Are you in search of an Au Pair who can drive? Do you need your Au Pair to use your vehicle to shuttle kids from various activities, school and playdates? One of the benefits of an Au Pair over a live-in caregiver is that most Au Pairs have drivers licenses from their home countries. A […]
The first few weeks of a having a new Au Pair in your home is a major time of adjustment for everyone involved. Not only does the Au Pair have to settle into her new (and foreign!) surroundings whilst learning the ‘ropes’ of their new family, but also the host family is learning how to […]
5 Common Mistakes Au Pair Host Families Make How to avoid the pitfalls some host families have faced At Canadian Au Pair Solutions we receive urgent emails from time to time where the subject line reads “Help!” Host families who were unfamiliar with our services or chose to “go it alone” without our help have reached out […]
Your Legal Responsibilities when Hosting an Au Pair It’s been a while since we wrote a blog about the legal responsibilities of hosting an Au Pair. From time to time we see a wave of host families commenting on social media about the “pocket money” they pay their Au Pair or the Au Pair who […]
