How to choose the right au pair

Some families believe that by hiring an au pair will not give the same level of care as hiring a nanny can provide for their children. It might be true for some cases. But here at the au pair agency in London, we believe if the host families are good and put some effort when they find an au pair rather than just expecting the aupair agency to do the matching, it might be well worth it. Every family and their lifestyle is unique. Every kid is different and so are the parents.

Being open and honest about what is expected of an au pair is the most important thing in my mind. If I were to be told something during the au pair interview and came across a different situation, I would be dissappointed no matter what. Good or bad, both sides should be open.

Some au pair girls are party animals and see this as an opportunity to be away from their parents and go out most nights. Although everyone is entitled to do whatever they want on their free time. It should be made clear beforehand that late night outs during the work week are not a good idea. Even though au pairs are young, everyone needs their rest to handle active children. A good au pair agency in the UK should however be able to screen out the best aupairs.

Some UK host families may assume that some things don’t need to be discussed. They might assume anyone with some commonsense would know certain things. However, most au pairs are young(often the Swedish aupairs) and some of them are really young. They are not professional nannies and probably this is the first and last time they will be taking care of someone’s children. Family needs to be able to assess how much the au pair candidate likes the children and is willing to provide them good care.

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