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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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$22–26/hr
Seaford, NY • 25 miles away

After school sitter for 3 busy older...

3 children

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 5:00am

I have 3 kiddos in second grade,6th and 8th grade. We recently moved back to NY from Long Island and am looking for after school childcare to help before I get home from work until bedtime. We love cultural holidays, sports, dance, music, cooking. We have 3 kittens.
I need my kiddos to be... More

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$17–30/hr
Lake Grove, NY • 3 miles away

Part time sitter for a baby and a toddler.

2 children

Babysitting

Occasional

I’m a sahm, with two little girls. My husband works in the city and occasionally travels.
I need some extra hands sometimes, when I need to get my chores done. Mostly keep them entertained, play with them with their toys or other activities that I or the sitter can think of doing. I will be there... More

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$10–25/hr
East Northport, NY • 10 miles away

Part-time sitter for two boys (8&9) and ?

2 children

Babysitting

Occasional

Hi everyone,
My wife Catherine and I have two boys ages 8 and 9. We also have a mini double doodle dog ?. They boys are well behaved and easy to look after.
We would need assistance early mornings (7-9 am) getting the boys on the school bus which stops right outside our house. We would possibly need... More

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$23–27/hr
Milford, CT • 23 miles away

Occasional sitter for one playful and...

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

Two folks that work from home occasionally need childcare when schedules collide for our 6 month old daughter.
We are looking for a sitter to play with our daughter while we're working, occasional bottle prep and feeding if mom can't get away from the desk to breastfeed, and perhaps getting baby to... More

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$10–27/hr
Bridgeport, CT • 21 miles away

15 MINUTE GO BETWEEN HELP

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

african American hard working cna i an my daughter live together with granddaughter we do different shifts need someone to get to the house at 7 am an i will puck up at 7:15 am 3 days a week 30 dollars a week
in need of a sitter to stay withToddler for 15 min while mom pick up after work 3 days a... More

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$17–25/hr
Lake Grove, NY • 3 miles away

Part time sitter

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

2:30pm - 5:30pm

Help with my 2 girls. Family of five but need help with pickup from school.
Pick up from school, help with homework and light meal prep.Looking for help 2-3 hours

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$25–35/hr
Huntington Station, NY • 14 miles away

Sitter for our 1-year old daughter

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 1:00am (flexible)

We are a family of 3. Me (Tej), my wife (Darcey), and our 1-year old daughter.

We need help with our daughter. We need help in driving the baby to and from her daycare. We need help on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In the mornings, she needs to be picked up from our home between 630 and 7... More

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$15–30/hr
West Babylon, NY • 19 miles away

Part-Time Sitter

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 4:00am (flexible)

Hello, my wife and I are in need of a sitter for our 2 year old. One day per week to start, we can increase as we get more comfortable with you and you get more comfortable with us. My wife works from home but will be away for the most part upstairs in home office. Will provide more details when... More

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$21–30/hr
East Setauket, NY • 2 miles away

Part time nanny for our friendly baby girl

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

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

We’re looking for a nanny to help with midweek daycare pick up and to watch our daughter in-home for a couple of hours in the afternoon while Mom works from home. Our family is looking for someone caring, engaging, and punctual, with good experience with babies under 12 months. Our daughter is an... More

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$23–27/hr
Plainview, NY • 20 miles away

Part time sitter for one child near...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

6:00am - 9:00am (flexible)

Hello! Looking for a caring local sitter for our 12-year-old boy. Prefer local hire.

Must have own car, help with his laundry, his meals etc. Our son is on the spectrum but highly functional.

Looking for Monday - Thursday for before school care from 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. and then again in the... More

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$23–27/hr
Darien, CT • 22 miles away

Darien family looking for after-school and...

4 children

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 5:00am

Hi, we're a family of 5, plus a kind (and lazy) black lab. The kids are 15, 13, 10 and 10.
We're looking for help after school on Thursdays and Fridays, as well as weekend help. While the kids are mostly self-sufficient, they do need some help with rides, light meal prep, and very light... 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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