Where did my post about the going rate for babysitting go?

[Anonymous]

I can't find it anywhere. I was asking about babysitting for a toddler and an infant.

[Anonymous]

Nevermind. Just saw that it was probably deleted.

[Anonymous]

Ask on the nanny/babysitter forum.

[Anonymous]

You know, I re-posted in the babysitter forum and haven't gotten one answer. That really sucks. I know there was at least one response on the thread that was deleted.

So does this basically mean that DCUM cannot be used for babysitter questions?

[Anonymous]

Why was it deleted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why was it deleted?

Because I posted in General Parenting. Apparently you can't post questions about hiring a babysitter in General Parenting. And people don't answer posts in the Babysitter forum. So I just can't use DCUM to get an answer to my question...

Unless someone wants to answer it here...

A woman who is an in-home daycare provider during the day will be watching our kids in her home. We have a toddler and a 5 month old. We used to pay her $15/hour for one child. She told us to pay her whatever we wanted so I'm trying to figure out what's average/fair for babysitting a toddler and baby. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I pay $25 in Arlington. That's on the high side (I assume) though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know, I re-posted in the babysitter forum and haven't gotten one answer. That really sucks. I know there was at least one response on the thread that was deleted.

So does this basically mean that DCUM cannot be used for babysitter questions?

Yes, that's what it "basically means." I'm not sure why it's a surprise since the first sticky post in the General Parenting Forum mentions it specifically:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/296338.page

If you do a search in the babysitter forums I'm sure you are not the first person that has asked this question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, I re-posted in the babysitter forum and haven't gotten one answer. That really sucks. I know there was at least one response on the thread that was deleted.

So does this basically mean that DCUM cannot be used for babysitter questions?

Yes, that's what it "basically means." I'm not sure why it's a surprise since the first sticky post in the General Parenting Forum mentions it specifically:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/296338.page

If you do a search in the babysitter forums I'm sure you are not the first person that has asked this question.

You don't seem to understand. If no one answers on the babysitting boards, then people can't get their babysitting questions answered. Get it?

And you must be joking, the search function is awful. I obviously tried that before posting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pay $25 in Arlington. That's on the high side (I assume) though.

Thanks. We ended up paying $20. Hopefully she didn't think we were cheap!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pay $25 in Arlington. That's on the high side (I assume) though.

Thanks. We ended up paying $20. Hopefully she didn't think we were cheap!

I think 20 is about right. We were also looking recently for a sitter for a toddler and an infant and offered 20 and got a number of responses. One person wanted 23, which seems to me to be too high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pay $25 in Arlington. That's on the high side (I assume) though.

Thanks. We ended up paying $20. Hopefully she didn't think we were cheap!

I think 20 is about right. We were also looking recently for a sitter for a toddler and an infant and offered 20 and got a number of responses. One person wanted 23, which seems to me to be too high.

Thanks! Good to know.