Au Pair in America Local Community Counselor, serving host families and au pairs in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, MA and surrounding towns
Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the U.S. and au pairs from around the world.
Our March cluster meeting was at Laser Craze in Woburn where we met two other clusters. We first met for some refreshments and mingling. We also had our quarterly childcare discussion during which we talked about discipline. Au pairs had lots of fun playing laser tag against each other. Read More
This month we had a Valentine’s meeting at my house. We had a great turnout for a weekday night. We enjoyed Valentine’s treats and au pairs had a great time connecting with each other. During this meeting, we welcomed new au pairs Chura and Sarah. We also discussed taxes which can feel daunting to au Read More
This month, our au pair cluster joined 4 other clusters for snowtubing at Nashoba Valley. The temperatures were not too frigid and au pairs were able to stay outside for much of the two hours we were there. We also held a sit-down meeting during a break, where we enjoyed hot chocolate and snacks. Read More
This December, our au pair cluster joined four other clusters to celebrate the holiday season. Over 100 au pairs enjoyed the festivities. We enjoyed traditional American holiday food as well as international dishes that the au pairs supplied. Santa came to visit and spread a lot of joy. Au pairs Read More
Host families! There is a great way to acknowledge your au pair: entering her into our Au Pair of the Year contest. The spirit of cultural exchange, community connectedness and exceptional childcare are just some of the qualities we look for in our Au Pair of the Year. This is one of our favorite projects Read More
In October, this witch invited her au pairs to a Halloween gathering at her house. Unfortunately, all of her au pairs had not gone costume shopping yet. 🙁 We still had a good time, though. Au pairs enjoyed Halloween foods and drinks as well as each other’s company. We welcomed Nike and Lena to Read More
On a beautiful Saturday in September, host families from my cluster and three other clusters met for our annual host family picnic at Honeypot Hill Orchard in Stow, MA. Counselors provided apple cider, water, and apple cider donuts. Children had a chance to decorate cookies and participate in craft activities. Read More
Our cluster meeting in September was a barbecue at my house. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and we had the meeting inside. Still, we had a good time. The turnout was great now that everybody is done traveling and the summer au pairs have arrived. We welcomed Pim, Paula, Basia, Lara, Naemi and Fernanda Read More
Our cluster meeting in August was an outing to McGolf in Dedham. It was a small meeting as many au pairs are vacationing in the summer, either by themselves or with their host families. We welcomed Karina and Natalie from Germany to our cluster and said good-bye to Kongfang. After our round of minigolf, Read More
