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(San Francisco, CA) If you like to enjoy a date night every once in a while, you know you need to factor in the cost of a babysitter.

And that can get pretty pricey.

A new survey by urbansitter.com polled more than 7,000 families across the country.

They found, on average, the national hourly rate for one hour of baby-sitting for one child is $14.97.

It ticks up slightly for each additional child that is watched.