Go Au Pair in Denver offers a child care experience through cultural exchange

Au Pairs provide reliable, live-in child care which meets the specific needs of your family.

We are using an Au Pair through Go Au Pair and we’ve been very happy. The process to get the nanny here was smooth and so far we haven’t run into any issues. This is a great program and we have referred it to many of our friends with babies.

Radostin Kanev

2023-07-17

We have had the pleasure of working with GoAuPair as our au pair agency, and we are satisfied with the placement and the services they have provided. Throughout the process, Gina has been incredibly supportive, taking the time to explain contracts and terms to us. Judith has also been wonderful in following up with us and has been friendly and helpful. We have been hosting au pairs since our twins were born, and we have had the opportunity to welcome four au pairs from Mexico and China, with another one soon to arrive from Peru. In our experience, the price we pay when working with an au pair through GoAuPair (including agency fees and au pair fees) is quite reasonable compared to the hourly rates of local nannies. It's important to note that with this cost-saving, there is a trade-off. We have dedicated time to train our au pairs, help them with driving and familiarize them with the area. In some cases, we have also supported them in improving their English language skills if needed. Additionally, we provide our au pairs with full access to a car and a membership to Lifetime Athletic, an excellent country club. We encourage them to explore the area and make friends. In return, our au pairs have been exceptional with our children and have taught them valuable second languages, such as Chinese and Spanish. Thanks to our au pairs, our kids are now trilingual and have become globally-oriented, embracing new cultures and languages. This experience has also instilled in them a broader understanding of the concept of a global economy and vision. Hosting au pairs has brought many positive aspects to our family life, and we have received excellent services from GoAuPair throughout the process. We highly recommend their services to anyone considering hosting an au pair.

Wenting Gao

2023-06-30

Great experience with Go Au Pair! Responsive and easy to work with. Helpful in answering questions. Found a great au pair to join our family and would highly recommend!

Kathryn Schaeffer

2023-05-26

We had a wonderful experience with this Au pair agency. We enjoyed being involved with the search and selection of the au pair (a unique feature that sets them apart). We are also impressed with the exceptional customer service. Our coordinator has been prompt in answering all of our questions and any concerns. We are grateful for this agency and all the staff working hard behind the scenes to make this program possible, thank you!

Aaron Thomas

2023-05-24

We have had two au pairs placed by Go Au Pair. I would recommend them as they have an excellent variety of au pairs to connect with.

Zane Aukee

2023-05-02

I have worked with several folks at Go Au Pair during my search process. They have all been well informed, respectful, responsive and a pleasure to work with. I would gladly recommend this agency to anyone in search of an Au Pair

Tom Dudzic

2023-04-19

I started this process about 2 weeks ago and was able to find a match, but not without endless amount of time invested. For the most part the pricing is stated upfront so you know what you're getting into, however, the fees for the flight/travel are unable to be determined until that is booked. PROS: - The representatives that you work with are very nice and helpful - They create the contract with the cost out after you've extended an offer to an AuPair pretty quickly - There are lots of AuPairs to choose from and a couple new ones might be added each week - There isn't a local representative in my area so my local rep was almost across the country from me so they assigned 2 people to help me out. Having the support was fine. Totally fine but I got confused on who I address for certain things in the beginning. - Final costs are about an extra $500-$1000 than whats stated upfront due to travel costs, etc. - Overall we are very happy so far with the process and the representatives we've been working with are super sweet and kind. They can really help you out and try to be super available for you. We were happy with our reps. CONS: - There are a lot of emails with bits and pieces of information, the next steps are not detailed in the beginning so there is a lot of things not exactly clear, mainly detailed info on the entire process. This was frustrating but if you talk to your rep to clear it up you should be fine - Payment plan details should be shown upfront because a family needs to see if it's realistically affordable or compare their local childcare pricing prior to starting the search and investing so much time into it. However, I guess a family going this route for childcare might not be stressing over little costs here and there? Not sure - Travel fees/cost need to be elaborated/clear a bit more in the beginning of the process

Krystal Ahmad

2023-03-28

There is a good selection of au pairs, and the search function makes it easy to find one that meets your needs. -Zane

JH DENALI

2022-10-04

We HIGHLY recommend Go Au Pair (GAP). In the world of working parent guilt and a global pandemic, it really does take a village to raise children--but what does one do when one's village alternates quarantining and childcare is chaos. When we heard about the au pair program and began to research it, we knew it was our only hope, though we had many concerns. The first was what agency to choose--a huge agency? A small agency? We wondered what role our agency would play, and agonized over the choice. Ultimately, GAP provided terrific, high-quality, personalized service that clearly comes from their experience in the AP world and not being so enormous that they lose sight of their families and APs. We are a family, not just a number, to GAP. Our AP is such a very special young lady who is authentic, bright, and thoughtful. She is fantastic with children, and an extremely strong driver. With 3 very young boys, having a third adult is such an unbelievable help in our family. Our AP is leaving an unforgettable impression on our children and has made it so easy to be a working parent. We cannot thank GAP enough!

Jamie K

2022-07-07

We first found Go Au Pair in January 2022 when we were looking for a childcare provider for our toddler. Their website is setup well and searching for candidates is simple. While filling out the host profile takes a bit of time it's worth it as both you and the au pairs are able to share a lot of information. We found an Au Pair in rematch and our local coordinator in town and placement manager were supportive. They were easy to get a hold of and always got back to us in a timely manner. While our match with our Au Pair did not last the staff at Go Au Pair has made moving on painless and helped provide our Au Pair with a new opportunity in a different state. They were impartial and patient while addressing our concerns.

Kevin Dahm

2022-05-09

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 Denver 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 Denver area choose an Au Pair that fits their specific family needs.

