Service Fees (Paid to River City Sitters)
Annual Registration Fee= $35 per family (renewed each January)
New clients that register after August 31, the registration fee is $20. New clients registering after November 15th, will have their $35 registration fee applied to the next year.
Each family must be registered as a client, sharing a babysitter between two or more families is only allowed in certain situations. Please contact us for the babysitting rates for this type of situation.
On-Call Referral Fee (each time a sitter is requested) = $12
Please note: The referral fee is charged when we schedule a sitter, even if the client cancels.
Permanent Referral Fee These rates are based on the number of days per week the sitter is used.If the sitter is no longer available, the client will be reimbursed and only charged $12/referral.
Summer/Semester Referral= $200 - $350
Family hires one sitter for one semester or summer (2 days $200, 3 days $250, 4 days $300, 5 days $350)
Annual Referral = $600-1050
Family hires one sitter for 12 months (2 days $600, 3 days $750, 4 days $900, 5 days $1050
Babysitting Rates (Paid directly to the sitter at a minimum of two hours):
For the first 2 hrs, pay to the sitter is a flat rate of $25 for 1-2 children or $30 for 3-4 children.
If a sitter is booked for more than 2 hrs, she/he is paid an hourly rate based on the number of children.
1 child = $10/hour
2 children = $11/ hour
3 children = $12/ hour
4 children= $14/ hour
5 children = $16/ hour
Overnight Babysitting
The rate for hiring a sitter to stay in your house with your children for 24/hrs is $150. This rate can vary depending on the ages of your children and sitter responsibilities. Please contact us to discuss the details.
***Please contact us for more information about babysitting rates for special needs children and families with more than two children under 2 years of age. ***
Hotel Babysitting
Referral Fee = $15
Babysitting Rates = starting at $12/hr
