Posts Tagged ‘au pair Twin Cities’
Rainy Spring Days
March 28th, 2018by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Rainy Spring Days
Image by Tilda Rice Rainy days and Minnesota spring go together like hot dish and tater tots. You can count on cold, windy, rainy, muddy weather well into May. So it’s best to have a plan ready. Otherwise, kids can get pretty squirrelly stuck inside! Think about the kids you are caring for when thinking […]
Back to School (cue ominous music)
August 18th, 2016by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Back to School (cue ominous music)
August means back to school for many of us! Shopping, organizing, waiting to see what friends are in your class — it’s all a lot of kids can think about as August marches on. My kids always wanted to get their school supplies the day they hit Target so they could rearrange their backpacks over […]
APIA ongoing au pair training
August 11th, 2016by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on APIA ongoing au pair training
Au Pair in America is committed to providing the best possible childcare to your family. Au pairs get ongoing training in childcare and related topics throughout their year, both at their monthly cluster meetings and in online webinars. Webinars are scheduled roughly every week throughout the year. Recent topics have included things like: Toilet Training […]
Apply in April to save $600!
April 22nd, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Apply in April to save $600!
Apply between April 15 and 30 and save $250, plus no application fee, for a total savings of $600! With no application fee, you can search through our database of excellent candidates and see who is available, without committing to anything. As soon as your application is received, you’ll be able to run different searches […]
Women's History Month
March 5th, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Women's History Month
Here’s a personal story. As the mother of three daughters, it has always been important to me that they see themselves as able to do whatever they want with their lives. One way I have done that is by choosing women professionals when reasonable. So naturally, they went to a female pediatrician. One day when […]
Clearing up myths about au pairs
March 3rd, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Clearing up myths about au pairs
There are a bunch of misconceptions about au pairs, so I thought I would try to put together one document that clears up the ones I personally hear most often. First, having an au pair is not only for rich people. An au pair costs about $365 per family per week (plus room and board.) […]
