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.
When Alexa (26) from Germany joined the Au Pair program, she was excited to match with an incredible host family with three adorable kiddos. After leaving her office job in Germany and arriving in the Seattle, Washington area in August 2024, Alexa settled in as...
Did you know that when you join the Au Pair program, you don’t just become part of an American family, you are also welcomed into a community of au pairs from all over the world? Each Local Coordinator is responsible for a ‘cluster’ or group...
Au Pair USA welcomes hundreds of au pairs from 25 different countries each year. With so many talented, caring, and diverse entries, it was hard to select a few to feature as our 2023 Super Au Pair finalists. Here are a few who stood out...
Isa Mik, a 21-year-old au pair from the Netherlands, didn’t know where the au pair experience would bring her, but she did know she wasn’t willing to just wait around and see. Isa has always been adventurous and authentic as a person and when she...
When Fatima first arrived in the U.S. in August 2022, she had no idea how much the Au Pair program would test her resilience and strength. After two matches with families that were not the right fit in her first year, she wasn’t sure remaining...
This past March, Au Pair USA Local Coordinator and former au pair Anderson Camargo took his group of Southern California au pairs to volunteer at the Los Angeles Marathon. Anderson heard about the opportunity through the U.S. Department of State and thought it would be...
Earth Day is an annual celebration that is dedicated to protecting Earth’s natural resources. It’s celebrated on April 22nd each year. Chances are you’ve done something to commemorate this day in your home country, as it’s a day that is acknowledged in more than 190...