Newborn care in Vancouver
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Sunhouse Babysitting Agency provides screened newborn caregivers across Greater Vancouver — daytime newborn sitting from $35/hour and flat-rate overnight care at $450/night. Every caregiver is interviewed in person, reference-checked, and CPR-certified, from the same roster behind our Vancouver babysitter service.
At a glance
Daytime newborn care, overnight support, parent recovery windows, appointments, and families without nearby relatives.
Family homes, hotels, and Airbnbs across Greater Vancouver, including Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, and West Vancouver.
Newborns 0–3 months, infants 3–6 months, and babies over 6 months at standard babysitting rates.
Daytime blocks, evenings, and flat-rate overnight care. Recurring bookings with the same caregiver when schedules line up.
Rates
Hourly rates are paid directly to the caregiver and step down as your baby grows. Overnight care is a flat nightly rate. Families not on a membership also pay the standard $35 +GST agency booking fee per booking.
| Newborns, 0 to 3 months | $35/hr |
|---|---|
| Infants, 3 to 6 months | $30/hr |
| Babies over 6 months | $22/hr |
| Additional child | +$5/hr |
| Overnight care | $450 flat |
| Agency booking fee | $35 +GST |
How our caregivers show up
Overnight care
Overnight bookings run at a flat $450/night. The caregiver handles feeds, changes, and settling through the night following your feeding plan — bottle, pumped milk, or bringing baby to you — so parents can sleep. Mornings end with a short handoff covering feeds, wake windows, and anything worth knowing.
Families who want broader postpartum support — recovery, feeding guidance, newborn education — often pair overnight care with a postpartum doula. We keep a directory of Vancouver doulas for exactly that.
Newborn care FAQs
Sunhouse newborn care is $35/hour for newborns 0 to 3 months and $30/hour for infants 3 to 6 months, paid directly to the caregiver. After 6 months, standard babysitting rates apply from $22/hour. Overnight newborn care is a flat $450/night. Families not on a membership also pay a $35 +GST agency booking fee per booking.
Yes. Overnight newborn care is a flat $450/night. The caregiver handles feeds, diaper changes, and settling through the night following your feeding plan, so parents can sleep, and does a morning handoff with notes on how the night went.
A night nanny cares for the baby overnight — feeds, changes, settling — so parents can sleep. A postpartum doula supports the parents more broadly with recovery, feeding guidance, and newborn education. Sunhouse provides screened newborn caregivers and night-nanny style overnight care, and maintains a directory of Vancouver postpartum doulas for families who want that additional support.
Yes. Every caregiver on our screened roster is interviewed in person, reference-checked, criminal-record screened, and CPR-certified. Vulnerable sector checks are completed where required. Caregivers matched to newborn bookings have professional infant-care experience.
Yes. Additional children are +$5/hour on the hourly rate. For newborn multiples, share ages and routines when you book so we can confirm the right caregiver and whether one caregiver is enough.
Book as early as you can — before the due date for planned support. For short-notice needs, same-day requests are sometimes fillable through our last-minute babysitting service when a screened caregiver is available.
Greater Vancouver, including Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, the Tri-Cities, and Tsawwassen. Hotel and Airbnb newborn care is available for visiting families.
Yes. Continuity matters most with newborns, and families can request the same caregiver for recurring bookings. We prioritize it whenever schedules line up.
Feeds (bottle or supporting your feeding plan), diapering, naps and settling, burping, calm routines, and keeping notes for the handoff. Caregivers follow your instructions rather than imposing their own routine.
Yes. Newborn care works alongside our hotel and Airbnb babysitting for visiting families, and our wedding childcare service covers newborns at venues and hotel suites during events.
Tell us your baby's age, your neighbourhood, and the coverage you need — daytime, evenings, or overnight. We will match a screened newborn caregiver and stay reachable.