Child minders
A child minder is a person who has been given authority by the competent governing body to look after between 1-4 children in their home. Without approval the child minder is not authorised to work, and may be subject to criminal sanctions.
In general, you should start looking when you realise you are pregnant.
You can get a list of child minders from the "service petite enfance" from your local Town Hall, from the "service de Protection Maternelle et Infantile" (PMI) or from your nearest "Relais petite enfance".
A written employment contract is obligatory and must be negotiated between the employer and employee.
By filling in a form and sending it off to the "Caisse d'Allocations Familiales" (CAF) for your residential area. The forms for "déclaration de situation" and for "demande de complément de libre choix mode de garde" can be downloaded on the internet from the CAF website. Then, the CAF sends the information to the "Pajemploi" (URSSAF) office who then register you as the employer.
When you have registered with the "centre Pajemploi", they will send you a "carnet Pajemploi" which you can use to declare your child minder's monthly salary. Pajemploi will use this information to create your child minder's pay slip.