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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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$24–31/hr
Osseo, MN • 22 miles away

Needing a Buddy to help on outings

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

8:00am - 10:00pm (flexible)

HOURS: Stated as range, It is what you can do is key! Looking for 2-3 people. Its the cognitive age of 2-4 is key for language (care is language Independent in areas). We train you, flexible times, work with your schedule. Autism experience NOT required.

SON: 28, Maple Grove, Autism, Apraxia,... More

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$20–25/hr
Wayzata, MN • 15 miles away

Part time sitter for 1-3 kids

3 children

Babysitting

Weekly

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

Hi, I am a stay at home parent with 3 young kids. Their ages will be 5,3, and 3 months old at the time of starting. We have a dog as well.
I'm looking for someone who is interested in helping me out with up to 1-3 of my children. I would like to be able to schedule appointments for myself and... More

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$10–25/hr
Osseo, MN • 21 miles away

Looking for part-time sitter for my 12...

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

We need 4 hours (7:30am-11:30am) of baby sitting daily from December 2nd to 10th (minus the weekend of course).

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$10–25/hr
Osseo, MN • 21 miles away

Weekly reading, writing, and math teacher...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

5:30pm - 6:30pm (flexible)

M 3 year old loves reading and math. He struggles with writing. We are looking for someone that can help teach him to read, write, and continue to develop his math. We do daily story time but he is getting very distracted with us.

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$21–30/hr
Minneapolis, MN • 21 miles away

Part-Time Sitter for 1 year old - Mom...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

9:00am - 12:00pm (flexible)

We've got a little one that is strongly attached to mom. We're hoping to get mom a few hours of "me" time during the week.
This would be a gradual introduction to our daughter. We'll want her to to feel comfortable with you before mom is okay leaving the house for an hour or two to run errands or do... More

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$18–23/hr
Minneapolis, MN • 21 miles away

Part-time sitter for a spunky toddler

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

1:30pm - 4:30pm (flexible)

We have 1 kiddo, she's 14 months old and an 11 year old dog who is 60 lbs.
I have been a full-time SAHM with my daughter and we haven't had really any help caring for her. We're looking to find someone who can work with some pretty severe separation anxiety and is available and the foreseeable... More

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$21–25/hr
Minneapolis, MN • 23 miles away

Occasional / Date Night sitter for 3! (5...

3 children

Babysitting

Occasional

Hello! We are a family of 5 - Mom (Alex), Dad (Brian), Willow (5), Logan (2.5) & Archer (2.5). We have a cute old lady cat, Olive, and a funny little dog, Booger. Our kids are funny, curious, sweet little stinkers who love playing games, dancing, crafts, and being outside!

Mainly would be Meals,... More

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$15–19/hr
Osseo, MN • 22 miles away

Great 5th grader needing a morning sitter...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 2:00am

We have a 5th grade daughter who needs help with math. We have a 3yr old dog and a 7yr old cat. They don’t like each other so they have to be separate. I am a teacher and my husband works for an armed truck service.
It would be great if you could arrive at 6:45am. You would wake my daughter up at... More

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$21–25/hr
Minneapolis, MN • 25 miles away

part-time nanny for twin boys.

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

1:00pm - 5:00pm (flexible)

We have twin boys 5 years old. We would be flexible with time off if needed.
We will need help with picking the kids up from Pre-school at 1pm followed by driving them to activites such as gymnastics, swimming, mathnasium, tennis.
We live in st Louis park and pre-school is in Edina. The

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$21–25/hr
Victoria, MN • 11 miles away

Date Night Babysitter Needed for 4 Children

4 children

Babysitting

Occasional

Looking for a Date Night Babysitter for our 4 Children (10 yo boy, 8 yo girl, 6 yo special needs girl, 1 yo girl). We also have a British Lab, so must be comfortable with dogs.

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$15–25/hr
Osseo, MN • 25 miles away

Full-time sitter for one energetic toddler

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

9:30pm - 7:30am (flexible)

I have a young toddler son who is autistic he needs special cares…..He hates loud noises and he is allergic to anything that is seafood…..This would be an overnight shift…..He only drinks whole milk and is a really picky eater he will eat raviolis and rice and noodles….The only show that he likes is... More

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$25–30/hr
Hopkins, MN • 20 miles away

Requesting The Occasional Sitter

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

My husband and I are not Minnesota natives. I’m from Pittsburgh and my husband is from Ghana. I have lived all over the U.S. and relocated to Minnesota in January 2023 from the Washington DC area. We are pretty laid back and chill! We are just looking for a reliable, kind baby sitter to watch our... More

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$20–25/hr
Minneapolis, MN • 24 miles away

Part-time sitter for 6 month old baby girl

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

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

We had our baby girl in May of 2024, and are looking for someone who would be a good fit with our family. Mom works from home 5 days per week, and dad works out of the house 4 days per week.

We need our sitter to be able to watch our baby during mom’s meetings, but also to be willing to allow mom... More

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How much do in-home child care providers make?

Why are in-home child care taxes important?

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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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