Babysitters in The Patch

Not enough babysitters near The Patch have published a rate yet for us to give a local range, and we would rather say that than make one up. Across Sydney, casual babysitting generally runs between $25 and $40 an hour. Agree the rate before the first booking. We never take a cut, so what you agree is what the babysitter is paid. What moves a babysitting rate.

Nobody near The Patch has said they want regular ongoing work yet. Everybody listed here is listed for casual babysitting. A nanny needs a Working With Children Check and you are the one expected to verify it, which is not true of a casual babysitter. Nannies in The Patch lists the ones who said yes.

For one child, almost never. Centre-based day care is charged per child and drops again with the Child Care Subsidy, while a nanny you hire privately is paid in full and charges for the household rather than per child. The picture changes with more children: at two or three children the nanny rate does not move, so it pulls level or ahead before the subsidy, and where it lands after depends on your own subsidy rate and on the hourly cap. How much a nanny costs in Sydney, and what sits on top of the rate.

It depends on how the work is arranged. Victoria’s Act counts babysitting arranged by a commercial agency as child-related work, and a private arrangement a family makes directly with a sitter is not on that list. Nannies and in-home carers are on it. Where a Check is needed, the parent is the one expected to see it. You can ask any babysitter for their family name and card number and check it yourself for free with Service Victoria. It takes about two minutes.

The badge means we checked their ID and their WWCC with Service Victoria ourselves, not that they ticked a box.We do not check references, first aid certificates, or years of experience. Those sit on a profile as the babysitter’s own claim, and are labelled that way. The full list of what we check. The questions to ask a babysitter cover the rest.

Browsing is open to everyone: every profile, rate, and availability grid is public with no account. To send a message you sign in with your email address. You arrange the booking, the rate, and payment directly with the babysitter — we are an introduction service and we are not part of that arrangement. How to find a babysitter in Sydney is the longer version.

Yes, for everyone. Every profile is public with no account, and messaging needs only an email sign-in. Babysitters stay free permanently: we do not charge a listing fee or a membership, and we take no commission on what they earn. Why the site is free.