Question about paying sitter to watch 2 kids.

Jen&Len

Currently, my sitter brings her 16 month old and she watches my DS.  We love her (and her daughter) and would love for her to continue with us after we have #2.  She has worked at a few day cares before so she can handle multiple kids and her daughter is very independent. If she accepts, should I offer a pay increase? And how much of an increase is usually given?

johnsoar

I would definitely increase since you are adding a child but I donut' pay a sitter so I don't know how much.  Maybe 25% more than you pay now.

Roxyroodle

I'm a nanny and a couple of dollars two or three an hour, I think is fair for adding a 2nd kid. She's watching two right now and adding a third doesn't make that much more work for a sitter. I worth with three little ones (three all under the age of three) its a lot of work but adding one more doesn't make that much more work once you past two. 

soon2Bmrspower

When I was in college, I used to regularly babysit for a family. When they had their second daughter, they increased my hourly rate by $2. I thought that was pretty fair.

Mrs.V

I am wondering this as well because we want our nanny to watch both kids eventually. I think we'll offer a raise, but how much?