -ad as many biscuits as they wanted. However I put DS to bed before leaving - so there wasn't any actual childcare involved.

£10 or £15? Do you live in Mayfair?

Our student babysitter gets £5 and we live in the posh home counties

£15 for an hour?

PM me your address!!

Seriously though-minimum wage for over 21's is £6 50 ish now so £8-10 would be more than enough surely?

Lol!
Yes there is picking up from school required

I figure if you ask someone to babysit on a Saturday night it's ususally £6 upwards an hour & this involves walking 20 minutes to school, finding the kids, lugging their bags home etc

I'll be leaving sandwiches in the fridge if they're hungry

But if I asked someone to pick kids up from school and look after them for an hour I don't think anyone would do it for £6
I know I wouldn't
Doesn't seem worth it!

Bossybritches - how many hours do you do though? Would you do just one hour for £8 or do you do about four in an evening which makes it more worthwhile

Agreed £6 would be taking the P for that but a student might oblige if you could feed her as well & occasioanlly offer some babaysitting if they were local.

I would do an hour for that if I could fit it in around other jobs/my family.

I have just finished doing this for a family I would pick up the little one from pre-school at 3pm take her home & wait till mum or dad got back. (Usually 2 hrs) I would do a bit of ironing for mum, play with little one & anything else that needed doing. It worked for me as it was literally around the corner from me & if I wanted to pop home to get the washing in/out my charge would come with me & "help". (with parents permission)

I would do just one hour as long as it was every day as I can often find PT jobs at other times -needs must in this climate I will do anything!

I pay mychildminder £8 an hour, but I have horrid children.

What age of student?

Actually, she is very lovely, helps with homework, gets their tea, and listens to all the woes a 13 year old girl can muster...

If it was everyday, picking up, then £10, 15 if driving was required or the children needed feeding. Its asking a lot more than 'just' babysitting to get to school on time, everytime, get bags, chivvy children along etc

£5. It's only an hour!

Exactly cmot

Dogwalkers get paid far more than babysitters

I always find that shocking

I'd give them £10 otherwise it just doesn't seem worth the bother. I wouldn't have done it for a £5 when I was a student and that's going back a bit... A tenner I would though.

Thanks puffpants that's my thinking too

I agree less than £10 just doesn't seem worth it (& this sounds way more than the usual £5/hr babysitting).

I would say £10 as well. Maybe, 7 or 8 depending onThe age of the babysitter and where you live.

£15 an HOUR?!

I'd say more like £5 an hour.