📱 Best Platforms
Nextdoor, Facebook Groups, Care.com
📖 The Hustle
Watch kids from 2-3 families together on a Saturday afternoon. Host at one family's house, set up a movie, games, and snacks. Charge $10-15 per child per hour. With six kids for three hours, you earn $180-270 in one afternoon. Parents carpool and split the cost, so everybody wins. It is a parent date-night factory.
🚀 First Step
Pitch the group sitting idea to two families you already know, offering a flat per-child rate and a planned activity lineup.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Set a firm age range like 4-8 so kids play well together
- Have a simple schedule printed out — parents love seeing the plan
- Ask one parent to host and rotate houses so you do not need your own space
🛠 Tools & Resources: Nextdoor, Facebook Groups, Care.com, Canva, Venmo