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Q: How much does it cost for child care providers to use Sittercity?

Child care providers can create detailed profiles, search and apply to jobs, message with families, and book interviews for free on Sittercity. Providers have the option to pay for background checks to run on themselves to stand out to families. However, families can also offer to pay for background checks on providers as well.

Q: How much do in-home child care providers make?

According to the latest Sittercity data, nannies in the US typically charge $19.00 an hour and babysitters $17.50 an hour. But your hourly rate can vary significantly depending on the cost of living in your area, the duties and responsibilities in the job description, and your state’s minimum wage laws. There’s no perfect calculator to determine your rate, but it’s important to factor in everything you have to offer a family.

Q: Why are in-home child care taxes important?

There are a lot of risk factors with getting paid “off the books,” but there are also a lot of benefits to getting paid “on the books.” Those benefits include verifiable income, a legal employment history, unemployment benefits, social security and medicare benefits, and worker’s compensation.

Q: What career opportunities do I have as an in-home child care provider?

A nanny is a child care provider who has a regular work schedule with a family. There is a wide range of possibilities in the specifics of a nanny position and career. You could work part-time or full-time, live-in or out, temporary or ongoing for an extended amount of time. You could be an au pair, overnight nanny, or newborn care specialist. You could provide care through before-school or after-school activities or you could be a travel nanny. A babysitter is a child care provider who doesn’t have a regular work schedule with a family. There is a wide range of possibilities in the specifics of a babysitter position and career. Because your work with each family is part-time, you can work with multiple families at the same time. You could provide care through before-school or after-school activities or for nights or weekends when the family needs care.

Q: When do child care providers work?

Depending on the job responsibilities and schedules negotiated with the family, child care providers could work at any time. This includes in the morning, afternoon, evening, or at night. And on weekdays or on the weekend.

Q: How do child care providers find jobs?

On Sittercity, child care providers can browse jobs based on their zip code. They can craft their online resume by creating a detailed profile. They can apply to jobs, message with interested parents, and schedule interviews. Many providers will also negotiate a contract with families to make sure the details of the job are clear on both sides.

Q: What are things child care providers do with kids?

There are a lot of fun things that child care providers do with kids. Both indoor and outdoor activities, including arts and crafts projects, baking, sports, and field trips.

Q: How can child care providers make extra money?

There are a few ways that both nannies and babysitters can make some extra income. Nannies can be available for one-time sittings outside of their normal schedule for when families have date nights or meetings. They can also help to coordinate a nanny share with other families. In a nanny share, a nanny typically receives two-thirds of their hourly rate from each family, thereby increasing how much they make per hour. Babysitters can create relationships with more families to increase their opportunities to get hired for a sitting. Babysitters can also offer to care for kids on holidays so that the parents can celebrate on their own. Like on Valentine’s day.

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$18–25/hr
Petaluma, CA • 14 miles away

Nanny Petaluma 32 months old boy weekdays...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

8:00am - 1:00pm (flexible)

Hi,
we are family of 3 with a 32 months old boy that is going during the day at the day care M-F 7:30am-5:30pm. We are looking for a nanny/baby sitter that can take care of our son after the day care for 3h (5:45-8:45) and/or in the weekends we have 4 available time slots of 5h each Saturday and... More

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$25–31/hr
San Francisco, CA • 21 miles away

awesome, energetic Hawaiian boy

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

Looking for a sitter who can play and have fun with my son while I have to work or run errands

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$15–20/hr
Petaluma, CA • 14 miles away

Two kids needing care occasionally

2 children

Babysitting

Occasional

I am a single mom looking for someone to watch my kids overnights occasionally while I work.

Looking for someone available Saturdays and Sundays to watch my kid from 1pm-1am.

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$10–20/hr
Berkeley, CA • 20 miles away

Occasional Sitter needed for Work

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

Hi, Im Christine (Mom) I’m a graphic designer and photographer. My partner Josh is a musician and a teacher. Felix is 8 years old. Loves playing video games, playing chess, and drawing. Felix is very kind and caring. We have 3 cats.

Occasionally make dinner, put Felix to bed, read to Felix. Felix... More

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$25–30/hr
Berkeley, CA • 18 miles away

Afterschool help with 2 kids

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

4:00pm - 8:00pm (flexible)

We are a family of four living in Berkeley and we have two girls (6 and 10). We are looking for help to pick up the kids from school and drive them to activities and back home, and stay with them until we are back. Preparing some light snacks for kids. About 4 hours a day from 3.30-4 to 7.30/8.... More

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$15–21/hr
Benicia, CA • 21 miles away

Occasional sitter for blended family with...

3 children

Babysitting

Occasional

Hello!! We are a blended family of 5. We have 2 girls aged 7&8 and a baby boy born in August ‘24. We have our girls 50/50, so they will not always be present when we need a sitter.
We need a sitter that can engage/play with our 7&8 year old. We do very limited screen time so you will need to feel... More

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$21/hr
San Francisco, CA • 21 miles away

Weekend evening (and/or Sat morning)...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 3:00am (flexible)

Hello! I need someone to be with my 3-year-old son while I study for my masters (at home) on weekends. My husband generally works on weekends so he is not able to help.

Hours are:
9am-1pm Saturday mornings, 5:30-8:30pm Sunday evenings.
(Some Monday and Tuesday evenings can become available... More

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$25–40/hr
San Francisco, CA • 20 miles away

Occasional sitter for funny and creative 4...

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

We’re a family of 3 who love spending the weekend in Golden Gate Park or hiking. We use gentle parenting and look forward to partnering with you on this journey!

We are looking for an occasional date night (or day) sitter! ~1-2 times a month. We would want you to play with our daughter, feed her... More

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$27–31/hr
Mill Valley, CA • 12 miles away

Easy Sitting Job in the Redwood Forest

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 3:00am

We are a loving family. Mother and father live in next door houses. Both parents work as consultants mostly from home.
Play with our son, Griffin, in the home and nearby outside. He likes hiking, playing with Lego, pillow fighting, playing laser tag, and arts and crafts. Griffin is an easy child to... More

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$10–22/hr
Richmond, CA • 15 miles away

Sweet toddler who has TONS of energy....

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

9:00am - 1:00pm (flexible)

We're a bilingual (English & Spanish) family, with mom from the East Coast and dad from Central America

We need someone to help during the week, for a few hours during the day, while mom works from home.

Lots of free parking in our gated neighborhood, and our neighborhood has 2 swimming pools... More

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How much does it cost for child care providers to use Sittercity?

How much do in-home child care providers make?

Why are in-home child care taxes important?

What career opportunities do I have as an in-home child care provider?

When do child care providers work?

How do child care providers find jobs?

What are things child care providers do with kids?

How can child care providers make extra money?

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