Part of the Learning Center · included with Baby's First Year
A nanny is not a contractor. Under federal and state law, a nanny who works in your home, on your schedule, with your child is a household employee. That classification carries specific tax obligations, insurance questions, and documentation requirements that most families discover only after they have already started paying someone in cash. This guide covers the hiring process from the interview through the written work agreement, with the legal structure threaded through every step. The families who set this up correctly from the start avoid the two most common problems: misclassification penalties and an arrangement that unravels because nothing was written down.
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