Posted by patricia on April 20, 2007, 11:04 am, in reply to "Babysitter Co-op ~FREE BABYSITTER~"
205.188.117.X
i am interested so let me know if you have found anyone else thanks
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: If you have kids, you know how hard it can
: sometimes be to find a trustworthy
: babysitter. And once you find a babysitter
: that is good with children, responsible, and
: mature, then you have to pay them!
: Babysitting fees can significantly increase
: the cost of a night out with your spouse.
: That is why many parents are turning to
: babysitting co-ops.
:
: Well here I am thinking about my babysitter
: issue. So I began doing research about
: babysitting Co-Op's and I am thinking about
: starting one. The problem is I don't know
: anybody here because we just moved here, and
: you need about 4 families or more to start
: one. If Fortuna already has a babysitter
: Co-op could somebody please let me know, or
: if you are interested in starting one with
: me. Here is a little information I found
: about them.
:
: What is a Babysitting Co-op?
: A babysitting co-op is a group of parents
: who share babysitting responsibilities with
: one another. One parent will sit for another
: for free, but in return, the parent
: receiving the services will also have to sit
: from time to time.
:
: How Does it Work?
: Every co-op is different but many follow the
: same basic guidelines:
: Members of the co-op either know each other
: already or get to know each other before
: babysitting begins. New members must spend a
: certain amount of time getting acquainted
: with the other parents before providing
: babysitting services.
:
: All members must follow any rules such as
: child proofing their homes.
:
: Members start out with X number of hours of
: babysitting available to them (usually just
: one or two).
:
: For each hour of babysitting provided,
: members earn an hour that they can redeem
: for free babysitting in return.
:
: A treasurer is designated to keep track of
: hours earned and used. This treasurer
: sometimes gets bonus hours as payment for
: her work.
:
: A list of members is provided to everyone in
: the co-op. A parent needing a babysitter may
: call anyone on the list, but no one is
: obligated to sit.
:
: Babysitting is not provided "on
: credit." In otherwords, if you have not
: earned the hours, you cannot use the hours.
:
: Sounds good to me! So if anybody is
: interested let me know! If we can get some
: people interested this could really work.
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