The place to find reliable, affordable, and flexible child care service in San Antonio, Texas and surrounding areas
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 wish all of you who celebrate Easter and/or Passover a very happy holiday weekend! Here is a little information: Celebrating Easter Easter Sunday is this Sunday, April 5th. It is celebrated throughout the world by the followers of Christian community. It is believed that this was the day when Christ resurrected after crucifixion. This Read More
The Charitable Irish Society of Boston organized the first observance of Saint Patrick’s Day in the United States in 1737. The tradition of celebrating this day continued to grow with the influx of Irish immigrants to the United States. St Patrick’s Day, on March 17, remembers one of Ireland’s patron saints, St Patrick. It largely Read More
For our latest cluster meeting, we visited the rock climbing wall at Lifetime Fitness in San Antonio!! Most of us had never climbed before, but everybody did great!! 🙂 Agnes from Austria and Pui (Angela) from Thailand Hana and Zuzana from Czech Republic Hana and Agnes made Read More
Au Pairs Traveling outside the United States If you are planning to travel outside of the United States during your program term you must make sure you check with the embassy or consulate of the country being visited to find out if an additional visa is required. It is also important that you check the Read More
1. Get Dressed Up! “When you look good, you feel good,” is actually true. If you wake up feeling kind of down for no particular reason, putting on your favorite outfit can help you walk out the door feeling a lot more confident. You will get lots of compliments, too! 2. Stretch and Breathe! Anytime you want to calm your nerves Read More
Learn how a lucky Au Pair can win a free trip with Trek America!! Global Awareness is developing a new section on its site: Learning about the U.S. This will highlight different areas and cultures in our country. You (Au Pairs) will be asked to write about your travels for the site. For a fantastic Read More
Our APIA website is packed with ideas for fun things to do with your children or host children. You can search for activities by age group, season of the year, and indoor or outdoor activities. http://www.aupairinamerica.com/resources/activities/index.asp For those of you in the midst of winter weather and snow days, here are Read More
