Advice for Au Pairs

Get to know your host family before your departure. Here, you find information on the telephone interview and the most important questions you should ask. You should get to know your host family as best as you can during the…

The summer holidays are often long and in many countries there are just not enough vacation days granted by the employer so the parents need an additional child care during the summer months because child care facilities are often closed….

Young people want to see the world. They usually plan to go abroad right after school or after university to have some adventures before life becomes serious. Some youngsters get supported by their parents. Most teens and twens have to…

To become an au pair abroad, you have to fulfill certain requirements. There is no way around, especially when you need to apply for a visa. Please be aware of those requirements before you start searching for a host family, otherwise it…

Both Au Pair and host family should meet on a regular basis to discuss tasks and routines. This should happen initially and later when an au pair starts to understand the family requirements this meeting can continue to happen less…

How much should an au pair get paid? Are there any rates to follow?  These are some of the most common questions au pairs and host families have whenever they are thinking about becoming a part of the program. If…

The host family and the au pair should exchange their contact details in advance. This will help them to get in contact during a flight delay, if anyone of them is stuck in traffic or other unavoidable situations. It’s good…

The organization of an au pair stay becomes serious, once both parties sign the contract to agree on all conditions about the stay. In this agreement au pairs and host families find rules about all the responsibilities and duties of…

Au Pairs have to take care of certain duties and responsibilities. All of these should be made clear in the contract between you and the host family. Your main task will be to take care of your host family’s children and…

Some au pairs need a visa to be able to go to a certain country to stay with a family. Within the EU, citizens can go whereever they want to. They do not need a visa. But if they leave…