As a local childcare consultant (LCC), I provide year-round support to host families and au pairs, and also talk to families considering the program to help them determine if Au Pair Childcare is the right childcare solution for them. Our Au Pair’s childcare and cultural exchange program offers your family affordable childcare customized to your needs with a unique international perspective. Your
au pair lives with you as a member of your family while providing up to 45 hours of childcare each week. Our offices in over 25 countries take care of screening and training each au pair — helping her obtain her visa, providing her insurance, and transporting her to your family’s home. Local childcare consultants, such as myself, support your family throughout your au pair's stay. Benefits to hosting an au pair:
• Live in au pair, same cost per family (regardless of # of children)
• Up to 45 hours per week, and 10 hours per day of childcare coverage, and flexibility to customize those hours to a schedule you decide, , including early morning, evening, and weekend coverage.
• Help with household duties related to your children (including laundry, room cleaning, and meal preparation)
• The convenience and peace of mind that comes with live-in help, so you are not rushing to and from daycare or nanny’s house
• The agency covers the Visa process, background checks, and the au pair’s health insurance, so you don’t have to worry about it like you would a nanny.
• You can use your dependent care tax benefits toward hosting an au pair
• Your children benefit from one on one supervision and attention from an energetic, loving caregiver
• Because an au pair lives with you as a member of your family, your relationship with her/him develops quickly and mutual trust happens much faster than with a daycare provider or live-out nanny
• An opportunity to learn a second language and exposure to another culture and cuisines
