How to Deal with Snow Days When You Have a Nanny First and foremost, a snow day school cancellation disrupts your daily plans as a parent, as well as your employee’s. Here are some questions to ask yourself, as well as some comments I’ve heard, followed by my personal suggestions on how to approach them….
I recommend it! If you’re a day care provider and other home business owner, you may not think you hired any independent contractors, but what about your lawn service? Your window washer? Your handyman? Or the guy who shovels your driveway? These folks aren’t providing services directly to your business, but they do indirectly, if…
A family child care employer writes: I am ready to hire someone for summer. However, the “employee” I am about to hire would like to offer his services as an independent contractor (1099). Do I just hand him the 1099-MISC and pay him weekly per contract? Is there something that needs to be withheld? Here’s…
If you’re a business owner, you must give a Form 1099-MISC to any independent contractors you paid $600 or more for services provided to your business during the year. Sending 1099s is not optional. They are mandatory, unless the service provider is a corporate entity. If your service provider happens to be an attorney, however,…
Independent contractors are few Persons you pay to come into your home and work in your family child care business are almost always your employees. It doesn’t matter how few hours they work. Day care assistants are employees whether you hire them for one day, one week or an entire year. Full time, part time,…
Learn from this child care provider’s bitter experience A family child care provider writes: Help! I’m a licensed daycare provider in New York state. I have been running my business for 4 1/2 years. In 2015 I had a sub who was working for me and she was collecting unemployment from a prior job. She…
But you may have other 1099 contract workers Persons you pay to come into your home and work in your family child care business are almost always your employees. It doesn’t matter how few hours they work. They are employees whether you hire them for one day, one week or an entire year. Full time,…
Most parents and child care providers know there is a tax benefit associated with child care costs. From the many emails I am receiving, however, I can see that there is a lot of confusion out there. Read more for a sample of the questions that are coming in. My wife and I are hoping…
What questions to ask a Nanny in a interview… If you are looking to interview a Nanny it is always useful to have your questions prepared in advance. To help you Totally Childcare have listed the following questions you may like to ask at the interview. Ask about family background – parents, brothers and sisters….
How Much Do I Pay a Nanny? Setting a salary for a nanny can be a tricky proposition. When presented with the issue, many people are completely unsure about how to proceed. From the parents’ standpoint, throwing a random number out there is never a good idea. From a nanny’s point of view, it is…
Finding the right nanny is like finding that perfect and elusive pair of shoes – you know as soon as you try them on that they’re the ideal fit and then you wear them for as long as possible. Finding the perfect nanny is no different; as soon as you meet them and watch them…
There can be several different reasons for letting a nanny go. It may be simply a change in the employer’s circumstances, but, more often, it is due to dissatisfaction with the nanny. This may be a performance issue or it may simply be personality conflict with the parents. Whatever the reason, here are some tips…
Whether you’re introducing the very first nanny to your kids, or you’re introducing a new replacement nanny, care needs to be taken in how this situation is handled. Change can always be a bit unsettling for children, especially if they’re not old enough to fully understand the reasoning behind it. Here are some tips for…
For many families, Grandma is the first childcare choice. Parents love the idea of a family member whom they know and trust caring for the kids. But there are challenges that automatically come with this childcare option. Here are some questions parents should think about before having Grandma care for their kids. What type of…
While maintaining a relationship with a nanny who lives on-site has become a bit less common than it once was, the practice is far from obsolete. In fact, there are nannies who specialize in providing live-in care in order to help with sleep training or other overnight childcare needs. Even though this venerable childcare tradition…