Not sure what you mean by "mess up" their taxes. If your sister uses the child tax credit on her tax return she has to enter the Social Security number or Tax ID of her childcare provider. The IRS matches that up with income reported on a tax return by that childcare provider----so the babysitter must file a tax return and report that income.
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