How much do you pay for babysitting

[Helennn]

I know this may not be the right board, but don't know where else it should be!!!
I have asked a friend to babysit soon and haven't a clue how much to pay her. I don't want to insult her so any comments would be appreciated.
Many thanks

We tend to pay anything between £6-£8 an hour

We pay £7 per hour, but that's for a nursery nurse with childcare qualifications. We are in London (I guess these things vary considerably according to region).

We pay £5 an hour in the North.

£5 per hour for a nursery nurse, we are in Scotland.

Should add we usually give her a tip on top of this, usually an extra £5 as she is a gem.

My older teen dds get £5/hour.

Cripes, we must be really tight! We pay £4 - £5 ph. Normally ends up £15 an evening for a friends 14 year old daughter to sit for us. I do leave planty of snacks and cans of diet coke tho'!!! We're up North so SE rates may be more.

£5 an hour, rounded up IYSWIM
wwe're in Oxfordshire

£7 ph but that is for a 50 yr old (ie not 16 y old) looking after 4 children incl baby

£20 for the night which would typically be from 7pm-2.00am for a next door neighbour in the cotswolds

I am a babysitter in London and I charge £7 an hour.

Helen - if she's a friend will she expect paid? Or better with a gift?

We pay £5 an hour, plus paid travelling time. Min of £20 though usually.

Was £6 per hour, minimum 4 hours, for qualified experienced nanny/nursery nurse. We recently put it up to £6.50. We're in Surrey.

I am a babysitter, and I normally get between £5 - £10 a hour. On a average night i normally get £30 and because i cant drive all the people i babysit for pay for a taxi home for me too, which is between £6-7 pounds

Many thanks for all the replies. So it seems £5 per hour would be the minimum. I know as a friend a gift might be a nice idea but when you are a bit hard up, (as my friend unfortunately is at the moment), nothing can beat some cash in the hand.

Many thanks again for all the replies, once again it shows how useful mumsnet can be!!!

I get between £5-£7 an hour in Glasgow!

We pay £5.00 per hour in West Lothian Scotland. I attended a child protection course recently and for leaving children with anyone under the age of sixteen is against the law. If anything happened to children or under age babysitter you would be held responsible. I dont know if English law is the same.