Attention! Park Slope Parents has sent out a press release! It is entitled, “HOW MUCH FOR A LITTLE “PARENTAL R & R”? PARK SLOPE PARENTS RELEASES DATA FROM BABYSITTER SURVEY”! Park Slope Parents takes this stuff seriously, and yes, one can enjoy a PowerPoint presentation on the subject of the group’s 2012 survey results. This stats-friendly bunch has some key findings to share with you:
Babysitter Pay
* Average cost of babysitter for 1 child $14.50/hr
* Average cost of babysitter for 2 children $15.50/hr
* Average cost of babysitter for 3 children $16.80/hr
* Babysitters under 21 are paid $2-$3 less per hour than those over 21
* Babysitters watching children under 1 make $1 more per hour.
* 4 in 10 (38%) of babysitters make $74 or more on a typical night.
* $158 is the average cost of a date night AND babysitter combined (range $56-$229), not counting a car service or food for the sitter.

Babysitter Demographics
* 90% of all the babysitters are over 21 years old. Half (55%) employ babysitters who are 22-30 years old, with 10% using those 18-21 and 3 in ten (29%) use babysitters over 30. Only 7% employ babysitters under 18.
* 97% of these occasional babysitters are female.
* One third (33%) of babysitters live in the neighborhood, four in ten (41%) live close by (but not directly in the neighborhood), and one-fourth (25%) live father away.

Oddly, the race and ethnicity of the nannies or their employers does not seem to appear in the PowerPoint presentation, but there are testimonials for why people picked certain sitters. For example: “She shows up on time and is prompt in returning calls/texts. My son loves her. She’s a pleasure to work with!”
The Park Slope Parents Babysitter Survey Results, 2012 [Park Slope Parents; PowerPoint]


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