Host Family Stories: Our Journey with Au Pair Emily through Nina.care
Hello from Munich! My name is Lisa Müller, and along with my husband Stefan, we are thrilled to share our experience as a host family...
7 February 2024
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For my family hosting an au pair has been a lifesaver, being an entrepreneur with a busy working husband it was perfect: we combined a nice cultural exchange for the kids and the au pair with the luxury of flexible care and consistency at home.
We have had au pairs in our house for six years now and we can’t live without them! No more stress in the morning when you both go to the office or one is on a business trip or finishing that work project. It really is just an extra pair of hands in our busy family life with three young children. You can enjoy the children more. If someone else cleans up the kitchen and gets rid of the laundry, you feel like reading a book in the evening after a busy day at work.
–Anne-Karien von Fumetti
Regulatory Policy @ MUFG and Founder of Sloane Circle
For us, our au pair is everything we hoped for: she is a happy, funny, sweet and fun addition to our family, she provides exactly the relief we need at the edges of the school days. The children like her, they have stability, and we have quality time with them back, because she takes care of a lot of the ‘operational arrangements’. We have found a very nice mode (we even have Friday afternoon drinks together) and are very happy with our new temporary ‘family composition’
I felt guilty at first having an au pair as a mum, But, now that I had my second au pair, I realized that actually, I can be a better mum as I can give my kids more quality time when I’m with them. Now I’m less tired and instead of always cleaning, cooking, or doing the laundry, I can now do some light house chores and still be energetic for my kids and play with them. Also at some point, the au pair takes part of the family so it doesn’t feel like you are leaving your kids with whoever.
We had never had an au pair before and were feeling quite unsure about the process, but Nina.care helped us through the whole experience by matching us with the best au pair for us, guiding us through the documents, and supporting us throughout the year when any questions arose. They helped us to find an au pair that aligned with our cultural preferences which helped the integration of her into our family to be really smooth. While I was concerned about losing some privacy, the benefits of having an au pair far outweighed any cons.
We are now on our second au pair with Nina.care and are thrilled with the program as a solution to helping our family! The kids have created a nice bond with both of our au pairs that allows us to leave them in good hands while we finish our work days. They bike home from school with her and she helps with their afternoon activities. Our children are not so little anymore so they don’t need constant looking after, but having someone around in case they do need support in some way is invaluable to us.
We were desperate for an extra pair of hands around the house as the boys would finish school a few hours earlier than we would finish work every day! We couldn’t find a reliable afterschool program we trusted so we began to look into au pairing as an option. What a surprise! We loved it and found it to be the right fit for us as there was a consistent person for the boys to help them with their homework and take them to their afterschool activities.
I had the pleasure of studying abroad in Australia in my youth and wanted to engrain an international mindset in my children from a young age. With daycares being inaccessible due to the price and long wait, I thought an au pair was the perfect solution for our family. Having an au pair in the house has been an absolute life changer for us! She quickly fell into our family and we developed a nice routine. I was a bit concerned about privacy initially, but she wants her alone time just as much as we do so it ended up being a great balance for us.
Hi! We are the au pair agency of Nina.care. What kind of au pairs do we select? We choose our au pairs very carefully. We only want reliable, sparkly people who really love and adore children.
We guide you and your au pair in every step throughout the au pair stay, so you don’t have to worry about a thing. We get in touch with our au pairs and make sure we have all the right documents, including the au pair contract, to ensure they are well prepared for the au pair program.
We screen our possible au pairs carefully and give advice when needed throughout the au pair program. Our au pair academy has great language courses to help your au pair get to know our culture.
We check in by sending a Whatsapp or call, and we’re always available for any questions you might have. We have matched more than 500 au pairs already, so we know what we’re talking about!
An au pair is between 18-25 years old and comes from another country to join in a rewarding cultural exchange program. They live at your house and help you take care of your kids and the household for 12 months or less.
You should see it as a cultural exchange and as a wonderful experience for your kids. Secondly, it’s a flexible and affordable way of daycare. The best of both worlds!
Yes! During the cultural exchange, the au pair is required to have basic health insurance, but as an au pair you also automatically receive a health care allowance for this.
The host family can also take out the basic au pair insurance with which your family is insured against a possible rematch and illness in the first months.
Thanks to our rigorous screening and experience in matching the perfect person to a family, it almost never happens that a host family and an au pair don’t click. When it does happen, we call it a “rematch”.
If it really doesn’t work, we will look for a new family for the au pair and a new au pair for the family. We advise you to take out our au pair insurance so that you, as a host family, do not pay the full service costs again for finding a new au pair that suits your family.
The Dutch government allows an au pair to stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of one year. If you then want to invite another au pair to your family, we are happy to help you in your search for a sweet new au pair for the following year.
An au pair must come from abroad and have a residence permit . In addition, accommodation of the au pair in the home of the host family is also mandatory.
You pay after we’ve found you your perfect au pair.
Our au pairs come from all over the world! The thing they have in common is that they LOVE kids and speak English so that communication isn’t going to be an issue!
Yes, the au pair can do light housework. They can help with vacuuming, emptying the dishwasher, putting in a wash and folding laundry – but no cleaning of the bathroom of cleaning windows for example.
As part of the au pair program, au pairs are entitled to all meals and housing from the host family. They must live in the same house as their host family and should have a private room with a door, window, bed, wardrobe, and desk as well as access to a bathroom. Their food and living quarters are included if they become sick or are on holiday time.
No, the regulations regarding this are strict that the au pair works no more than 30 hours a week. Luckily, our host families get a babysitting membership with us for free so you can arrange childcare help for any extra hours or while you wait for your au pair to arrive.
We love to send profiles of matching candidates to you and can assist with making your au pair contract, the extensive screening of your au pair, visa application, and support during the au pair year.
After your au pair arrives we organise events such as visits to cities and cool courses for your au pair. We check in with you and you au pair to make sure you have the best experience. We are on stand by if you ever need some mediation or guiding.
We take our screening very seriously. We follow all au pair requirements including asking for a background check, legalized birth certificate, and a medical examination, and we ask each potential au pair everything about their home situation, experience with children, ambitions, and everything necessary to really get to know them. That way, we can guarantee the best match for your family.
We are a recognized sponsor, which means that our au pair agency must ensure that all administration is in order and that the au pair laws and regulations set by the government are complied with. That is a major task because the regulations are complex. In addition, we draw up the necessary contracts, check the documents supplied, pay out monthly pocket money, and support the au pair application.
Once your au pair has arrived, we ensure all au pair arrangements are made and help in applying for health insurance, setting up bank accounts, and getting settled in their new communities. We also offer regular evaluation points throughout the au pair stay to identify room for improvement and ensure everyone is happy during the year.
Hi future host family! My name is Cameron and I come all the way from New Zealand. I am responsible, proactive, and warm as a babysitter. I have 5 yea
Hello! I am Magandang Araw (25) from the Filipines 🌞. I have a lot of childcare experiences before and my genuine loved and care for the childrens
Caitlin here! (24 from South Africa) I didn't have any previous Au Pair experience before this year but I have worked with children in the past. I am
