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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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$19–23/hr
Groton, CT • 24 miles away

Occasional sitter for a energetic little...

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

We are a military family moving into base housing. We have 2 dogs and loving family that loves to laugh and play
We want someone that is interactive, and good with dogs. We also want someone that builds a good relationship with him so it could be more recuring
Looking to maybe a few hours for us to... More

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$18–22/hr
Coventry, CT • 18 miles away

Full-day caregiver needed for our adorable...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 9:00am

Hi! Family of 3 looking for an in-home caregiver for our 2-year-old daughter on Wednesdays starting Jan 8. Unknown how many weeks this schedule would last as this would be temporary until that day opens up at our normal daycare. Would also consider this individual for future incidental coverage if... More

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$19–20/hr
Mashantucket, CT • 16 miles away

DateNight Sitter

2 children

Babysitting

One-time

Start date: 12/07

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Hi! My husband and I are looking for a date night sitter that will come to Foxwoods Casino to watch our two children while we are at a show. Our daughter is 2 and our son is 4 months.

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$20–24/hr
Coventry, RI • 21 miles away

Looking for Part-Time Infant Care and...

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 8:00am (flexible)

We have 2 children. 3 year old Sunny and 8 month old Gabriel. His nickname is baby Gabe. I am having medical issues that cause difficult with bringing her to school each day. Gabe is just about ready to crawl and holds his own bottle and is doing baby led feeding right now. Sunny is fully potty... More

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$19–23/hr
Groton, CT • 24 miles away

Sitter for two on two school schedules!

2 children

Babysitting

Occasional

We are a family of four looking to find someone for sporadic and chaotic changes in school schedules.
We need a sitter to be available (with advance notice of course) for half days of school and days off that don't align with our work schedules.

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$20–22/hr
Mystic, CT • 23 miles away

Daycare drop off for chill 5 month old

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 2:00am

Hello! We are a family of 3 with a 5 month old starting daycare. We are looking for help getting him ready for and off to daycare in the morning.
Job requirements include: get child dressed for daycare, pack diapers/wipes/changes of clothes for day, pack bottles for the day, and drive child to... More

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$20–21/hr
Stonington, CT • 25 miles away

Seeking part-time sitter for our almost 3...

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

Hi! We are a family of four looking for an occasional babysitter for our almost three year old. Our oldest is a college student in NYC. We also have two dogs and a cat!
We are looking for someone to watch our daughter occasionally for weekend date nights or the rare overnight. In the past we’ve used... More

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$25/hr
Greene, RI • 14 miles away

Creative Sitter needed for active...

3 children

Babysitting

Weekly

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

We are an active homeschooling family! Our children are well behaved and really fun to be around.
Be flexible. Could involve driving but also could just involve light housekeeping while finding creative ways to keep the kids active and learning
We live in a remote area on a large property with... More

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$20–24/hr
Coventry, RI • 21 miles away

Part time sitter for toddler

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

8:30am - 12:30pm (flexible)

We work from home and are looking for a sitter to help some hours a week. We provide a separate space for you to care for our daughter so we won’t be hovering!
Playtime, mealtime, diaper changes, nap time. No household duties required.

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$21–25/hr
Dayville, CT • 13 miles away

Full time sitter for one awesome little guy

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

7:30am - 2:30pm (flexible)

Lukie is 21 months will be 2 in January he loves to play outside, explore new things, and eat some goldfish!
We have 3 cats the are very lovable and will annoy you to pet them so if your not comfortable with a kitty in your face sometimes then you won’t like maze, Hera and Athena.

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$19–25/hr
Tolland, CT • 23 miles away

Occasional babysitter for 2 young,...

2 children

Babysitting

Occasional

Hi! Thank you for taking the time to read our post and for considering our job. We are a family of 4 with 2 active little ones. Our daughters are almost 2 years old (end of November) and 3 years old. They are both active, silly, adventurous, and sweet. They’re 16 months apart and the best of... More

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$19–23/hr
Jewett City, CT • 7 miles away

Babysitter

1 child

Babysitting

One-time

Start date: 11/30 - 12/01

9:30am - 8:30am

I have one son that is 8 years old he is autistic so he like to play NASCAR and video games
I am going away for the weekend for my birthday and I need some to watch my son for two days and make sure he eat and take his medicine for night and morning
November 30 2024 to dec 1 2024

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$18–20/hr
Marlborough, CT • 24 miles away

Looking for sitter for 2 year old son

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

2:30pm - 6:30pm

I work from home and I am looking for a sitter to watch my active 2 year old.

Responsibilities would include feeding him (meals will be prepared and set aside ahead of time by me), cleaning up after meals, diaper changes, and engaging him in learning activities.

Ideal candidate has experience... 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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