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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a 7 yr old 2nd grader.  I want a babysitter who will come to our house, walk 3 blocks to his school and pick him up at dismissal (3:10pm), walk him home, help him get a snack and "supervise" him doing his homework.  After that, he might have a friend over, go to a friend's house (he has 2 friends immediately adjacent - one across the street and one around the corner) or the sitter might play/do activities with him.  One day a week drive him to a karate class and one day a week drive him to a piano class (both within 2 miles of our house).  Occasional light housekeeping included - like unloading the dishwasher.  Oh - and when they get home they need to let the dog out (though my son can do that himself).

I am home by 5:45pm, so it's basically 3:00-5:45pm.

I want to offer $25/day, but I am nervous that it is too little.  I don't have much flexibility on that.  I suppose that I could take out the "occasional light housekeeping" if that would make a difference (though I would dearly love to include it...).

Thoughts?[/quote]

Yes, that is too little to ask someone to put aside those hours (so few and right in the middle of when they could get a different position that had more hours for the day). I don't know where you are located which would affect the pay rate for this type of work, but I would assume 3 hours a day (have them get there by 3pm so they are a bit early, and just in case you get home a bit late or so you can talk for a few minutes) and then do $13-15/hr at the minimum. Where I am located, $15/hr is the very minimum I would do and for anything 3 hours or less per day, I bump it up an extra couple dollars an hour (that is 1 child rate with very little to no housekeeping, cooking dinner, etc). If no occasional light housekeeping and can guarantee 3 hours per day, I say you could get away with $12-13/hr if you aren't in the immediate DC metro area. You also have to include paying for gas and wear and tear on her vehicle which can be covered by the federal recommended rate of 56.5 cents per mile (only while on the job like picking up and bringing to activities etc, not commute to and from work).[/quote]

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