[taci]

Need help please. For the first time in over 13 years we have to pay for summer care for our two boys. They are special needs ages 13 & 14. I work within 1/4 mile from home in rural IL., pop. less then 1000. Always before they went to work with me in the summer. Own a trucking company and the business has grown to the point where I can not do both effectively. Mainly need someone in home to fix meals and just keep tabs on them. They were also getting bored there. Have a friends teenage daughter who is going to watch them. Please help with suggesting a fair rate. I am at a lost. thanks


Mother of 4
bs 20 yo
as 13 yo
gaurdian of 14yo
fm 3 yo (grandmother babysits -5 ft from business)

[vera19]

Well since it would be a summer job for her..i would pay er what the minimun wage is in your state(sorry from canada..so dont know what it would be). Since there are two boys i would then up the wage by a couple dollars... Figure out what that comes to in a week..and maybe pay on a weekly basis..or whenever you get paid.

Im sorry i cant give you a dollar amount..cuz im not sure of how much that job would cost in the states..i know in canada that job would probably go for around $10-$13 an hour.

I hope i helped at least a little bit. Good luck

[SchmennaLeigh]

I pay 25/day for a child under one year old with no disability.

In home care is more expensive than at a babysitter, on average. Our babysitter only has two other kids so we're lucky.