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I have a small in home daycare, 4 kids all day plus 2 after school. This summer, however, I will be at full capacity with 8 full time kids, 4 of which are school aged. I have been toying with the idea of hiring a 14 year old to come a few hour a day and help out, maybe take the older kids outside while the little ones nap or take the older ones to the basement play room while I keep the younger ones upstairs. I was just wondering what people thought was the best way to pay? By the hour? Weekly rate?
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I think legally you have to hire them as an employee with an hourly wage withholding taxes etc. I also think you need workers comp.
I will be in need of summer help as well so I am interested to learn along side you. -
What state are you in? Here in California, anyone in the daycare home must be fingerprinted and have a background check. You may want to check with licensing before hiring someone.Comment
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My recommendation is to hire a sub that offers sub service as a business. I have two subs I can call that are "professional subs" and are happy to fill in even when I'm just not feeling well. They charge min. wage. But because it's their business (like hiring a landscaping service etc) they just invoice me.Comment
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Does this mean I can hire a high school student to help in summer (with me present) without them needing to livescan?
If so happyfacehappyfacehappyface I would love some summer help.Comment
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You have to go by state labor law; for MD a child 14-17 has to have a valid work permit signed off by their parent and it has to be in your possession before they can work. There are restrictions on the hours they can work too (my first jobs were in MD
); based on licensing regs, they may have to be fingerprinted & background also. Federal Labor laws may actually be stricter than state law & then that's what you have to follow. MD has a higher minimum wage than Federal & employees under 20 years must be paid at least 85% of minimum which goes from 8.75 to 9.25 in July. I hired teen help in MD & WV one summer for another business before I moved away
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In my state helpers (over age 13 but not yet 18) can NEVER be left in charge of daycare children so taking a child outside would not be acceptable.
They can assist and help with daycare but they can't be in charge of supervision of daycare children so I'd check those rules in your state just to be sure.Comment
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Here, workers have to be at least 16 but cannot be left alone until age 18...and there are several hours of trainings (shaken baby/before you begin/health-safety) implemented by the state this year that a worker must have before being hired as a worker, even for a sub. Used to, the provider hired would have a grace period after being hired to receive these trainings but now they must be completed in advance. Not to mention the background-fingerprint check/physical/references/etc. Each state may be similar or different with these regs. Generally, I pay by the hour when someone works for me but I have my contract set up where I do not need a sub very often. I use my MLK/presidents day/etc. for my appointments and have unlimited personal/emergency days because hiring a sub with all that is required now is difficult...the average person will not put in the time/passion I do when it comes to child care...and I do not mean that in a bad way, subs just do not view child care like i DO...
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If I hired a teen it would be to assist me in helping supervise and play with the children not to replace me or to be left alone with the children. I am considering several different options in terms of help. I just read Nannyde's blog post on the subject so I am try to define what my biggest needs are (right now they are varied) and what I can afford so I am still very much on step one
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I pay between $15 and $25 per hour. I try not to hire the $25/hour helper any more than I HAVE to! If it were full-time, I might get away with paying less, but I have found that $15 gets them to come back.Comment
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