| Do nannies ever host in their own homes? |
That's an in-home daycare, not a nanny. It doesn't belong in this forum. |
| I hosted in my home when both the kids moms had just given birth to baby #2 and the dads also worked from home. I loved it! However it's not a common situation and I only did it a few months. |
Like Taylor Swift once sung------> "Why do you have to be so mean??!" |
It's not mean, it's the legal definition. A caregiver caring for children in the caregiver's home is a daycare. |
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I had a full time job but babyat for a family every Monday for several years. They went from one kid to four kids as time went on.
I took then to my house in the afternoon for naps, and to play with the dog, and go to the park near me. I took the kids out somewhere in the morning. The Mom wanted to get stuff done at home and have some time to herself. It worked well for both of us, If i was a nanny still I would do it. |
So if i read to the kids and help them sound out letters, and have them practice writing their name am I now a teacher running a school. |
Presumably not. As I said, the legal definition is based on the location. |
Yep. This is not some nebulous thing. There are specific laws pertaining to daycares and nannying out of your home could put you in violation of local and state laws. You should read up or consult a lawyer or you are putting yourself at major risk. |
I doubt anyone here consults a lawyer before hiring an illegal babysitter. |
The parents aren't going to get into trouble. The caregiver is the one who can be fired, and if something happens to a child in her care in an unlicensed, unregulated home daycare... |
*fined, not fired |
These people don't get fined, anymore than parents who hire illegals get fined. |
| Anything is possible , I babysit in my home all the time for years no licence or anything .I rise my nephews and more kids. So now grandmothers, ants and all family members need license to have a child that is not your at home ? BS people who say that are envy because they can't do it they do not have a house nice enough and child proof to have kids over . They live in small filthy , unsafe places. I have kids over all the time and they all pay good money when I babysit at my very own home. |
It depends on the regulations. VA allows for a relative to care for kids, and I don't think the relative is limited as to number. |