Au Pair types. Choosing the righ childcare.

Choosing the right Au Pair type ensures a custom childcare experience that lines up with the family’s specific needs and preferences. Here’s a breakdown of the various Au Pair types with Go Au Pair to help your family make an informed decision:

Standard Au Pair: 

•  Suitable for families who want an experience in a broad range of childcare.
• Must have prior childcare experience with the Au Pair. 
• A flexible schedule that may last up to 45 hours a week.

Plus Au Pair: 

• Suited for families looking to hire experienced Au Pairs with international background. 
• The same schedule and requirements as the standard Au Pair. 
• Due to extra experience, he offers a larger weekly allowance.

Premiere Au Pair:

• Targeted for families with higher childcare qualifications. 
• A pair of au pairs must have a degree in childcare or at least two years’ full-time child care experience. 
• The highest weekly allowance for families with special needs, appealing to them.

EduCare Au Pair:

• This is for families with school-aged children who do not need 45 hours per week of childcare. 
• The Au Pairs work 30 hours a week and go to different schools.
•  A smaller monthly allowance, but the families are contributing more to their fees.

Knowing about these different Au Pair types helps families choose the right one, making sure they have a positive and personalized childcare experience.

Welcoming new au pair from Ukraine YULIIA!

Hi everyone! Let me introduce new au pair Yuliia who joined our cluster just a few days ago!

Yuliia is 19 and she is a Ukrainian au pair. Yuliia joined a host family with two girls in Bucks County, PA. She said that she wants to be an Au Pair for many reasons,” Firstly, I like taking care of children very much. I am also very interested in improving my English and learning more about the USA (the culture, customs and best practices) because I am going to be an English Language & Literature teacher. Thirdly, since I am a student at the International University, I would like to take a gap year that would be a great help to my education.I would be honoured to introduce my country to Americans and share its culture and traditions at first hand. Finally, I am willing to widen my horizons, experience authentic American life style and develop any sense of international community and fellowship.”

It is exciting and good luck with all your plans! Please read Yuliia’s interview.
What are your hobbies and interests?
My hobbies are playing ukulele, embroidering, spending time outside walking or riding a bike, watching TV shows or cartoons.
What was the best event happening during last month?
Finally I had my braces off after two years of wearing them ;D.
What three adjectives best describe you?
Sociable, friendly, and positive.
If you had one wish what would it be?
My wish would be the peace in my country and among people.
What place would you like to visit?
I would like to visit Disneyland, New York City, Washington DC, Kansas City and Grand Canyon.

What is your favorite way to spend a Saturday?
My favorite way to spend a Saturday is to sleep as long as I can 😀 or to spend time outside with my family or friends.
What was the best complement you have ever received?
“You are the nicest person I’ve ever met”
What are two things that you consider to be good at?
I consider myself to be good at communicating with people and helping them if they need me.

We are looking forward to meeting you, YULIIA! We wish you a great au pair year!

First Au Pair in 2019 Scarlet from Mexico.

I would like to welcome new Au Pair in 2019 to Go Au Pair cluster in the Philadelphia and Bucks County area Scarlet from Mexico! Scarlet came on 01.03.2019. She joined the family of 6 and lives in Bucks County, PA. Scarlet is 22 years old, has a lot of hobbies and talents.  Second year Au Pair Melissa from Colombia will be her buddy and help Scarlet  to adjust here.

Scarlet, we are very happy to have you in our au-pair family!

Here is our little interview with Scarlet and we’re looking forward to meeting Scarlet in person and find out more.

Why do you want to be an Au Pair? I took that decision because I like working with kids since I was 14, and I also like the opportunity of improve my English, travel and make friends from around the world.

What are your hobbies and interests? I really enjoy to do makeup, and spend time on outdoors with family/friends.

What was the best event/happening during last month? Definitely, when I did match with my host family, I start realizing a part of my dreams came true.

What three adjectives best describe you? Dedicated, organized, and cheerful.

If you had one wish what would it be? Become the best makeup artist.

What place would you like to visit? Thailand 🇹🇭

What is your favorite way to spend a Saturday? Go out to new places, try new food, do road trips.
What are two things that you consider yourself to be very good at? Doing makeup, getting organize, invest my time on productive activities.

Happy New Year, everyone! This year may we continue to share the genuine friendship and to make even more friends that adds happiness and warmth.

Welcoming new Au Pair from Mexico Hannya!

Hannya is a new Au Pair from Mexico who joined the Philadelphia, NJ and Bucks  County cluster this week. I would like to welcome Hannya to the cluster, Go Au Pair and the US.  Hannya already made a lot of friends on FB and she is looking forward to meeting them soon. Hannya also made a great connection with her buddy Karla, Au Pair from Ecuador.

Let me introduce Hannya. Hannya is 20 years old and she is from Torreon, Mexico.  She likes kids and spends a lot of time working and teaching the kids and volunteering for  different projects.

Hannya says, ” I consider myself a patient, smiling and outgoing person.  I like to spend my free time with friends or go to the cinema.  When I was in Torreon, one of my favorites hobbies was playing soccer or going to soccer matches.

Last month I was traveling with friends and family through México and we visited a lot of places! I learn fast and If there something that I don’t understand I like to research about that thing.”

Hannya’s dream is ” to visit all possible places.” Good luck with that  – there are many places to visit during your Au Pair year!

We are all looking forward to meeting you, Hannya! Welcome, again!

Welcoming our new Au Pair Paulina from Poland.

Warm welcome to our new Au Pair Paulina from Poland. Paulina is 25 and she will live in Doylestown, Bucks County, PA with a host father and two kids.

