Au Pair USA

The Au Pair Program in USA  is an educational and cultural exchange
program with a child care component. Au Pairs come to the USA
for 12 months to provide up to 45 hours of child care per week
for their host American family in whose home they will live.
At the same time, the Au Pairs are required to complete of 
six semester hours of academic credit or its equivalent.
At the end of the year, Au Pairs return to their home country.

´´Au Pair´´ is French for ´´on par´´, reminding host families
that, although an employee, their international visitor is to be
treated as a member of the family. The rules are clear: Au Pairs
are provided a private bedroom, meals, remuneration tied to
the minimum wage, one and one-half days off weekly plus
a full weekend off each month, two weeks paid vacation and
the first $500 toward the costs of required course work to be
completed at an accredited institution of higher education
in order to satisfy the requirements of the requirements of
the educational component of the program. Au Pairs are not
able to work more than 10 hours a day / 45 hours a week.
They are not to serve as general housekeepers or assume
responsibility for household management.
AU PAIR PROGRAMS IN EUROPE:
Au Pair in Austria
Au Pair in Finland
Au Pair in France
Au Pair in Germany
Au Pair in Greece
Au Pair in Iceland
Au Pair in Italy
Au Pair in Ireland
Au Pair in Spain
Au Pair in Switzerland
Au Pair in UK


AU PAIR PROGRAMS IN USA:
Au Pair in USA

AU PAIR PROGRAMS IN AUSTRALIA:
Au Pair in Australia

AU PAIR PROGRAMS IN NEW ZEALAND:
Au Pair in New Zealand