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Services and Packages

Stellar Sitters connects clients with experienced, reliable, screened sitters in the Raleigh, Cary, Apex and greater Wake County area. All sitters are at least 18 years of age; they go through an application process, reference checks, in-person interview with the owner of Stellar Sitters and a background check.

Stellar Sitters offers a variety of services and placement packages to meet your sitter needs. Check out the list below to help you decide which service is best for you. If you have a specific need not covered by the services listed, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss other options in an effort to meet your needs.

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This service might be for you if...

You want to try using a sitter before purchasing a placement package or you are visiting the area from out of town.

You need a sitter for 4-7 consecutive days, a  one-week replacement for your nanny or a sitter while on vacation.

You need a sitter for consistent days and times each week. 

You have a one-time or a consistent need for sitters for a group (churches, weddings, company parties, etc.)

You need sitters at various times throughout the year. Each package gives you a set number of one-time placements that can be used as needed. The larger the package, the more discount per placement. This is a very popular option for families. (Limited to individual families.)

One-Time Placement Service

The One-Time Placement Service allows the client to request a sitter for a specific date/time and we will do our best to find a sitter. We aren’t able to guarantee that we can find a sitter but we’ll try our hardest! Placement fees are $35/date with 24+ hours notice and $45/date with less than 24 hours notice. Holiday placements are $45. Call or text 919.412.7499 if your sitter need is within the next 24 hours.

Please note: The placement fee is charged once a sitter is found, even if the client cancels since the legwork has already been done to find the sitter. If a client cancels with less than 24 hour notice, the sitter will need to be paid for 2 hours.

The sitters are paid directly by the client. The hourly pay rate for the sitter should be discussed directly with the sitter as the sitters are independent contractors; therefore they set their own pay rates. Pay rates vary depending on the age and experience of the sitter as well as the number of kids.

One-Week Placement Service

The One-Week Placement Service allows the client to contact Stellar Sitters with consecutive One-Time Placement needs (4-7 consecutive days); Stellar Sitters will do the legwork to attempt to find a sitter. The placement fee is charged when a sitter is found even if the client cancels. Placement fee is $99.

The sitters are paid directly by the client. The hourly pay rate for the sitter should be discussed directly with the sitter as the sitters are independent contractors; therefore they set their own pay rate. Pay rates vary depending on the age and experience of the sitter as well as the number of kids.

Weekly Placement Service

The Weekly Placement Service is intended to find a sitter(s) who will come to your home during the specified days/times that you are in need of a sitter each week. Placement periods are typically 4 months with potential for continuation. If you are in need of a consistent sitter, please complete the Weekly Placement Request Form. Once the form has been submitted, the search will begin. Finding an available sitter can take anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks to 2 months, depending upon whether or not there is a sitter in the network who is available to fill the placement. If there isn’t an available sitter in the current network, Stellar Sitters will seek out new potential sitters to fill the position and will have to check references, conduct a background check and interview the sitter(s) before their name(s)/contact information can be passed along. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding! If you have an urgent need, you may want to consider using the One-Time Placement Service, the One-Week Placement Service or purchase a Placement Package to fill in with temporary sitters. After a potential sitter is found, I request that the family:

1) Have an initial phone call to get to know the sitter a little more to see if the sitter may be a good fit for your family.

2) Have an in-person interview with the sitter to see if she is a good match for your family.

3) Have a two week trial period to make sure everyone is satisfied with the placement.

Payment for the placement is determined by the number of hours per week that a sitter works and will not be due until after the 2 week trial period. After the trial period, please contact me to update me on how things are going. If everything is working out well, let me know how many hours per week your sitter will be working and I will invoice you accordingly via PayPal. If you would like to continue using the sitter through the next 4 month placement period and the sitter is available to continue sitting, instead of going through the placement process again and paying the full placement fee, there will simply be a continuation fee which will be half of the original placement fee. The continuation fee allows you to have continued support of Stellar Sitters; if your weekly sitter is sick or out of town, Stellar Sitters will try to find a replacement for the days and times when your weekly sitter is scheduled without an additional charge. The continuation fee is due 2 weeks after the next 4 month placement period.

The price list below reflects an initial one-time payment for the legwork that Stellar Sitters will do to find you a sitter for the requested days/times. The price list does NOT indicate weekly payment to the sitter. The sitters are paid directly by the client. Since the sitters are independent contractors, they set their own pay rate. Pay rates vary depending on the age and experience of the sitter as well as the number of kids.

pricing for weekly placements

Group Placement Service

The Group Placement Service is designed to find sitters for your one-time or weekly events for your group (churches, wedding, company events and parties, etc.) I will do the legwork to try to find sitters and I will connect you via e-mail and text with the sitters if I’m able to fulfill the sitter need.

There is a 2 hour minimum. Even if the sitters aren’t needed for a full 2 hours, they will need to get paid for 2 hours. There is a $21 placement fee/sitter/date for more than 24 hour notice and a $31.50 placement fee/sitter/date for less than 24 hour notice. Holiday placements are $31.50/sitter/date. I will send an invoice for the placement fees after the sitters have worked. If the sitters are cancelled after they have been found with more than 24 hour notice, half of the placement fee/sitter will be charged since the legwork has already been done to find the sitters. If the sitters are cancelled with less than 24 hour notice, the full placement fee/sitter will be charged.

Sitters will need to be paid directly via cash or check. Typical pay rate for a group is $20-$25/hour. If the sitters are cancelled with less than 24 hour notice, they will need to be paid for 2 hours.

Placement Packages for Families

We offer a variety of one-time placement packages to meet your sitter needs. 

  • There is no membership fee to purchase a package.
  • Placement Packages are only valid for individual families and cannot be transferred.
  • The more placements you purchase, the greater the discount per placement. 
  • Each day you need a sitter counts as one placement. If you need a sitter for a week (M-F) that would count as 5 placements.
  • Placements are only redeemed after a successful sitter placement.
  • The sitters are paid directly by the client; pay rates vary depending on the age and experience of the sitter as well as the number of kids.
  • There are no refunds for unused placements.
pricing chart for placement packages