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Are Au pairs a Luxury?

Au pairs not a luxury, but a need

According to the General Household Survey, 64 per cent of families where the mother works all or some of the time uses one or several forms of child care. As has always been the case, 36 per cent of familie…

Immediate termination of the contract

In all scenarios, the host family is still expected to buy your ticket home and to accommodate and feed you until you leave. This applies regardless of who initiates the termination. Although this is the...

Safety

Once you have created your aesthetically pleasing, honest profile families can add you which is essentially liking your profile. The website then sends you an email with a link to the family’s profile and...

Preparing your family letter

Preparing your Dear Family Letter Be completely honest about yourself. Don’t say you love hiking when secretly you’re a couch potato. Some families are couch potatoes and would like an additional potato. Really try...

Choosing between an agency or an Online website

About Online matching websites Everyone that I know, including myself when i became an Au pair myself many years ago, used a physical au pair agency. It’s very fast and convenient and does not...

au pair upon arrival to canada

What is an Au pair Gap Year

Au pair gap year abroad Internship, summer job or a sabbatical Au pair gap year abroad with international professional experience are a perfect step to boost your CV and cover letters. Indeed, a labor...

How long do you want to work as au pair in Canada?

How long do you want to work as au pair in Canada? Now this is a tough one if you’re going in as a first time au pair in Canada, but lucky for you...

Age of children you want to care

The Age of the children you want to care, this is probably the most important thing to put on your list. Elite Au pair Canada suggests that you consider how well you work with...

A little more on where you want to be an Au pair

Au pair Canada suggests that the next thing you need to think about once you have decided on the country you want to visit is where in the country? Again, I never gave this...

Where do you want to go as Au pair?

Now, for Au pair Canada this is a fairly important one. I want to travel to about 40 places and I have a little list of where those places are. I decided I didn’t...