What does occasional childcare mean?

Occasional childcare means that you only need a nanny occasionally to fill in occasional childcare gaps.

For example: School professional development days, daycare closures, when your regular nanny is on vacation, date nights, etc.

Nannies who are occasional babysitters typically work other jobs or complete studies or side projects. Their schedules are not necessarily fixed week to week, so they choose to work as occasional Nannies because they need flexible work hours.

For this reason, Nannies on Call Nannies may not be able to offer the consistency you may be looking for if your preference is to have a nanny more than 8 times a month.

Additionally, Babysitting Nannies are independent contractors, not employees working under a contract with you.

In our experience, having an occasional nanny work in a home regularly for an extended length of time may result in having the Canada Revenue Agency deem that nanny to be your employee. CRA may then retroactively decide to charge you for CPP, ET, back taxes, penalties, interest, and potentially take away Child Tax claims.

If your preference is to have the same nanny care for your children on a regular basis, we recommend hiring a Nanny via our specialized Nanny Placement service at The Nanny Solution.