Various Topics on General

..ul..

hi everyone!
do you know how much money per hour can a babysitter aged 18 expect, when
taking care of 3 children aged 2, 4 and 6?
thanks for replies

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"agulka" <3agulka@wp.pl> wrote in message news:c7u4h2$cnc$1@news.onet.pl...
> hi everyone!
> do you know how much money per hour can a babysitter aged 18 expect, when
> taking care of 3 children aged 2, 4 and 6?

In Euros, Dollars, Pounds or Yen?
Location would be helpful :-)
Donna

..ul..

pounds, sorry

..d..

"agulka" <3agulka@wp.pl> wrote in message news:c7v22j$rfs$1@news.onet.pl...
> pounds, sorry

It varies all over the UK, but I guess an average would be £4-£5 per hour.
The babysitting companies (Safehands/Sitters) charge £5 per hour with a
minimum fee of four hours, but use qualified and experienced babysitters. Do
you have a CRB check, or is this for family/friends?
Babysitting is usually a set fee for the hours, rather than per child.
There's more info on the nspcc site. Good luck ;-)
Donna

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"agulka" <3agulka@wp.pl> wrote in message
news:c7u4h2$cnc$1@news.onet.pl...
> hi everyone!
> do you know how much money per hour can a babysitter aged 18 expect,
when
> taking care of 3 children aged 2, 4 and 6?
> thanks for replies
>

I ***ume you're in the UK ?

it's illegal for anyone to care for a child "for reward" (that's payment
in money or gifts) for more than 2 (or maybe 2.5) hours a day unless
they are a registered childminder.

Les

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"in2minds" <karl@redx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> it's illegal for anyone to care for a child "for reward" (that's payment
> in money or gifts) for more than 2 (or maybe 2.5) hours a day unless
> they are a registered childminder.

Unless it is in the child's own home, or you are closely related, or in your
home between the hours of 8pm-2am (?). Bizarre, that last ruling, but it
includes babysitters ;-) Anyone can look after a child in the child's own
home, with no regulation at all.

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"aldee" <ne_endo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "in2minds" <karl@redx.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:2gic6eF3192hU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > it's illegal for anyone to care for a child "for reward" (that's
payment
> > in money or gifts) for more than 2 (or maybe 2.5) hours a day unless
> > they are a registered childminder.
>
> Unless it is in the child's own home, or you are closely related, or
in your
> home between the hours of 8pm-2am (?). Bizarre, that last ruling, but
it
> includes babysitters ;-) Anyone can look after a child in the child's
own
> home, with no regulation at all.
>
>
>

but not for reward, if you are paid then you are being employed by the
parents and have to be registered
unless it's less than 2.5 hours a day

it may be different in England (I'm in Wales) but I doubt it...

Les

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>> "in2minds" <karl@redx.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> it's illegal for anyone to care for a child "for reward" (that's
payment in money or gifts) for more >>>than 2 (or maybe 2.5) hours a day
unless they are a registered childminder.
> "aldee" <ne_endo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> Unless it is in the child's own home, or you are closely related, or in
your home between the hours >>of 8pm-2am (?). Bizarre, that last ruling, but
it includes babysitters ;-) Anyone can look after a child >>in the child's
own home, with no regulation at all
"in2minds" <karl@redx.co.uk> wrote in message
> but not for reward, if you are paid then you are being employed by the
parents and have to be >registered unless it's less than 2.5 hours a day

Nope. Nannies, au pairs, mother's helps and babysitters work in the child's
home *and* get paid but are not regulated at all. They are employed by the
family who should pay any relevant tax/NI for them (usually doesn't apply to
babysitters who either don't earn enough or don't declare it).

Registered childcare is any provision away from the child's home, for 2
hours or more, that is paid for (either in money or in kind). These
childcarers are *not* employed by the parents, the parents are clients of
their business (either their own business or the business they work for).
Any other childcare (for over-eights, in the child's home, free, less than
two hours) doesn't need to be registered.

(But, to throw a loop in there; home childcarers are registered childminders
who work in the child's home - and the tax/employment situation there is
shaky and untested. Some are employed by the parents (who then pay the
appropriate tax/NI) and some are self-employed and pay their own tax/NI.)

Still, that doesn't apply to the OP. Since s/he requested info on
babysitting (which, by my definition, is something done in the child's
home), s/he doesn't need to be registered. I'm sure s/he'll look into the
legalities if s/he is considering otherwise.