Is Au Pair Child Care the Best Option for My Family?

     I field a lot of phone calls and questions from working parents, single parents, first time parents, or stay at homes moms regarding their childcare needs and their never ending quest for quality and reliable childcare.  I feel qualified to sum up some facts about the Au Pair program and how it can benefit potential host families:

- Au Pairs, across the board, want to succeed, excel at their jobs and do well.  This is not a myth you hear, this is something you find across the board.  They take their jobs and their roles very seriously.  Their performance as an Au Pair means everything to them as well as their experiences in the US.  They strive to do well, to learn a new culture, to be the best they can be given the opportunity and circumstances.  Go AuPair's Blogger, Summer Blackhurst, writes in a post titled Au Pair Care, Best Value for the Price,  that Au Pairs are more motivated than their US Counterparts.

- Live-in Convenience Factor.  Morning routine, afternoon routine and bedtime routine taken care of.  How great would extra time in the morning or evening be for a working parent?  What would you do with that extra time?

- Big Brother/Sister, Part of the Family.  Have a 14 year old you don't want to leave home for hours at a time?  Would an 18 or 19 year old role model/buddy benefit your child?  They can hang out, talk, play games, etc.  I hear from parents of children in this age group opting for a younger Au Pair so that maybe their 13 or 14 year old will feel more like having a pal around rather than a 'babysitter'.

- Children's Areas Clean and Orderly.  Au Pairs can assist with all childcare related tasks/activities.  This means actually coming home from a long day to organized children's areas, laundry folded and put away, and children fed.  How would that feel?  What would you do with the free time?

Many parents are mistaken in thinking that the program is unafforable, when actually, it is the most affordable option around offering the most benefits for one price.  For multiple children, there is no better option around for the cost is one price, regardless of the number of children.  Go AuPair has been matching families with Au Pairs for 25 years and has been rated the #1 Au Pair agency in the country several times by Au Pair Clearinghouse where host families rated Go AuPair higher overall satisfaction for customer service, quality of Au Pairs, best matching service, and best English and driving skills.

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