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Updated on July 08, 2009
G.C. asks from Haltom City, TX
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Hello, I need some advice Please. I have a neighbor with two kids who are 3 and 1. She has asked me to watch them from 10:30 until 7:30 and has offered to pay $20.00 a day. Does this sound right? I am n9ot sure what someone should pay and I do not know how to check out going prices. Can someone help me with this? She also wishes to go out Friday and so I would have them from 10:30 Friday mor. till whenever she gets home which could be Sat. mor. If she picks them up around 7:30 Sat mor. what should I charge her? She does bring there own food and milk for the baby. Thanks, for any and all advice you can offer me. G.

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I talked to Ashley this morining and I let her know I would keep them on Friday for a flat $100. So I should have gotten $20 for today a $100 for Friday and $20 for Sat which would have been a total of $140 as I thought $ 160. might have been a bit much although that is what my husband thought I should ask for. When I told her it would be a flat fee of $100 for Friday she said that is too much and said she will have her Ex keep them.
Even though I need money I refuse to be taken advantage of
I asked her before she brought them over to have them ready for there naps as she was dropping them off at Noon. The daughter was ready for a nap but not the baby and he keeps trying to wake the others up.
She knows my son does not get candy during the day and she was feeding hers some while my son was at her house and I gave him 3 Gummy Bears and asked her to put them up as they did not need the sugar. She did but when my son and I where leaving I saw her give them back to them.
She did not bring anything for lunch or dinner for them.
My son goes to Church tonight and I let her know he eats between 3:30 and 4 then my sister picks him up at 5 for Church I will have hers till 7:30 and mine will not get home until 9.
Then I told her if I did watch them it had to be Monday thru Friday and she says no I have to work on Sat. which I know is not true.
So needless to say after today I will not be watching them again.
I do not trust her and I feel she is taking advantage of me and I can not do the things my son is used to doing when I have all three of them.
Thanks to you all who responded and helped me make this choice.
G.

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M.

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WOW! People pay more for pet care than she is offering you to watch two very young children. Her daycare cost would be well over $1400/month for that amount of time. She is trying to take advantage of you and you will be so exhausted, not to mention the time you would be taking away from your own son. I'm not sure what the going rate is for in-home childcare, but I would charge at least $250/week for the daytime services. I wouldn't agree to an overnight commitment like that. Wow, how disrespectful of her to even offer you such pay. Terrible.

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J.T.

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I agree with the previous posts--WHOLE-HEARTEDLY!!!! No way is that enough money. No way!! Also, you do need to take proper steps to cover yourself in the event something happens to one of them in your care. The Friday night thing--FORGET IT!! Good luck handling this one. Be strong, and don't do it because you're too afraid to say "no!" I know it can be difficult, but you must take care of yourself and your son first.

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R.A.

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Please say no to her. That is rediculous. I pay $230/week for ONE child in day care. And with only three kids for you to watch, her kids will get more attention than if she sent them to a non-in home day care.

B.C.

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Um, wow! $20 a day for 9 hours?! That's only $2 an hour. I charge $25 a day for one child and $45 a day for two.
For overnight, I would charge her another full day rate for each child. That's alot of responsibility!

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M.B.

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She is taking advantage of you big time. The bare minimum she should be paying you is like $45.00 as that's just $5.00 an hour. I would personally ask for $60.00 for two kids for that length of time (9 hours). She should not get a break for the overnite either, in particular given the ages of these kids. I would suggest you call a couple babysitting services and ask them what they're going rate is and then tell her that you're willing to do the job at a 30% discount. I would also make sure that you get an authorization for medical care in case anything happens to the kids while in your care AND call your insurance company and find out what your liability might be for this situation. Personally, I would avoid the situation altogether - this mom sounds like trouble.

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H.D.

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When my son was in an in-home daycare I paid $35/day for one child. She provided snacks and lunch. I provided breakfast, formula, diapers and wipes. I still had to pay when she took vacation or when my son was sick. I would definitely charge more and definitely charge even more for keeping them overnight. My son is now in a daycare setting and I pay $147 for 3 full days. Hope this helps

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