Resources
Guides for Spring Arbor parents & sitters
Practical, local, and written by people who actually book sitters here. New guides are added regularly.
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.
Vetting
12 questions to ask a babysitter before her first sit
A ten-minute conversation that tells you more than any profile ever will.
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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