New Jersey · Updated 9 Nov 2026
Babysitting Services in Cape May County, NJ
Babysitting services provide sitters for date nights, back-up care or regular weekly sessions, booked by the session or hour. Some nanny agencies run a babysitting service alongside full-time placements.
Agencies offering babysitting services in Cape May County
0 agencies say they serve Cape May County and list this service. 4,131 children under 5 live in Cape May County (Census ACS).
Costs and rules to know
- Smart Sitting offers on-demand and back-up babysitting in New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken. source
- ASmartNanny.com refers college-educated babysitters in Westchester County. source
$16.61median hourly pay, childcare workers
$17.09top 25% earn at least
$18.43top 10% earn at least
Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. This official category includes daycare staff as well as nannies; experienced career nannies usually earn more.
- New Jersey minimum wage: $15.92 an hour (most employers, from 1 January 2026). NJ Department of Labor, 1 Oct 2025
Example: a full-time live-out nanny
45 hours a week at $25.00 an hour, with 5 hours of overtime at 1.5×:
| Weekly pay | $1,188 |
| Annual pay (52 weeks) | $61,750 |
| Your Social Security and Medicare (7.65%) | $4,724 |
| Federal unemployment tax (FUTA) | $42 |
| Estimated yearly cost before state taxes | $66,516 |
State unemployment and disability contributions are extra and vary. Work out your own numbers →
Questions parents ask
How do I find a babysitter in Cape May County, NJ?
Start with the 0 agencies above that say they serve Cape May County and offer babysitting services. Ask each for its screening process and a written fee schedule, or send one request and we'll share it with up to 3 that fit.
How much does a babysitter cost in Cape May County, NJ?
Published examples from local agencies are listed above with their sources. Your total cost also includes employer taxes if the caregiver is your employee: see our nanny cost calculator.
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