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Au Pairs in the USA

Where do au pairs come from?

Because the Au Pair Program is worldwide, au pairs can be from any foreign country except those with which the US does not have diplomatic relations.

What kind of training and experience is required to be an au pair?

Au pairs must be proficient in spoken English and have a high school diploma or the equivalent. Host parents are to interview prospective au pairs by telephone, before they leave home, prior to accepting candidates as their au pairs.

Before being placed with a host family, au pairs must receive at least 8 hours of child safety and 24 hours of child development instruction. At least 4 hours of the child safety training will be infant related and at least 4 hours of the child development instruction will be devoted to the care of children under 2 years of age.

The child safety training, provided by qualified organizations, includes topics such as stress management, shaken baby syndrome, and CPR. Au pairs responsible for children under 2 years of age must have at least 200 hours of documented infant child care experience. Au pairs may not be placed with a family having a child less than three months of age unless a parent or other responsible adult is present in the home.

Au pairs will NOT have specialized training in nursing. They are NOT to provide child care services relating to the care and protection of infants and children performed by such trained personnel, as registered or practical nurses.

What costs are involved?

The average annual cost to an American host family is about $13,000. This includes fees to the sponsoring organization, a weekly payment tied to the minimum wage (currently $139.05), an educational allowance of $500, and room/board. The weekly wage for the EduCare participant is $104.29 with an educational allowance of $1000.00.

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