The place to find out about Au Pair in America in San Francisco, CA
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.
“Rest and be thankful.” – William Wordsworth Holidays and vacations are a great opportunity to rest, recharge and explore the U.S. Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer travel season. Here are some reminders about program rules regarding holidays and vacations. Holidays Host families are not required to give au pairs any specific holidays. Each Read More
Being an au pair is an important role in a child’s life. When you are caring for a young child up to 45 hours per week, there are lots of opportunities to help them learn language. Many host parents are eager for their children to be exposed to foreign language. If this is true of Read More
Host parents often ask for suggestions on how best to handle common expenses that occur as au pairs are caring for the children. Miscellaneous Expenses There are different ways to handle the little day to day expenses that come up. Things like when an au pair takes the kids out for ice cream or picks up Read More
We were blessed with a beautiful fall evening at the pumpkin patch and plenty of activities from hay rides to hay bale mazes. I have to say there’s nothing cuter than our little ones picking out pumpkins that are twice their size! Thanks to everyone that came out and shared in the fun!Read More
With blankets in hand and picnic baskets full of snacks, we joined the crowd at Dolores Park. Everyone cheered along with the 1985 Back to the Future showing! It was great getting to introduce the Au Pairs to Marty and Doc Brown, and of course the DeLorean time traveling machine. Their lives are definitely more Read More
After a full day of training, all the Au Pairs walked away informed and ready to handle any emergency situation! Our Red Cross Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED was well received as we had Au Pairs travel in from North and South of the city to join in the fun. It was really impressive watching the young Read More
What we did not know was that it was going to be 90 degrees outside, but that did not slow down these girls! We had a wonderful time scouting out local landmarks and San Francisco favorites as we raced against the clock to complete as many challenges as possible on our scavenger hunt. From pics Read More
Well, we had some good laughs at our cluster event this month as the golf balls went flying in every direction and some made it into the holes. All the Au Pairs gathered at Urban Putt, over in the Mission District, this is an indoor miniature golf course set in an old Victorian building Read More
We gathered together on a beautiful, chilly evening to enjoy Off the Grid Twilight in the Presidio. It was easy to stay warm with good company, good food, and live music! The location provides amazing views of the bay and plenty of food trucks to peruse. It’s always such a joy to connect with each Read More
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in April our San Francisco Au Pair Cluster was delighted to join other Clusters from north and south of the city for a trip to Alcatraz. We were able to catch the last day of the Ai Weiwei exhibit, which was very inspiring! I think all the girls and counselors Read More
