The place to find out about Au Pair in America from Oakton to Ashburn and the communities in between.
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.
Father’s Day is celebrated each year in the U.S. on the third Sunday in June. This year that is June 18. It would be a nice gesture to do something for your host dad. You could help the children make a surprise for him or give him a card yourself. Don’t forget to send a Read More
With summer break around the corner, we wanted to remind everyone about program rules on holidays and vacations. Holidays Host families are NOT REQUIRED to give au pairs any specific holidays. Each host family will make different arrangements on holidays, some au pairs will be off and others will be required to work. Au pairs Read More
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was Read More
Mother’s Day in the U.S. this year is May 14th. It would be a nice gesture to do something for your host mom. You could help the children make a surprise for her or give her a card yourself. Don’t forget to send a special message to your own mother, back home. Looking for some Read More
Photo: Cheryl on Flickr from EcoKids (http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/environmental/earthday/) It’s Earth Day! Let’s Come Together to Make A Difference! How did Earth Day begin? The very first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. This day was created by American Senator, Gaylord Nelson, to make people aware of the importance of keeping our planet healthy and Read More
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event which celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. This year’s festival will be MARCH 17-APRIL 15! The predicted peak blooming period of the cherry Read More
Today is the first day of Spring! Let’s hope it means no more snow!!! What does spring mean to you? Enjoy this poem from DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: http://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/poem/m-4seasons.htm Read More
By Christine Connally, APIA Community Counselor in MD This question comes up from time to time and with the tax deadline approaching, I thought I would post a link with a great step by step tutorial. Click on the image of a check below to go to the tutorial on About.com. Remember: Use Read More
St. Patrick’s day is coming up already. Check out APIA’s St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans’ board on Pinterest for lots of great ideas to celebrate! 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
