Size of Your Workspace
Only start a babysitting business if your house or apartment is big enough to do so. This is a space which will be separate from the personal living space of your home. If you are a single woman or married with kids of your own, it is important to make a separate workplace, and provide a safe environment for the children, along with facilities like a bed to rest in and an area for them to play.
So depending on the size of the space to work with, accept only an optimum number of children, so that they have a place to play and run around. A feeding area and nap area should be provided in the room as well as an attached bathroom. Remember, you need to keep a vigilant eye on each child, at all times, so design your room in such a way that you can care for each child.
Buy a closet for their belongings, and where you can store the medicines and the diapers. Stick labels or keep their belongings on separate shelves to avoid confusion.
Fees
The babysitters roughly charge around $5 to $10 an hour. In fact often do elderly parents from India go abroad and make good money on an hourly basis. In India you can definitely charge around Rs 100-200 per hour or maybe less, going by spending capacity of your locality and neighbours.
If there are any special foods to be given separately to a child then make sure that is included in the fee. Also determine beforehand what all facilities are provided to the kids and if the parents are ok with them.
Responsibilities of a Babysitter
Babysitting from home maybe a humble, and fun business to run, but is a business which has the most responsibilities than any other, as the parents are leaving their children in your hands. So choose a number of kids to babysit at a time which you can manage, without neglecting other children. You need to be very patient and understanding, and you need to take command of any situation. The kids should listen to you, and be totally comfortable with you.
Overall, babysitting is a job that it very valuable to other parents, as you are taking a huge responsibility off their chests and if you are a child lover, there is no better way to get rewarded both emotionally and financially. Compassion, affection and a burning maternal instinct can take you a long way in creating a stable and protective image about you and help you get more babies to take care of. Parents will appreciate the security of their children are getting with their babysitters.