Local Area Representative in Denver

Go Au Pair has a Local Area Representative in Denver and surrounding areas 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.

Doris Pearson

“My LAR helped a lot and she makes sure that we can ask her anything that we might want to know further on.”

Yolandi, South African Au Pair, Lone Tree, CO

“Doris is good about always ensuring there is an event as planned and emails all au pairs when a new au pair arrives. ”

Abigail - Host Mom, Parker, CO

The areas I serve in Colorado

I cover the Denver area and the surrounding areas within/around 60 minutes of all Host Families.

Major Towns: Denver, Cherry Creek, Englewood, Centennial, Castle Rock, Littleton, Lakewood, Highlands Ranch, Westminster, Thornton, Golden, Parker, Wheat Ridge, Edgewater, Greenwood Village, Southglenn, Columbine, Ken Caryl, Dakota Ridge, Castlewood, Castle Pines, Roxborough, Stonegate, Cottonwood, Commerce City, Lakeside .

Counties: Denver, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Boulder (partial), El Paso (partial)

About me

My name is Doris Pearson and I have been the Colorado Local Area Representative (LAR) with Go Au Pair since 2001.

I moved from Nebraska 42 years ago. I’ve lived in Denver with my husband of 33 years and have 2 daughters. I worked at a Bank for over 20 years and retired to spend more time with my daughters. I started working with Go Au Pair and at the same time a school 3 days a week in the Kindergarten class. I found it to be flexible and a perfect job/balance for my family. After 20 years of service with the school I’ve retired, but continue to work as a LAR with Go Au Pair. In my free time I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family and friends, reading, playing tennis, snow skiing and water sports.

My cluster is growing here in Denver and the surrounding areas. I’ve experienced first-hand with my own children and working at a school the shortcomings of child care centers, home day cares and nannies. I truly believe in the au pair program and what they can offer families. I am the closest point of contact for both the Host Families, as well as Au Pairs and I’m here to provide local support to both through the entire length of placement.

About my Families and Au Pairs

Our current Colorado Au Pairs are from Ecuador, Ghana, Colombia, Germany and El Salvador. They enjoy our family friendly community and look forward to experiencing the great outdoors, hiking, Red Rocks, Colorado Rocky mountains, art and music festivals. Our Colorado Host Families have little babies all the way up to early teens and they work in all kind of professions. We currently have Colorado host parents in healthcare, education, marketing, real estate, sales, finance, accounting, legal, IT and marketing.

Au Pair Cultural Activities

Au Pairs are required to attend a number of Cultural Activities with their Local Area Representative and nearby Au Pairs to make sure they experience the local community and culture during their stay. Below are some of the activities Doris’s cluster has been up to recently!

Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheatre built into a rock structure in the western United States, near Morrison, Colorado, ten miles west of Denver. We meet at the park, hike, explore red rocks and its stunning scenery. We view the Visitor Center learning how it was established and all the different events that take place. Concerts, Yoga, Film on the Rocks, Snowshape Fitness

Bowling at Pindustry

Pindustry at Greenwood Village is a multi-level entertainment venue. We can do endless things. We meet up on the massive Sky Deck with views that include Pikes Peak and the whole Front Range, social, eat, and play variety games: Jenga, darts, bowling, pinball machines, arcade games and many more. This event we bowled.

Holidays Party at My Home

This is a favorite! We have brunch and do a fun gift exchange with the Au Pair group. Everyone brings a favorite dish from their home country to share and a wrapped $10 gift. We chat, eat and get to know each other, by learning about the Au Pairs families, host families, everyone’s interest and what they have been experiencing while here in Colorado. Then the Au Pairs draw numbers to pick a gift from the pile or steal someone else’s. Everyone leaves with a fun gift and enjoys celebrating together the start of the holiday season!

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Additional Resources for Families and Au Pairs in Denver, CO

Au Pair Driver's License

Driving can be part of your Au Pair’s responsibilities. If this is the case, the Host Families need to check with their car insurance agency for their rules for adding an Au Pair to the insurance. And, the Au Pair will need to get a driver’s license from the nearest Colorado (CO) DMV office.

https://dmv.colorado.gov/drivers

Public Transportation

Au Pairs can learn about inexpensive solutions to travel around town. Rail-Denver-RTD, Uber, Lyft, Taxis and shuttles are also available.

https://www.rtd-denver.com/services/rail

Colleges and Universities for Au Pairs to Attend

Au Pairs need to complete 6 credits/72 classroom hours while they are here in Colorado. Most of our Au Pairs take Continuing Education Courses from the Community College of Denver or Arapahoe Community College. These two Colleges offer a wide range of different classes for them to take and all different days and times.

https://www.ccd.edu/

https://www.arapahoe.edu/

We also have a few language schools that many of our Au Pairs like to attend. Our Colorado Au Pairs attend Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and Colorado School of English, both in the downtown Denver area.

https://springinstitute.org/

https://www.englishamerica.com/

Au Pair & Host Family Tax Information

Au Pairs and Host Families can learn about tax withholdings and filing specific for the Au Pair program. Always consult a tax advisor to learn how taxes apply.

Social Security Card

An Au Pair will need to get a Social Security # before getting a bank account and driver’s license. Go Au Pair will provide a welcome packet with social security information, on the Au Pairs arrival. We advise Au Pairs to wait 10 days after arrival to get their social security number. You can make an appointment at a social security office, closest to your home.

Social Security Card Info

Child Friendly Activities for Au Pairs and Host Families

Au Pairs will find that Denver offers a wide variety of exciting things to do and places to visit. There are many historical museums, art displays, scenic touring, and physical activities. Families can help Au Pairs find activities they are most interested in.

Recommended Activities

https://www.historycolorado.org/

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en

https://lodo.org/

http://www.mountevans.com/index.html

https://www.cherokeeranch.org/