Affordable for families, free for babysitters
Pricing for families
Parents can create an account and start looking for a babysitter for free. To connect with childcare providers, parents need a premium subscription. The subscription allows parents to send messages and requests. As a parent, you upgrade when you’re ready to contact.
Premium
** Fair use Policy: we set a limit on the number of messages that a member can send in order to prevent spam and other misuse. We can reset it after reviewing your account, simply contact our customer service.
Free for babysitters
Babysitters can create an account, search for babysitting jobs, and contact parents completely free of charge. If you want to enjoy extra security we recommend planning your bookings and receiving payments through Babysits. We believe it’s important that babysitters receive 100% of the money they’ve earned. That’s why no fee is deducted from a babysitter’s pay when using bookings.
Hourly rates for babysitting
Parents and childcare providers indicate their expected hourly rates to other community members via their profiles. However, this is not a fixed rate and you are always able to negotiate.
- Average rate that babysitters ask: £10.39
- Average rate that nannies ask: £12.82
- Average rate that childminders ask: £10.95
- Average rate that families offer: £10.36
Book and pay babysitters
Booking and paying through Babysits is simple, safe and highly recommended. Here's how:
Simple & effective
When you book and communicate through Babysits, you have the peace of mind of our built-in security features. Plus, it's easy to use. Request a booking, get to know each other and pay through Babysits.
Safe & secure payments
We use a secure payment system that never shares any of your credit card or bank account details with other members. Paying through Babysits is cashless, convenient, and keeps your personal details safe and secure. To provide this and other member protection measures, we ask parents a fee on top of the babysitting cost when paying through Babysits bookings.
Automatic payouts
After successfully completing the babysitting appointment, the babysitter will receive the payment within 3-8 days.
Download receipts
Do you want to declare your childcare expenses with your employer or for tax purposes? Simply download your payment receipts via Babysits bookings. Childcare providers can download payment receipts for any of their bookings too.
Satisfaction Guarantee
Not satisfied with our platform? Didn't find a babysitter? Or are you not satisfied for another reason? Whatever your reasons, you can request a full refund* of your premium subscription within 14 days from the start. Simply contact our customer service.
* This only applies to your first subscription and to premium subscriptions purchased directly from Babysits. Subscriptions purchased through third parties such as Apple are not direct purchases.