In-home and out-of-home babysitting jobs are the two most common types of part-time babysitting jobs. There are also part-time jobs with regular days and hours, as well as on-call child care. Part-time babysitting jobs are also available, in which the sitter works alone or in a group of children. Some part-time babysitting jobs are only available after school, while others are available during the holidays or during the day.
Daytime babysitting jobs can be part-time or full-time, with shorter shifts or longer shifts but only a few days per week. On school holidays, such as professional development days when teachers plan curriculum and students do not attend, some parents require a qualified person to fill part-time babysitting jobs. Others may require child care for their children before and/or after school. This type of part-time babysitting is based on school schedules and times. After school transportation is provided by some community businesses with children’s activities, such as kid gyms or day camps, and parents pick up their children later at the establishment.
Some parents choose another parent to transport their children to and from school. This type of before and after school care is typically provided in the home of the chosen parent. The parent usually has a child in the same grade or who attends the same school. Another option is to hire a babysitter to watch the child’s non-school-aged siblings while also providing before and after school care in the child’s home. In a licensed child daycare, other types of before and after school babysitting jobs are performed.
Part-time babysitting for longer hours may be required for younger children who are not yet in school, but this is dependent on the parent’s work or other schedule. A babysitter for younger children usually works in the child’s home, but this type of job can also be done in a daycare center. If a parent works from home or needs extra child care help while at home with the child, mother’s helper types of part-time babysitting jobs may be available. Part-time babysitting jobs that require being on-call, such as when parents are going out for the evening, are an alternative to having set days and times. Many of these part-time babysitting jobs are filled by teen sitters who work in the child’s home to supplement their income during school hours.