Au Pairs Childcare

An au pair is a young adult from another country who lives with your family for a year and provides in-home childcare (like a nanny, but better)! Au pairs work up to 45 hours per week, in exchange for the opportunity to live with an American family. Because au pairs provide live-in childcare, they offer greater flexibility, caring for your children at times that accommodate your family's individual schedule. Au pairs can fulfill a variety of roles that help your family thrive and grow. Over and over, we hear amazing stories from our families and au pairs about what an au pair really

Benefits

1. Convenient Location 
2. Cost 
3. Flexible Schedule 
4. Culture Exchange/Language Learning 

Au Pair Responsibilities

• Entertaining your children and teaching them about a new culture 
• Preparing your children's meals and cleaning up after their mealtime 
• Helping with homework, packing lunches and taking your children to school 
• Driving your children on outings to parks, playgroups and other activities 
• Assisting with light household childcare related tasks such as doing your children’s laundry and keeping their rooms tidy 
• Bathing and dressing your children 

Your child will receive more focused attention with an au pair or nanny, as the ratio is based solely on the size of your family. Day cares have higher caregiver to child ratios that may be good for children as they approach school age but can be overwhelming for some younger children.

Since au pairs provide live-in childcare, they are able to help with things many other caregivers may not, like preparing children’s meals, assisting them in getting ready for the day or for bedtime, taking them on outings including lessons and play dates, and so much more.