The place to find out about Au Pair in America in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Prince George's Co. and Southern Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
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.
Wow, where do I start! Ok, my life in America has seriously been like a yo-yo! Amazing times and rough times but above all a lot of growth! So, I arrived in America in August 2009. Oh, was it a huge change of scenery compared to South Africa. The food oooh was/is American food delicious! Read More
In the kids activity kits a few months ago, I included a perler bead fish craft. I heard from some of you that the kids had a lot of fun making those. My kids love perler beads. There are days where they will work on bead projects for hours. If you want to give them Read More
This week’s au pair featured in my Life in America blog series is Anna from Germany. “I wanted to go America pretty much since I was 15 years old. For some reason at that point I got more and more excited about everything I saw in the movies and the TV. Especially when we talked Read More
Au Pair Competition: win a free Suntrek tour! 1st prize: one free California Discovery tour (SRCD or SRCS) 2nd prize: one free Western Sun tour (SOWS or SOSS) 3rd-10th prize: 40% discount on any 1-3 week USA tour Quiz Questions: 1) On which trek can you visit the Grand Canyon? A: Transamerica (SOTA), B: Eastern Read More
Thanks to Sara, a host mom in our cluster for sharing this with me. It looks like a great event. Montgomery County will celebrate its agricultural heritage, promote local farms and indulge in seasonally fresh food during the 21st Annual Farm Tour and Harvest Sale. Fourteen farms will participate this year on Saturday July 24, Read More
A bunch of au pairs from our cluster brought their host kids for a park play day yesterday. We went to Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Here are some of the things we did… Rode the train & antique carousel Visited the farm Went on a hayride Found a toad Climbed a Read More
I have had lots of au pairs take the Sojourner Douglass weekend courses and they have been very pleased. They have told me that the instructors and staff are helpful and professional, the courses are interesting and the facilities are nice. Below you will find information on their upcoming course offerings. Sojourner Douglass College, Division Read More
This is the first installment of a new series of posts asking au pairs about their impressions of life in America. The first au pair to take part is WenWen (nickname Candy) from China. 5 Things that Surprised You Most About Life in the U.S. Good protection on nature environment (such as trees, parks etc.) Read More
If you arrived in October, November or December, you have some deadlines coming up. Please read the information below. If you have any questions, let me know. EXTENSION PACKAGES Below are the due dates and deadlines for the Extension Program: Arrival Date November 2009 – Extension Package Mailed: June 29, 2010 Deadline to send in Read More
EXTENDING WITH YOUR CURRENT AU PAIR If you are extending with your au pair, below are the due dates and deadlines for the Extension Program: Arrival Date November 2009 – Extension Package Mailed: June 29, 2010 Deadline to send in Extension Package: August 18, 2010 Arrival Date December 2009 – Extension Package Mailed: August 3, Read More
