CHAPTER ONE WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO START A BABYSITTERS CLUB Do you love children Do you love planning Do you love leading Then starting a babysitters Club is the right project for you Babysitters care for children They do it for a short time They do it for hours They work different hours They work different days They babysit when needed A babysitters club is a group It s a group of babysitters They join together They help each other They share clients Clients are people who hire babysitters 4
Talk to other babysitters Get their opinions 5
KNOW THE LINGO Au pair a babysitter from another country who lives with a host family Charge the child a babysitter takes care of CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation a lifesaving technique to help people who aren t breathing Infant a baby babies can't walk yet Live in nanny someone who lives with their charges their pay includes room and board LO little one used when talking online about children so as to protect their identities Manny a male nanny Mother's helper someone who babysits and helps the mother with chores Nanny family the family that employs the nanny a full time babysitter Newborn a baby who has just been born Night nanny a babysitter who watches a child overnight Toddler a child between the ages of one and three a walking child
Start a babysitters club whenever you want Babysitters are in demand They're needed all the time Parents leave the house They work They run errands They hang out with other adults They need help They hire a babysitter The babysitter cares for their children One babysitter can't help them all A babysitters club gives parents more choices Some babysitters work for experience They want to work with children Many babysitters do it to make money Babysitters can make about 10 an hour Starting a babysitters club is a good idea You can make more money You l meet new people You'll learn new skills You'll also have fun Check the going rate for babysitting Ask parents what they pay Ask other babysitters what they charge
