Employment contract and employment formalities for the childcare assistant

Verified 13 February 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The employment contract between an individual employer and a childminder is a written contract. What are the mandatory details of the employment contract? How long is the trial period? What are the mandatory reporting formalities when hiring? We are taking stock of the regulations.

The contract of employment concluded between the individual employer and the childminder is, in principle, a DTA: titleContent. Under certain conditions, the contract may be a CSD: titleContent.

DTA

The conclusion of a promise of employment called reciprocal commitment is possible before the contract is signed.

The breach of the reciprocal commitment shall be made by registered letter with AR: titleContent or hand delivered letter against dump.

The party initiating the break must pay a compensatory lump sum allowance. Its amount is equivalent to 1/2 months gross salary.

This allowance shall not be not due, on presentation of evidence, in the case of death of the child or in the case ofwithdrawal, suspension or non-renewal of approval from the childminder.

Drafting an employment contract written is mandatory.

No later than the day of hiring, the individual employer and the childminder conclude an employment contract for each child acceptedEven if they are children of the same family.

In the case of the reception of another child of the same family whose contract is pending, the seniority of the maternal assistant is taken over.

This recovery does not apply to other entitlements (e.g. paid leave).

All amendment of the contract of employment shall be subject to agreeable written.

It shall be made out in 2 dated copies, initialed and signed by the employer and the childminder. Each party shall keep one copy of the contract and its amendments.

Mandatory elements of the employment contract

Information concerning the employment relationship
  • Type of employment contract
  • Identity of the parties
  • Employer identification number
  • Employee social security number
  • Child's name and date of birth
  • Hire Date
  • Place of work and childcare
  • References of the approval
  • Employee professional indemnity insurance
  • Motor insurance (if applicable)
  • Duration of trial period (including adjustment period if applicable)
  • Reception periods and times
  • Planned absences of the child
  • Earning Elements and Payment Dates
  • Usual annual leave dates
  • Public holidays worked
  • Weekly rest day
Instructions and information about the child
  • Health
  • Diet
  • Reference physician
  • Care or drugs
  • Emergency instructions

Documents to be attached to the employment contract

  • Authorization concerning the child's movement patterns
  • Documents concerning child health (vaccination report...)
  • List of persons exercising parental authority, written information in case of possible restricted access rights
  • List and contact details of persons authorized to pick up the child from the home of the childminder
  • List of contacts in case of emergency and in the absence of parents

A trial period can be provided for in the contract.

The maximum duration of the trial period is as follows:

  • 3 months if the child is taken in over 1, 2 or 3 months calendar days per week
  • 2 months for a reception over 4 days or more

During the first days of the trial period, a adjustment period of a duration maximum of 30 calendar days may be provided for.

The conditions (e.g. remuneration) for this period of adaptation and the reception hours are determined according to the child's adaptation needs.

They shall be indicated in the contract of employment.

Please note

In the case of the reception of another child of the same family already bound by an employment contract, the maximum duration of the probationary period of the new reception contract is 30 calendar days.

During the probationary period, the employment contract may be terminated by the employer or the childminder in writing. There is no deadline. The break in the test period is immediate.

To avoid any dispute, it is preferable to break the trial period by registered letter with AR: titleContent or hand delivered letter against discharge.

Please note

All suspension of the contract during the trial period (e.g. sickness) extends its duration.

The Urssaf Pajemploi service is the point of contact for the formalities declaring employment.

Hiring conditions differ depending on whether or not the employer benefits from the free choice of custody supplement (CMG).

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The employer benefits from the CMG

The employer is automatically enrolled in the Urssaf Pajemploi service when he benefits from the MMC validated by the Caf: titleContent or the MSA: titleContent.

The employer must declare the mother's wages on the Urssaf Service Pajemploi website:

Urssaf Service Pajemploi en ligne

The employer does not benefit from the MMC

The employer must contact Urssaf Service Pajemploi to register. This service sends him a registration form to fill in.

Upon receipt of the return form, Urssaf Service Pajemploi registers it.

Who shall I contact

The employer can then declare the childminder on the Urssaf Service Pajemploi website.

Urssaf Service Pajemploi en ligne

This service calculates the social security contributions that the employer will eventually have to pay. The amount is charged to his bank account.

Disputes shall fall within the jurisdiction of the prud'homme council of the home of the childminder.

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CSD

The conclusion of a promise of employment called reciprocal commitment is possible before the contract is signed.

