How to Pay a Baby Sitter

Whether you pay your baby sitter once a month or at the end of every baby-sitting session, it's important that you both agree on the process.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cash
• Checks
• Envelopes

1. Bring up the subject of payment before hiring the baby sitter.

2. Ask how much the sitter charges per hour, or state what you are willing to pay. Negotiate if necessary until you reach an agreement.

3. Agree on a method of payment. Younger baby sitters often prefer to be paid in cash, while older teenagers will accept checks.

4. Agree on expediency of payment. Options include paying the baby sitter after each baby-sitting session, or paying at the end of the week or month.

5. Keep your agreements.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have agreed to pay your baby sitter in cash when the baby-sitting assignment is completed, always have enough cash on hand to cover the cost.
• Just because your baby sitter is a close friend or family member, don't assume that the baby-sitting is free. Hard feelings inevitably result from such misunderstandings.

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on 6/28/2008 Also, before leaving the babysitter with your children, make sure they understand EVERYTHING you would like them to do. If there is a certain bedtime that you would like them to stick too, TELL THEM! They don't always know what your standards are unless you tell them.

If you would like them to do the dishes or have them clean the children's room, be sure to discuss that with them so that you aren't upset with the outcome later on, or when you get home!

on 6/30/2006 Ask friends or neighbors what they pay their babysitters. When you hire a sitter, you have a reasonable idea of what the going rate is in your area, and you can negotiate.

on 1/27/2006 Please think about the amount of work the babysitter will be doing when thinking about paying, as well as the level of responsibility.

One child of about 1 year or older is probably the equivalent of a base pay for the sitter. More than 2 kids is something that probably deserves extra as it is an increase in responsibility and kids are generally more active in groups. Small babies also require more attention and more responsibility.