Fees & Services

Overview

At Beaches Babysitting, our Sitters have their Police Criminal Record checked, hold a First Aid Certificate, WWCC, are Covid-19 trained, have prior experience and have been through the Beaches Babysitting interviewing process.

We offer Day, Night & Overnight Sitters.

At Beaches Babysitting, we have a minimum of 3 hours required for all jobs.

Our Babysitters are trained to adapt to your families individual routine,

which could include but not limited to services such as:

Meal preparation

Assistance with feeding

Bath Time/ Brush Teeth

Nappy changes and toileting

Story and bed

Full supervision

Outdoor/ Indoor Play

The Benefits of a Beaches Babysitter include:

• The children are in a smaller group environment like their own home which makes them comfortable.

• The children will be healthier as they will not be subjected to constant illness and hygiene issues as well as all our Sitters are Covid-19 Trained.

• Children have the benefits of one on one care where they get more immediate attention and focus on their development.

• Parents have the benefit that most of the household duties are already completed for them before they get home and they can get that all important quality time to spend with their children from the minute they get home.

Booking Fees

Booking fees exclude the Babysitter’s hourly rate.

• Casual Sitter- $25 per day

• Emergency Sitter (notice within 48 hrs of booking time)- $45 per day

• The booking fee is non-refundable.

Booking fees are charged per day,

A lower rate of $20 per day is applicable for more than 1 consecutive day.

Note: Our minimum booking is for 3 hours.

Payment

Booking fees are paid to Beaches Babysitting Bank Account.

Account name: Beaches Babysitting

BSB: 062 155

Account Number: 10727072

· *Please Note: Parents pay the hourly rate to the Beaches Babysitting Bank Account directly at the end of the job.

Babysitter's Hourly Rates

Sitting rates depend on the Sitters experience and qualifications, as well as the number of children being cared for and their age. Rates may also vary depending on weekend rates & public holiday rates.

Sitters generally cost between $25 - $35 per hour.

Please Note: All payments will be deposited into our Beaches Babysitting Bank Account and NOT directly to the Sitter.

Our Process

Once you have paid the deposit/booking fee your Sitter is then secured for the job.

1. Our Beaches Babysitters are required to call or text the family to introduce themselves upon arrival.

2. Once the job commences, the Sitters must text the parents after one hour of the start time.

3. While our Sitters are on duty, they are required to entertain, resettle, attend to children and provide information to the parents as required upon their return.

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