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Post Sun, Jun 21 2015, 12:14 am
I'm trying to set up a room/board living situation in exchange for childcare help for my two kids aged 3 and 2. The person would have their own bedroom and bathroom. What would you say is the appropriate number of hours per week to ask for? Any more on top of this and we would pay a regular babysitting fee.
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  daagahminayin




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jun 21 2015, 11:28 pm
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MagentaYenta




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jun 21 2015, 11:36 pm
daagahminayin wrote:
I'm trying to set up a room/board living situation in exchange for childcare help for my two kids aged 3 and 2. The person would have their own bedroom and bathroom. What would you say is the appropriate number of hours per week to ask for? Any more on top of this and we would pay a regular babysitting fee.


Check your state laws. Some states have wage and hour laws that protect domestic workers like permanent sitters or housekeepers. NY is one.
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precious




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jun 21 2015, 11:45 pm
How much is room/board worth? Divide that by hourly rate and that's how many hours its worth. If rent is worth $600 a month and you would normally pay $12/hr for babysitting, that's worth 50 hours a month
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jun 21 2015, 11:49 pm
Please check your state laws and possibly call a lawyer before doing so.
There have been horror stories in the news.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/famil.....16229
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/27/.....tter/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/nanny.....80108
http://abcnews.go.com/US/live-.....06318
Turns out their arrangement wasn't legal, they were required to pay her minimum wage, and once she lived in their home, they couldn't throw her out.
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