Is wife a 1099 or w2? Sporadically watched an acquaintance’s kids. Paid 2775 in total. It seems like they plan to count us as a business expense they’re freelancers).

My wife occasionally watched these kids throughout 2022 as they needed childcare for their freelance business. They now want to send us a 1099 but from what ive read online, she should be a W2 (unless I’m mistaken). Is it possible that my wife is correctly classified as a 1099 if they are considering us a business expense?