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Choose the Child Care Skills You Need

Au Pair child care lets you choose the child care skills that matter the most to you. Past experience, specialty skills, child care style and driving experience are detailed on the Au Pair’s profile giving you the ability to choose the combination you need.

Choose child care experience to match your needs

Choose an Au Pair whose child care experience matches your family. Au Pair profiles contain detailed information about past child care experiences. Child care experience choices include:

• Number of years of past experience
• Frequency, duration and variety of experience
• Ages of children cared for
• Number of children cared for at one time
• Sole or shared responsibility for children
• Type of child care experience such as baby-sitting, day care, nursery, teaching, tutoring, youth group, etc.
• Responsibilities such as meals, bath time, playing, changing diapers, homework help, etc.

Choose the specialty skills your family needs

Choose an Au Pair with specialty skills if your child care needs require a skill beyond the required minimum experience and training. Most Au Pairs also have specialty skills such as:

• Infant qualified with at least 200 hours of documented experience caring for children under the age of 2
• CPR certified
• First Aid certified
• Experience caring for children with special needs
• Post-secondary education in a child care related field
• Professional or technical training in a child care, educational or medical related field
• Prior Au Pair experience either in the U.S. or abroad

Choose the child care style which matches your own

Choose an Au Pair with a child care style similar to your own. Au Pair profiles contain information about upbringing and answers to situational child care questions. Choose a similar style based on insight such as:

• Upbringing and childhood
• Relationship with parents and siblings
• Discipline for Au Pair during childhood
• Likes and dislikes of prior child care experiences
• Answers to situational questions about children conflict, emergency situations and age-appropriate activities

Choose driving experience which is best for your family

Choose an Au Pair with the driving experience you need or which meets the demands of your local area. Most Au Pairs have driving information such as:

• Number of years held driver’s license and driving experience
• Frequency driving
• Weather and traffic conditions
• Car size, type and access Au Pair is familiar with

Does your child care let you choose specific skills for the care provider that matches the needs of your family?

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