Standard Au Pair

Hi there,
Hope everybody is doing great and getting ready for the long weekend once Monday it's Memorial Day.
Last time, I posted about EduCare au pair, but I have never mentioned about the AU PAIR, so here it goes:

Standard Au Pair Program
Requirements
Standart Au Pairis by far goAUPAIR's most popular child care program for both Host Families and AU PAIRS. Through the Standard program, AU PAIRS must meet the following requirements:
Between 18-26 years old
Speak English
Previous child care experience
High School graduate or equivalent
Complete goAUPAIR's screening and training.


Child care Responsibilities
Standard Au Pair may care for children as young as 3 months old. AU PAIRS providing care for children under 2 years of age are required to provide documentation of at least 200 hours of experience caring for infants. Au Pairs may provide care for children up 18 years old.

AU PAIRS are permitted to care for children with special needs provided they have prior experience, skills or training and the duties are clearly stated to the AU PAIR prior to her arrival.
Education
Standard Au Pair are required to complete 6 credit hours of education at an accredited, post-secondary university during their first year. AU PAIRS extending for a second year have an additional educational requirement.

If you wanna know more about it gor to goAUPAIR


Have a nice day!

EduCare

Hi there,
I just finished an interview with one of the families on my cluster, who is gonna host an EduCare Au Pair, I just would like to explain a little bit more about the differences of being/hosting and EduCare than a standart Au Pair. For families with school age kids and don't need the 45 hours/week, this is a great opportunity that goAUPAIR offers. Check it out the details below!

EduCare Au Pair Program
Requirements
Au Pairs participating in the EduCare program have the same requirements as Standard Au Pairs which includes the following:
Between 18-26 years old
Speak English
Previous child care experience
High School graduate or equivalent
Complete goAUPAIR screening and training.
Educare Au Pairs work 30 hours per week instead of 45, so their weekly stipend is lower than Standard Au Pair.



Child care Responsibilities
The EduCare program is designed for families with school-age children. EduCare Au Pairs are not permitted to care for children under the age of 2 even if they have experience caring for infants. EduCare Au Pairs may provide care for children up 18 years old.

EduCare Au Pairs are permitted to care for children with special needs provided they have prior experience, skills or training and the duties are clearly stated to the Au Pair prior to her arrival.
Education
EduCare Au Pairs complete 12 credit hours at an accredited post-secondary university during their year instead of 6. The contribution from Host Families is higher because of this. Au Pairs extending for a second year have an additional educational requirement.

If you wish to know more about the program, go to goAUPAIR

Have a nice day!

Last meeting...

Here's a pic from our last meeting. (Donna from Philipins, me, Caroline from Sweden and Anna from Germany).

We went to a Brazilian restaurant in Irvine to hang out. Anna brought her friend Caroline from Sweden.

As a LAR from goAUPAIR, I organize meettings with the AU PAIRS in my cluster every other month.

If you wanna know more about hosting an AU PAIR or how to become an AU PAIR, please go to goAUPAIR.