We like to interview our new au pairs. Today we all get a great chance to learn a lot about our new Au Pair Paulina!

What are your hobbies and interests? Sport, personal development, travels.

What three adjectives best describe you? Friendly, honest, respectable.

What is your favorite way to spend your free time? I love to spend time with family and friends, the best if we do some activities outside, close to the nature.

What place would you like to visit? Seven Wonders of the World. 

What was the best complement you have ever received? I liked when someone compared me to an angel and said that my heart is pure.

We are very excited to meet the first au pair from Poland Paulina. In addition, we never had Polish Au Pairs in our cluster, so we are looking forward to learning more about Polish culture as well.

Welcome, Keri from S. Africa!

We warmly welcome Keri, our next au pair to the Philadelphia and Bucks County cluster today! Keri is 24, she is a Teacher from S. Africa. Keri will live in Merion Station, PA with her lovely host family and two kids.

Keri has a lot of experience with the kids all ages, and she is very good in making arts and crafts. Look on that  picture,

Keri’s hobbies and interests are reading, video games, photography, arts and crafts. Look again how creative Keri is

Three adjective that describe Keri are optimistic, patient, determined.

Keri said that the best compliment she received was that she was able to live up the expectations.

Keri has already many friends in the cluster and two buddies Ana from Colombia and Aimee from South Africa.

Welcome Keri,  we can not wait to meet you on Sunday, February 25, 2018, at 1:00 pm for the Au Pair meeting, Party, and Class on 2017 tax preparation for Au pairs and the Library tour at Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Room 5-6, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189

Welcome in our great cluster Sally!!!

Sally is 22 years old, she is another au pair from China. Sally sounds to be a nice and friendly young lady.To know more about her, lets see her answers!

Sally (the lady in a pink shirt and a light blue short) said that  she wanted to be an au pair, because she loves to spend time with kids and she also mentioned that she likes to cook and travel!

             I was lucky to meet my host family         

 

Sally is so excited for being with her host family, she goes to the church on Sundays and and she expects to meet many people from different countries.

She likes to go to the gym and she is  interested about the american food and she would like to learn how to cook food from different countries. That sounds delicious!

 

Sally finally said that last month, she had her first Au Pair meeting in beautiful place!She also wanted to thank Polina for taking care of her and being so nice. It was a wonderful experience for her to see the different activities of Au Pair meeting.

As you can see Sally is a happy au pair , lets talk to her and you will discover more interesting things about her! She wants to be your friend and we are glade she is here with us!

WELCOME!

 

 

Welcome to the cluster beautiful Daniela!

Let me introduce Daniela Ríos. She is already in the States. 

She likes climbing, hiking and photography. For example, on the weekends she likes to take pictures, climb rocks and go to shopping.

She would like to visit NY and Hawaii.

She is a good cooker, photographer and last, but not least she is a good friend.

She wants be an au pair, because:

“I want to know the education given to children in a different country and culture, I also love to be around kids.It is a great opportunity to grow in many ways. “

I hope, we will meet at the next  meeting! I am sure, that you will enjoy your year here! ♥

Enjoying the interview with our experienced au pair Adriana Evechis

Today we all get a great chance to learn a lot about our new awesome and experienced au pair from Ecuador Adriana!

What was the best event/happening during last month? The best thing I’ve lived here was definitely my birthday, but this happened the last day in June. My host family in California organized a mini surprise to me and bought me a small cake with very nice candles, balloons, flowers, and gifts. We also ate Mexican food together. I really got great and beautiful memories with them!

 

 

What are your hobbies and interests? I really love to take photos of everything around me! I also like read and walking out, I enjoy discover new things alone and with others! I’d like to meet new people and share good moments with people all over the world. My principal goal is put in practice my skills to care for children, study and get this opportunity to grow as a person.

 

What three adjectives best describe you? Life has taught me to be adaptable, moreover, many people think I’m reliable and I definitely think I’m very respectful of others.

What places you visited you like the most? In California, I loved The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, and Griffith Park, especially the Observatory! Definitely, I love nature and science! I could take many pictures there!

Welcome to the cluster, Adriana! See you soon at our upcoming au pair Philadelphia cluster meeting!

Very happy to have you in our Philadelphia cluster, Valentine from France!

I bet not only me but everyone in our Philadelphia au pair cluster is super excites to meet a new au pair from France Valentine!

We are glad you joined us, Valentine, and personally I have a lot of questions about France, the French language, cuisine and culture – it’s all so interesting! And of course, I hope Valentine’s experience with  Go Au Pair will be really great and unforgettable.

Why do you want to be an Au Pair? I’d like to be an au pair because I love taking care of children, I want to discover and find a job which makes me happy and I think that this opportunity happens once in your life. Plus, I enjoy meeting people from different backgrounds, cultures, who speak different languages and I also like to face new challenges and gain some perspective about my own life when I’m in another country. Also, travelling helps you to make friends and beautiful memories, it’s something really important for me.

-What are your hobbies and interests? During my free time, I like doing sports like volley-ball or a quick running. I am really interested in reading books and in current events. –

What was the best event happening during last month? I had my diploma yay! –

What 3 adjectives best describe you? Kind, happy and faithful.

-If you had one wish what would it be? I would choose a prettier world in which people love each other and are respectful, gentle and calm.

-What place would you like to visit? Probably Seattle.

Thanks for sharing with us, Valentineand I believe, you can make this world a better place in which people treat each other with respect and love in your host family and among your friends! Good luck in this:)

Hope to see you soon at our next  and to get to know you better!