You are going to terminate your licensed nanny.

In the world of home childcare providers, termination is often referred to as the end of the contract. This is one type of breach of contract that exists when you employ a licensed nanny.

Although it may seem like you are firing her this career is a bit different than most, since it is obvious that one can not have 30 years of service with the same employer.

For which reasons might you break the contract?

The most common is the ending of your childcare needs. This is usually when the child enters school;  a natural end to the contract with the caregiver. The child is in school all day and often childcare providers do not want to "sacrifice" a place for a few hours a week.
You may also need to change childcare assistant or simply care arrangements.
It can also happen that your family situation changes, you move or you lose your job.
Or maybe you're expecting baby number 2 and you go back on maternity leave.

The things you must do to terminate your childcare provider. 

• Send a letter of termination or breach of contract: administratively speaking the termination process is straightforward. 
  • It does not need to be motivated, the mere mention of "breach of contract for removal of the child" is enough.
  • You should make duplicates of the letter. It's not a bad idea to send a copy by registered mail as well.
   
• The amount of notice required: 
  Besides if you are still in the trial period the length of notice is:
• Standard is 14 days.
• The amount of notice required can also be stipulated in the contract and can be longer than 14 days but generally not more than one month.
  Notice is counted from the day that the letter of termination is received or delivered.
  
   If you are unable to provide 2 weeks notice, or as agreed upon in your contract, to your childcare provider before breaking the contract you may be required to pay her for the equivalent of 2 weeks, or the rest of the month (even if you can't use her services).