Go Au Pair in Minneapolis offers a child care experience through cultural exchange
What is an Au Pair?
Au Pairs are pre-screened international young adults with child care experience who provide full time, live-in child care and introduces a memorable cultural experience at an affordable cost. With Au Pair child care, families in Minneapolis can enjoy all the benefits of in home child care.
Au Pairs can be responsible for general supervision of the children, driving, laundry, homework help, preparing meals, and providing morning and bedtime help. As an Au Pair agency, Go Au Pair is dedicated to helping families in the Minneapolis area choose an Au Pair that fits their specific family needs.
Local Area Representative in Minneapolis
Go Au Pair has a Local Area Representative in the Twin Cities area to help our families during their experience. Our agency’s local representative will assist your family and Au Pair with any questions related to your live in child care needs.
Kristi Papenfuss
“Erin provide really good service to us. She is always in touch. She helps with questions immediately. She always asks our opinion before she plans another activity, sends information about new au pairs. She is wonderful!”
“Everything about our au pair has exceeded expectations. She is wonderful!”
“I really love to live in Utah. [It] is one of the most beautiful places in the world. You can do a lot of things, hiking, snowboarding, you can watch amazing landscapes. My family is really special, they are very independent, but they also love to have family time.”
“We have been thrilled with our au pair and having her in our home has been a pure delight. We adore her and consider her a part of our family.”
“Erin has been great at letting us know when there are activities and encourages the Au pairs to go. Erin has always been available to answer questions and is super easy to get along with. We feel very comfortable talking with her.”
The areas I serve in Minneapolis
The Twin Cities metropolitan area is comprised of seven counties and dissected by three major rivers—the Minnesota to the south; the Mississippi, which bisects the urban core; and the St. Croix to the east, this is the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. There are over 100 suburbs spread across the Twin Cities metro area. These communities range in size from a few hundred to nearly 85,000 residents. Minneapolis and St. Paul are the two largest cities. St. Paul is the state capital.
Au Pair Cultural Activities
Cultural events are held every other month. Two a year are for the entire family. The others are just for au pairs. Below are a few examples of the fun things au pairs have done:
A great way to enjoy the snow in Minnesota.
A fun activity that promotes teamwork.
Learning to sail on Lake Minnetonka. A classic activity in the state of 10,000 lakes.
Additional Resources for Families and Au Pairs in Minneapolis, MN
Au Pairs first need to pass the Class D Knowledge Exam and then pass the Class D Skill Exam.
A social security number is not required to take the Class D Knowledge Exam. However, a social security number is required to take the Class D Skill Exam. If the au pair arrives with an international driver’s license, it is valid for 60 days. Au pairs are required to be on their host family’s car insurance.
Buy a Metro Transit Go-To Card at a local retail store:
https://www.metrotransit.org/goto-card-retailers
Buy a Metro Transit Go-To Card online:
https://store.metrotransit.org/
To plan transit trips, use:
- Below are some of the most popular colleges/universities in the Twin Cities area for au pairs due to affordability. This is not an all-inclusive list. If you need or want more options, please go into your community for a complete list of colleges/universities. Most au pairs take classes through the continuing education offerings. Normandale Community College – https://normandale.augusoft.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=1010
Hennepin Technical College – https://mnscu.rschooltoday.com/public/getcategory/program_id/7
Minneapolis Community & Technical College –https://mnscu.rschooltoday.com/public/getcategory/program_id/41?_ga=2.121092360.187058982.1541425330-2095060796.1527288286
Saint Paul College – https://www.saintpaul.edu/
Dakota County Technical College – https://www.dctc.edu/
Century College – https://www.century.edu/
Community Education classes are accepted in Minnesota. Check your city’s community education offerings by searching online.
Another popular option for au pairs is to do a travel weekend class in another state. Au pairs can usually do a 3 or 6 credit class in one weekend.
Here are links to the travel weekend classes:
https://www.aupairclasses.org/
https://classroomaupair.org/
https://www.liu.edu/aupair
Child Friendly Activities for Au Pairs and Host Families
The Twin Cities has many family activities to choose from throughout the year. The most up to date resources are: