Au Pair in America

Charne, an au pair from South Africa who lives with her host family in the Chicago area, gives us a peek into her daily life and shares her favorite things…

When an au pair joins an American host family, everyone in the family benefits from the cultural exchange experience — parents, children — even grandparents! The father of a host…

We recently announced the winners of our annual Au Pair in America Community Service Award contest, and we’d like to highlight the volunteer efforts of one of our Brazilian au…

Bruna from Brazil, an au pair living with a host family in New York, recently received the Outstanding Student Award in her ESL class.  At the awards dinner, Bruna had…

Having grown up with au pairs for most of her childhood, Cassie from Illinois, who recently graduated from high school and is heading to college in upstate New York this…

Every year, we are humbled and impressed by all of the ways in which our au pairs give back to their American host communities through volunteer work. We celebrate the…

When making the decision to host an au pair, families usually have an idea of what they require in terms of child care—their weekly schedule, the au pair’s experience level,…

When a host family welcomes an au pair, they are bringing new cultural awareness and experiences not only to themselves, but also to their community, as au pairs tend to…

One of the best features of hosting an au pair is the close relationship that develops between the host family and the au pair; in particular, au pairs and host…

Mexican au pair Sofia, who lives with her host family in Massachusetts, recently visited a preschool classroom to share her culture with twelve 3- and 4-year-olds to promote cross-cultural communication…