Every year, Au Pair USA host families around the country nominate their au pairs for the Au Pair of the Year contest. Here are the winners of the 2025 Au Pair of the Year contest.
Introducing the Au Pair USA New York Experience! Starting in 2026, Au Pair USA is inviting all incoming au pairs to spend three days together in New York City before heading to their host families.
As your program end date approaches, it's time to begin planning for a thoughtful, smooth, and emotionally healthy goodbye. Whether you're heading home or continuing your journey elsewhere, a little preparation can help you create closure, celebrate your growth, and transition confidently into your next chapter.
The U.S. is a very diverse country, so it makes sense that parenting styles would also portray lots of diversity. When you’re an au pair on a cultural exchange program, it’s important to understand and respect your host family’s methods and honor their values. Caring...
Traveling around the U.S. is a wonderful part of the au pair program. With 2 weeks of paid vacation time during the program year and an additional 30 day grace period upon program completion to remain in the United States, many au pairs plan incredible...
When you’re an au pair living in a foreign country, it’s important to be familiar with what type of emergencies you could be faced with and how to respond, just in case you find yourself in a dangerous situation. Asking your host family questions about...
When parents, Laura and Dan Johnson, decided an au pair might be the right childcare solution for their family of five in the summer of 2024, they immediately got to work perusing Au Pair USA’s database of au pairs. They wondered who would be the...
It’s no secret a big reason au pairs decide to join the program is the ability to travel and live abroad. With ten paid vacation days offered as part of the au pair agreement, most au pairs take full advantage of travel opportunities during their...
As an au pair, you’re at a prime age to be thinking about your future career. You may have plans after the au pair program to return home and begin (or continue) university studies. You may already be a university graduate while on the au...
Twenty-year-old Charika, also known as Rika, knew the Swerlands were the right family for her from the getgo. Although it was the first family Rika interviewed with, she felt there was a great vibe between them. After just two days of interviews, they had matched....