Most parents don’t know but au pairs are actually the most affordable childcare option. The costs for hosting an au pair start at approximately €500 per month for 30 hours of help per week. This includes the au pair’s pocket money, as well as other expenses such as meals and insurance. Additionally, there are costs associated with the matching process and potential visa fees.
Nina.care is the most affordable au pair agency in the Netherlands and the largest in Europe! (Check out how our fees compare to other agencies in the Netherlands here.)
At Nina.care, you can choose between two packages:
See here the breakdown of all the costs:
To host an au pair, a host family must meet certain income requirements:
These requirements ensure that families can financially support an au pair.
These amounts are valid from January 1, 2025, to June 1, 2025. You can find the most up-to-date figures on the IND website here.
There are two ways to find an au pair:
There is the agency fee, the monthly fee for the pocket money and academy and an optional insurance. On top of that, there are some countries that require a tuberculosis test of €80, and if your au pair is from the Philippines, there are costs of sending documents to the Filipino embassy. And of course you will be hosting another human in your house 🙂 So there will be some extra food and energy costs.
With our special rematch insurance we can assure to help you with a new au pair if things don’t work out!
The visa cost is not applicable with EU au pairs but other than that the agency costs are the same. The flight ticket might be a bit more expensive if the au pair lives far away. For the Philippines it’s mandatory to have the au pair insurance.
You can make an account and plan a free advice call with us. You only pay if you really want us to start looking for you or start the interview of your au apair