IYKWIM is "if you know what i mean"

the amount someone charges, as a registered carer, is entirely up to them. there is no governing board to set prices for them. if they want to charge you $10 an hour, they can. the goverment have no say in what they charge. all they can do is offer, if you're meeting the work study training test, the small rebate that goes with it. many registered carers are grandparents or friends. it's up to them to set the price.

personally, if a friend of mine was wanting to charge $10 an hour to look after my DD, i'd probably look at finding an FDC carer that was an approved scheme so that i got the higher level of rebate, lower costs etc. but i guess it's all depending on what you have available locally

if it was a one off thing at night or something, i wouldn't have a drama paying someone 30-50 dollars, depending on how long we were gone. as a kid (and i'm talking maybe 15 years ago) i used to get that much for looking after kids at night!