Become an Au Pair and Live an Exciting Experience Abroad
You just graduated but don’t want to go to university right away? You are still looking for the perfect life experience abroad? Become an Au Pair! If you are asking yourself: “Should I be an Au Pair?”, the following text can give you an answer to your question. It will address questions like “What is […]
Scammers – how to identify and avoid them
Beware of Au Pair scams and other frauds Sometimes there are profiles on the internet that seem to be absolutely trustworthy and nice. There is this perfect au pair with so much experience and her pictures of her with the kids she took care of are just so cute. Oh, and look at this supersweet […]
Au Pair Schedule – How does a day look like?
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 often. This will keep both clear on each others needs and problems. It is important […]
Au Pair Wages – Pocket Money in the Most Popular Countries
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 you would like to know how much an au pair earns or all the costs a host […]
Safety first – a safe trip to a new adventure
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 to talk about a meeting place to reach each other easily. The au pair should […]
Contract between au pair and host family
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 both parties. Important points of the contract Period of stay with the host family Start […]
Au Pair duties – This is what you have to do
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 other duties related to childcare. You might also need to help with minor household duties; […]
Duties of a host family
Au Pairs get the impression that they are the only ones who need to fulfill requirements and have duties during an au pair stay. You can relax! This is not the case. Host Families can only host someone if they fulfill expectations. They also have to take care of important responsibilities to make sure their […]
Get the right Au Pair visa for your stay
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 the EU or if au pairs from Asia, Africa, Southamerica or the USA want to […]
Who can become a host family?
Host families have to meet certain requirements, to be able to welcome an au pair. They need to have at least one child under the age of 16 years They need to provide food and a room for the au pair They should be able to pay pocket money The au pair should be able to take a […]