The breach of the reciprocal commitment shall be made by registered letter with AR: titleContent or hand delivered letter against dump.

The party initiating the break must pay a compensatory lump sum allowance. Its amount is equivalent to 1/2 months gross salary.

This allowance shall not be not due, on presentation of evidence, in the case of death of the child or in the case ofwithdrawal, suspension or non-renewal of approval from the childminder.

Use of the CSD: titleContent is permitted in the same conditions only for any employee. This remedy must be exceptional. The CSD is concluded for a specific and temporary task (e.g., replacement of the absent maternal assistant due to illness).

The contract may be for a fixed duration (specific termination date) or uncertain (Fuzzy Term CDD), in this case, it must then have a minimum duration.

The drafting of a written contract of employment is mandatory. The possibility of renewing the fixed-term contract is indicated in the employment contract.

Mandatory elements of the employment contract

Information concerning the employment relationship
  • Type of employment contract
  • Identity of the parties
  • Employer identification number
  • Employee social security number
  • Child's name and date of birth
  • Hire Date
  • Place of work and childcare
  • References of the approval
  • Employee professional indemnity insurance
  • Motor insurance (if applicable)
  • Duration of trial period (including adjustment period if applicable)
  • Reception periods and times
  • Planned absences of the child
  • Earning Elements and Payment Dates
  • Usual annual leave dates
  • Public holidays worked
  • Weekly rest day
  • Precise grounds for recourse to the CSD
  • Name and qualification of the person being replaced if it is a replacement
  • Contract start and end date, and possibly renewal possibility or minimum duration in case of fixed-term contracts concluded for an uncertain duration
  • Applicable Collective Agreement
Instructions and information about the child
  • Health
  • Diet
  • Reference physician
  • Care or drugs
  • Emergency instructions

Documents to be attached to the employment contract

  • Authorization concerning the child's movement patterns
  • Documents concerning child health (vaccination report...)
  • List of persons exercising parental authority, written information in case of possible restricted access rights
  • List and contact details of persons authorized to pick up the child from the home of the childminder
  • List of contacts in case of emergency and in the absence of parents

Duration of the trial period

The probationary period must be laid down in the employment contract.

The maximum duration of the trial period depends on the duration of the contract:

  • For a CDD less than or equal to 6 months, the maximum trial period is 1 day per week, up to a limit of 2 weeks
  • For a CDD greater than 6 months, the maximum trial period is 1 day per week, up to a limit of 1 month

During the first days of the trial period, a adjustment period of a duration maximum of 30 days calendars may be provided for.

The conditions (e.g. remuneration) for this period of adaptation and the reception hours are determined according to the child's adaptation needs.

They shall be indicated in the contract of employment.

Early break of trial period

During the probationary period, the employer and the employee may freely terminate the employment contract.

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Disruption at the initiative of the employer

An employer who wishes to break the probationary period must notify the employee before departure. He must respect a advance notice period. The employee is notified within a period which depends on the length of time he has been employed by the employer.

Tableau - Minimum lead time based on length of presence

Duration of presence

Minimum warning time

Less than 8 days

24 hours

Between 8 days and 1 month

48 hours

Disruption at the initiative of the employee

An employee who wishes to break the probationary period must notify his employer at least 48 hours in advance. This warning period is reduced to 24 hours in the event of a presence of less than 8 days.

The Urssaf Pajemploi service is the point of contact for the formalities declaring employment.

Hiring conditions differ depending on whether or not the employer benefits from the free choice of custody supplement (CMG).

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The employer benefits from the CMG

The employer is automatically enrolled in the Urssaf Pajemploi service when he benefits from the MMC validated by the Caf: titleContent or the MSA: titleContent.

The employer must declare the mother's wages on the Urssaf Service Pajemploi website:

Urssaf Service Pajemploi en ligne

The employer does not benefit from the MMC

The employer must contact Urssaf Service Pajemploi to register. This service sends him a registration form to fill in.

Upon receipt of the return form, Urssaf Service Pajemploi registers it.

Who shall I contact

The employer can then declare the childminder on the Urssaf Service Pajemploi website.

Urssaf Service Pajemploi en ligne

This service calculates the social security contributions that the employer will eventually have to pay. The amount is charged to his bank account.

Disputes shall fall within the jurisdiction of the prud'homme council of the home of the childminder.

Who shall I contact

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