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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents doing pods, how are you approaching liability issues that can arise from having someone else's children in your home? [/quote]

What do people do in nanny shares?[/quote]

What do people do when they have play dates??? 
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Exactly. People are overthinking this. It’s not a at-home daycare. You’re literally just paying a babysitter or a tutor to supervise DL.[/quote]

I very much disagree, but I guess it all depends on what people mean when they say "pod." But I think most of the descriptions here fall well outside of what people normally consider to be playdates and babysitting. If you have an older kid swinging by in the afternoon to take your kid to the park, maybe it would be babysitting. However, a regular group of kids gathering with a non-parent 3rd party for multiple hours during the day...not really.

In fact, babysitting has a very specific definition in DC employment law- it has to be provided by someone under 18 on an intermittent basis. http://dcwagelaw.com/laws/minimum-wage-overtime/dc/

If you are employing someone regularly to supervise your child(ren) and you meet the wage requirements (more than $2,100 per year in 2019) you are required to pay taxes and carry workers compensation insurance. Otherwise, you are breaking the law and, if caught or discovered, you can be sued, required to pay back wage & taxes, as well as fines.

Also, you would likely be surprised by the child care center definitions and regulations in DC. Just ask these folks- -https://www.hillrag.com/2018/10/26/hill-play-groups-in-danger-of-being-shut-down/

Of course, people break these rules all the time and folks are free to do so, but I imagine we will hear more than one horror story about pod families breaking up, pod leaders getting sick/injured, etc. Just think of the worst case scenario and plan for it- burring you head in the sand saying "this is babysitting" is shortsighted and foolish in my opinion.

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You know what's shortsighted and foolish?  Raising unhappy learners who aren't on track academically for months on end at critical ages to gain literacy and numeracy, e.g. ages 7-10.

DL was an abysmal failure for us in the spring, we can't afford private school and see no point in moving for DL elsewhere.  We're hardly alone.  So we're getting creative without breaking the rules.  Like us, you can pay your capable small college pod supervisor $2,100 and not a penny more.  Let them stay in your guest room and feed them meals if they're willing to work for in-kind compensation as a private guest.  Don't include other children in your pod if that seems too risky, just have your guest supervise your own kids.  Life is full of risks and horror stories.  You simply have to muddle through on emergency footing sometimes, for the sake of family well-being. [/quote]

You found someone willing to supervise your kid’s DL for 2100$ for the entire semester?  That’s impressive.[/quote]

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