Village Sitters

Resources

Guides for Spring Arbor parents & sitters

Practical, local, and written by people who actually book sitters here. New guides are added regularly.

A calculator and paperwork used for budget planning

Money

Babysitting rates in Spring Arbor: what to pay in 2026

The going hourly rates, what changes them, and how to set a rate sitters actually claim.

A notebook labeled notes with a pen and reading glasses

Vetting

12 questions to ask a babysitter before her first sit

A ten-minute conversation that tells you more than any profile ever will.

A craft table with markers, watercolors and art supplies

Preparation

The first-sit checklist: everything to leave your sitter

The one-page brief that makes a first sit go smoothly for kids, sitter, and you.

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