What is the legal age for a minor to babysit in California?

Answer 1

In California there is a limit age to be left alone which is only about 2-3 hours if under 18 and those hours are only in the daytime.Parents should be strongly cautioned on how they left there children home for so long maybe a hour is fine but not for 3 or say 4 hours. If your 16 it might well 3-4 hours as you get older time limits may be longer.Once you reach 18 you can live on your own with out time limits of being left alone at your parents home.

Answer 2

there is no legal age, it just depends on the maturity of the child, and how good they are.

Annie age10 California

there is no legal age, it just depends on the maturity of the child, and how good they are.

Annie age10 California

Answer 3

There is no such thing as a "legal" age in California or any other US State for anyone to babysit their own siblings. The issue, potentially, is one of child abandonment, if the babysitter is not mature enough to handle the situation (e.g., any minor babysitting a baby) and the parent is far away for more than a few minutes. Conversely, an elderly person who can hardly stand on his/her own is, likewise, a poor babysitter. The generally accepted age to babysit is 12, but it depends on the maturity of the child, and the ages and number of children under his/her charge.

Answer 4

California does not have a legal at for when children can stay at home alone. They also do not have a legal age for when children can watch younger siblings. It is generally accepted that children twelve and older are mature enough to do this.

Answer 5

A minor must be at least 13 years old to babysit siblings and other minors in the state of California. This can only be on a part-time basis during the school year.

Answer 6

There is no minimum age for a child to babysit siblings in Washington. It is recommended that a 12 year not be left home with siblings or other children.

Answer 7

The legal age in California for a child to babysit is, I think, 14.