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.
It’s November which brings us into the holiday season. We’re starting with Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 22 which dates back to the first European settlers in North America. After hardship, illness and hard work the Pilgrims celebrated a successful harvest that they shared with their Native American friends. This national holiday is a day to Read More
Ah, what a nice day we had on Sunday to be outside for pumpkin carving! As you can see above, my au pairs were very creative in carving patterns into their pumpkins. While they carved, they happily chatted about their lives and seemed to enjoy each other’s company. Most au pairs know about Halloween but Read More
Halloween Season is here. Check out APIA’s Pinterest on http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/halloween-fall/ Read More
Au Pair in America cares about safety and has a partnership with the Red Cross. We want to help keep our families safe and prepared all year. The American Red Cross has named September as National Preparedness Month. The purpose of National Preparedness Month is to stress the importance of creating a family disaster plan in order Read More
This year, 8 Boston area counselors organized the annual host family picnic at Carver Hill Orchard in Stow, MA. This event gives host families and au pairs the opportunity to meet other families and au pairs in the program. It also satisfies the State Department requirement to offer a host family workshop at least once Read More
September 22- Fall begins. As the weather cools and the leaves start to change color it is apple-picking season in most parts of the United States. I hope that many of you will come to our apple picking event this Saturday. Here are some other local orchards: http://www.pickyourown.org/mass.htm Try these simple apple recipes, no Read More
Over 80 Boston area au pairs attended the Harvard tour, our September Regional Event. On a beautiful September day, they came to Cambridge to learn about student life and the diversity of one Americas oldest and most prestigious schools. Tour guides provided them with historical facts and stories. Did you know that the statue of Read More
This month our monthly meeting was a breakfast at my house. It must have been my biggest meeting ever! 19 of my au pairs attended, and since many of them take care of children during the day, some of them even brought their children. As you can see, it was a crowd! Fortunately we had Read More
It’s the time of year where the schedule changes and the lazy days of summer come to an end. This can mean changes to the au pair’s schedule. It is a good idea for host parents and au pairs to have a discussion about any changes including new school schedules, after school activities and homework Read More
Our August meeting took place at McGolf in Dedham for a nice round of mini golfing. We had a smaller group, as August is a big month for transitions and vacations in the au pair world. The afternoon was beautiful and we had a fun game. The group consisted mostly of newly arrived au pairs. It Read More
