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Childminding and babysitting
School pick-ups, Wednesdays, evenings: many parents are looking for someone they can trust.
How to get started
- Start with people you know: recommendations count for a lot.
- Prepare references and, if possible, first aid training.
- Agree clearly on hours, tasks and rate before you start.
- Always keep the parents' and emergency numbers to hand.
Skills needed
- Teaching
- Customer contact
Tools and equipment needed
- Nothing in particular
Offers near you
Latest offers related to this idea. Choose your municipality to see the nearest ones.
Puériculteur / Puéricultrice
LE P'TIT JARDIN DES FEES MONTOIS - le p'tit jardin des fées montois
Mons (7000)
Posted 27 Oct 2026 · Until 8 Dec 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Puériculteur / Puéricultrice
Centre public d'Action sociale de Genappe - Centre Public d'Action Sociale
Genappe (1470)
Posted 27 Oct 2026 · Until 6 Nov 2026
Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
Garde d'enfants à domicile
Tarbes (65000)
Posted 27 Oct 2026
Source: France Travail (Hautes-Pyrénées) · Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) · Updated 30 Oct 2026
See all offers Choose or change municipality
Sources: Le Forem (CC BY-SA 4.0), France Travail (Hautes-Pyrénées) (Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab)). Belgium: job offers in Wallonia (Le Forem). France: flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and markets everywhere (DATAtourisme); job offers only in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées (France Travail), in Île-de-France (offers from the Region), in Tours (City and Metropole), plus Groupe BPCE offers across France. Brussels, Flanders and the rest of France will come later.
Good tips
- Being available regularly, for example every school pick-up, builds loyalty with families.
Watch out for
- Never look after more children than you can safely supervise.
Rules to know
France
Parents can declare you simply through the Cesu; they then get a tax benefit and you are covered as an employee.
Belgium
Occasional babysitting can be done through babysitting services (often for students) or within the legal framework for side income. Check which status suits your situation.
Rules to know in the guide
Simplified summary: check the official websites before you start.
How much it pays
Indicative amount, varies with region, experience and demand. Before tax and social contributions.
France
Estimate From €10.36 to €11.52 net per hour
Yoopies 2026 survey: average hourly rate by region, national average €10.92.
Indicative example: about €220 to €250 net per month for 5 h per week.
Source: TF1 Info: childcare rates by region (Yoopies 2026 survey) · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Belgium
Estimate not available
No reliable source found yet: we prefer not to give a figure.
Where to find opportunities and information
- Le Forem (via ODWB) (Belgium: Wallonia)
Job offers in Wallonia: student jobs, flexi-jobs, one-day assignments and part-time offers are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. - France Travail (open data des départements) (France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie)
France Travail offers from the last 7 days republished by Pyrénées-Atlantiques (data.le64.fr) and Hautes-Pyrénées (opendata.ha-py.fr, including the Adour Madiran community of communes). Only small jobs (part-time, temporary agency work, seasonal work, fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less, work-study) are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. The Seine-Saint-Denis dataset has not been updated since August 2026: it is skipped automatically. - Cesu (Urssaf) (France)
French household employment scheme.