Babysitting Services
Years of experience have made it clear that parents often need child care on short notice. We will always do our best to accommodate every babysitter need your family may have. Do not hesitate to call last minute. We are highly convenient and a safe option for parents who are always on the go!
Babysitter Service Rates
Holiday Rates
Additional cost per family
- New Year's Eve $30
- Gasparilla $30
- Fourth of July $25
- Memorial Day $25
- Labor Day $25
- Thanksgiving $25
- Christmas Eve $30
- Christmas Day $30
- Easter $25
We work hard to accommodate short term permanent sitter requests, these are services needing less than 6 months of care. ($50 placement fee)
Afterschool Services- include pick up from school, transportation home and to extra curricular activities. These requests are for 1 school year commitment only. Prices vary depending on request.
Terms
• Prices are per individual family.
• Minimum of 3 hours are needed OR 3 hour payment to sitter is required.
• If transportation for your child is required, please accommodate for gas.
• All requests that require the sitter to commute 1 hour or more will incur an additional transportation charge.
• On-Call service cancellation fee is $25.
• $25 fee will be applied to any last minute sitting requests. (Within 24 hours)
• $30 fee for consultations with sitters prior to sitting. ( 1 hour only)
• Special Event Agency Fee ($30). Call/text for more details on special event pricing.
Cancellation Fee
If a cancellation is made within 24 hours prior to the scheduled sitting, 50% of the time requested is owed.
For example, 5 hours requested for one child at $12.00/hr= $60.00. In this case, we would ask for $30.00.
No cancellation fee with over 24 hours notice.
If it is a true medical emergency, we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
Mother's Helper
*NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Mother's Helper Rates
There is a booking fee for Mother’s Helper- paid directly to Doublemint Sitting. ($5 for one child, $1 for every additional child)
Rules for the Mother's Helper:
- This is for Middle School Sitters only
- Offered only in South Tampa
- These rates and rules strictly for our middle school aged mother's helpers.
- Parent must stay home at all times
- Parent must meet the Mother’s Helper parent at drop off
- Parent must pay the sitter immediately after they leave
- Parent can not exceed 4 hours
- Parent must only book the sitter between 8AM- 7PM
- Parent must ALWAYS book through DMS
