Interview Questions for Hiring a Nanny

Asking the Right Interview Questions of your Nanny Candidates As you search for a nanny that’s the right fit for your family, it’s important to have a solid set of interview questions on hand. These questions can help you learn more information about the individuals that you’re interviewing to determine if they’re a good fit for your family while  filtering out candidates that are not. As you interview caregivers, consider the following ideas for questions: How Do You Keep Up with Professional Development? Ask your potential nanny how they keep up with their professional development. This is a key [...]

By |2023-08-22T18:13:21+00:00October 2nd, 2018|Hiring|0 Comments

Fall Activities for Your Children

Family Fun for the Fall As fall arrives and seasons change, it's time to begin to think about planning activities for your children to enjoy. Working parents will find that it makes sense to schedule events for your child to enjoy both with you and with their caregiver, so that no matter what their daily routine, there's something special for the season that they can enjoy. If you're coming up short for ideas for autumn activities, consider the following: Bake Autumn Themed Treats One enjoyable part of the fall season approaching is preparing to enjoy autumn themed treats with [...]

By |2023-08-22T18:13:38+00:00September 22nd, 2018|For Kids|0 Comments

Tips to a Successful Start to School Year with Your Nanny

How to Have a Successful Start to the New School Year with Your Nanny As evening temperatures begin to drop and our calendars scroll past the summer months, it's time to turn our thoughts to preparing for the back-to-school routine. For children, this can mean new transportation schedules, teachers, classrooms, and coaches. For adults, however, it means coordinating purchases, events, routines, and calendars -- all while managing the normal routines of business and home. As your family and your professional caregivers get ready for back-to-school, let's examine a few ways to make the transition easier for everyone involved: Communicate [...]

By |2023-08-22T18:14:02+00:00September 18th, 2018|Tips|0 Comments

Six Easy Couponing Tips for Busy Parents

A Coupon Clipped is a Coupon Earned Having little ones can be hard on the wallet. If you find that your grocery budget is getting higher and higher each month, with no end in sight, it may be time to evaluate your options for saving money. Couponing has come a long way since the days of clipping paper coupons from multiple newspapers, and you may be able to save your family some money in just a few minutes each week. Let’s look at a few ways you can coupon using modern techniques to save money on groceries: Organize Your [...]

By |2023-08-25T12:52:24+00:00September 11th, 2018|Tips|0 Comments

Nanny Care vs. Day Care

Transitioning to Nanny or Daycare Your bundle of joy has arrived and you and your partner couldn’t be more excited.  You are finally starting to get into a routine when reality hits: it’s time to start thinking about going back to work.  Most mothers are not emotionally ready for this transition which can make this decision very stressful and confusing. Some people are lucky enough to have family who are willing to help, but for most people, it’s between hiring a nanny or sending their child to daycare.  This can be a daunting process, however, it doesn’t have to [...]

By |2024-02-23T20:27:52+00:00August 27th, 2018|Tips|0 Comments

To or Not To Nanny Cam?

Pros and Cons of Nanny Cam With the ease and availability of installing nanny cameras, it’s easy to say “why not” to installing them when you have a nanny in the house. There are a number of things to consider when doing so. Know the Laws While installing and recording videos in your home is legal in many states, the legality of audio recordings is more limited. Know the laws in your state before you install a Nanny Cam, and be sure not to install them in sensitive areas such as bathrooms where recording would raise significant privacy concerns. [...]

By |2023-08-22T18:14:28+00:00June 19th, 2018|NannyPay, Tips|0 Comments

Do I Owe Federal Taxes?

Federal Tax Withholding's for a Nanny If you are employing a nanny or caregiver and pay them $2,700* or more in a calendar year, you are by definition a “household employer”.  When you hit this threshold there is no option to whether or not you can pay them under the table.  This means, by law, you must pay taxes - period! So the real question becomes, how do you go about properly paying your employee and your taxes?  Required Nanny Tax Withholdings As an employer, you are required to withhold Social Security and Medicare taxes. Depending on the state [...]

By |2024-02-23T20:47:16+00:00May 24th, 2018|NannyPay|0 Comments

Questions To Ask a Potential Nanny 

How to Interview Nanny Candidates When hiring a new nanny, clearly, you don't want to take any chances. Before hiring a nanny, it is vital to ask several questions, some uncomfortable ones. Good interview questions may provide insights to the nanny’s abilities and demeanor. To make the task simple here are a few nanny interview questions which you may consider before you hire. Experience and Training • How long have you been a nanny? • How old were the children you cared for? • Do you have any formal early childhood development or childcare training? • Would you be willing to take classes [...]

By |2023-08-22T18:15:15+00:00May 11th, 2018|Hiring|0 Comments

Paying A Nanny

Your Nanny is your Employee: Pay Accordingly When you first employ a nanny, you might at first be confused about the process of paying them legally, and if you called for a quote from a nanny payroll service, you will probably be surprised at the cost. But you have a number of choices to handle payroll, and they differ in various ways, such as payment means, time investment, cost of service, etc. Let’s consider the nanny payroll alternatives in a bit more detail. Pay Under the Table This is a poor choice for your nanny and illegal for you [...]

By |2023-08-22T18:14:55+00:00April 26th, 2018|Hiring, NannyPay|0 Comments

Jelly Bean Day – April 22nd

Fun Things to do on Jelly Bean Day Jelly Bean Day celebrates the entire rainbow of jelly bean flavors. Have fun on this day with a few fun activities including: Guess the Number We’ve all seen this before, but fill a jar with jelly beans and see how close your child can come to how many are in the jar. It’s a fun and educational experience to guess the number and then count them all out. Maybe count them as a full total and then separate the colors for even more guessing. Guess the Flavor Jelly Beans have come [...]

By |2023-08-25T12:52:15+00:00April 22nd, 2018|For Kids|0 Comments