Child care for a 3 month old?

Watch your friends kid for 20 bucks a week,, When you have kids, They will return the favor to you!!!!!

If you're working 18 hours a week, I would suggest asking for a flat $100 a week. That averages out to about $5.50 an hour, which I think is fair.

Your hourly fee would actually be higher than most daycare centers, however, the parents must consider the advantages of keeping their child out of a group setting. For instance, the baby would get one-on-one attention all the time and he/she would not catch all the illnesses brought to the daycare by other children.

Call day cares in your area, and ask what they charge for infants. I wouldn't reccomend going lower than the average in your area, most places won't take babies this young, and for a reason- they are a LOT of work, and you need to make sure you are compensated for your time, so that you don't grow to resent it, and so that you are taking the best care of the baby. Having private care would usually cost much more, not less, than day care. Keep track of each day's hours that you watch the baby, specifically, like "eleven to five on May 10th", etc, in a notebook or something, and "bill" the parents accordingly. Don't do it by the week, month, etc. because the hours will surely flucuate. Good luck~

The cost here (WY) for full time day care (up to 10 hours a day) is $510/month for each child, or $255 for part time (up to 5 hours a day) M-F, and it's just by the month, if you want it broken up, then you have to pay by the day, a flat rate of $30/day, no matter how many hours, up to 10 each day.

it all depends where you live when i lived in PA the weekly cost was for infants 160 to 190 a week here in florida it's about 98 to 150 a week but there ratios are rediciloius and i would never consider putting my kids in these daycares call a few of your local daycares and get prices take in to consideration that some daycares charge extra for diapers and formula some charge less if you bring your own i watch my own child and 2 other kids but i only charge 85 a week per child but they bring a weekly supply of food and diapers if they didn't i would charge more but i don't it is hard enough to find good day care or babysitters in this area and if you charge an outrageous amount it will be you taking advantage of them not the other way around also make sure you make rules in advance about pick up times and sick days also or you could get stuck having the baby till 7pm everyday and when there sick, i know some sitters that charge 9 dollars an hour for 1 kid and she charges 14 an hour for 2 kids but she doesn't get a lot of work because her price is outrageous so maybe 7 an hour would be good but they must bring all their supplies them selves good luck

It really depends on how long an how often and...also..AT WHAT TIMES! I used to babysit until (that is to say I was open to care for a child until..) 2am...However, a 3 month old eats often and needs lots more care than an older child..what I have done is to take the local daycares and cut 20-50 dollars right off the top of that...that way, if youre friend asks around, she'll KNOW you are doing her a BIG favor...as a mom speaking now, I know I also do that now as I look for a sitter...I take the average at daycares and look around for someone that (passes my background checks/finger printing as well as....) is least expensive..

But, if you are curious about average prices, in upstate ny the average for sitters is 5$ an hour, in the city I was paid 10$...In Ga I was paid $4 an hour and in SC was paid $ 4 as well.

Hope it helps!--Liz

I am an experienced nanny and whenever I babysat after hours or hourly on the weekend it was $5 dollars an hour. Most daycares charge about $100 to $150 for infants. As a nanny I was getting paid $150 weekly and my hours were from 7:30am to 4:30pm monday through friday. I hope this helps.

it really depends on you area. In my area average is $100 wk full time. an hour away in the bigger city average is $160 wk. call around and look in the paper to get some averages.I would not charge much less hourly than the day care centers. a three month old is much better in your care than in a day care where they are basically setting in their infant seat all day.

I pay my sitter $5 per hour. This is actually more than I would pay at a child care center & I was taken aback when my sitter proposed a rate between $5-$6. My other friends pay roughly the same in our suburban area. However, I truly appreciate the care my daughter has received. You know your friend's situation and what you need as well. Those things should be considered.

Best wishes~

He's 3 months old he's going to take all your free time, you need to ask for an amount taking that into consideration...I charge my brother every summer when I take care of my nephew (I'm a teacher so I'mm off) enough to cover my nephew's food and expenses (150 a week), and that's just because he's my nephew...otherwise the price would be much higher.

depends on age, what skills you have, your location, i charge 10 an hour as an 18 yr old, and im partly qualified and located in australia.