{"id":2841,"date":"2015-09-25T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2015-09-25T19:12:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T19:12:17","slug":"childcare-with-a-cultural-flare-simplify-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2015\/09\/25\/childcare-with-a-cultural-flare-simplify-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Childcare with a Cultural Flare ~ Simplify your Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/DSC_0143.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2842\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/DSC_0143-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0143\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/DSC_0143-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/DSC_0143-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/DSC_0143-624x419.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If interested in learning more about hosting an au pair in your home to see if this would meet your childcare needs please stop by my Au Pair in America table at The Festival on the Green at the Crofton Country Club located at 1691 Crofton Parkway between the hours of 10am and 4pm on September 26th. I will have au pairs on hand to answer any of your questions. If you are not in the market please feel free to let others know that may be! Have a great weekend. For more information about us visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\">www.aupairinamerica.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/DSC_0143.jpg\"><\/a>If interested in learning more about hosting an au pair in your home to see if this would meet your childcare needs please stop by my Au Pair in America table at The Festival on the Green at the Crofton Country Club located at 1691 Crofton Parkway between the hours of 10am and 4pm  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2015\/09\/25\/childcare-with-a-cultural-flare-simplify-your-life\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,104,106,157,606],"class_list":["post-2841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pairs","tag-childcare","tag-children","tag-cultural-exchange","tag-fetivals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Childcare with a Cultural Flare ~ Simplify your Life! 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