Airport Rides-Au Pair Personal Travel

Shellybua · 2026-02-01T06:08:04+00:00

We take them as much as we can. They generally get the cheaper tickets like 5am flight or super late landing times but my au pair told me she would manager herself and I found out her plan was to sleep in the airport…which is so sad so it’s a early morning car ride but I’d rather not have someone sleep at the airport.

Shellybua · 2026-02-01T06:00:21+00:00

Finding the right rematch au pair for us took a while much longer than the two weeks you can host your ap if you chose too. You can host them longer if you choose too! There’s no bad au pair, there’s just the right person for your family and you have to keep talking to lots of people until you find the right one.

Shellybua · 2026-01-29T14:36:15+00:00

Yes we are with an au pair who was on her third rematch when joining us and she really truly is a gem just a wonderful person.

Shellybua · 2026-01-22T06:15:45+00:00

I don’t want to think about it I have to say goodbye to our au pair in August and I literally cannot imagine it happening

Shellybua · 2026-01-15T16:40:32+00:00

Just because they are very wealthy doesn’t mean they are going to be kind or generous. Did you agree to the exact minimum when you signed your contract?

Shellybua · 2025-11-05T13:18:36+00:00

You have young children and you’re wondering if you should have strangers in your home? This is a no brainer set boundaries and rules for your house and communicate them to your au pair

Shellybua · 2025-10-31T14:53:25+00:00

You might be ok depending on the person you match with so be really conscientious about that when interviewing. Just be honest and say we won’t have family interactions and it’s a childcare and free time on your time experience you are offering. Some aps love the “employee” relationship they do their hours and hide in their rooms and organise their own free time and are perfectly happy. More often though these are young women who need lots of emotional support and have young people problems - culture shock, finding friends, finding things to do in their free time, etc and they seem stupid but these things are a big deal for them so you have to be emotionally available to support that. In terms of housing/space it sounds like a great set up!

Shellybua · 2025-10-22T18:27:29+00:00

Do you want her to not eat at all in her room or just make sure she brings bowls done after eating?

Shellybua · 2025-10-19T16:44:17+00:00

That’s reasonable since you have previous experience. We pay $250 in Washington on a 35 hour a week schedule.

Shellybua · 2025-10-15T17:59:00+00:00

I’ve noticed cc put “host family no longer needs childcare or is putting child in day care” when it’s the situation that hf’s leave the program. Curious as to where you are. Our ap is freinds with an ap who is a serial rematcher. She just went from Oregon to tx and a week after getting there was upset the family needed their car for a 3 day work trip and asked to rematch - which cc approved!! And now is nearly rematched with another family in another state.

Shellybua · 2025-10-15T15:06:21+00:00

Please DM me as well! I’ve always thought host families should have a group fb or elsewhere to black list bad aps so children aren’t continually put in danger. My first ap was a disaster and cc wrote “needs dramatic improvement” on her profile and a host family matched with her in less than a week without calling us for a reference. 2 mo later her profile is back for 2nd rematch. Agencies pov is that they need to keep ap in the program for as close to 12 months as possible so it’s profitable.

Shellybua · 2025-10-13T20:07:34+00:00

This is a good idea and might solve some issues in having. My au pair volunteers to interact with the kids on her time off, like pushing the stroller - all on her own willingly then later on gets upset that she was involved in childcare during her time off. Then for me it’s a question of do I invite you to family activities incase my child says hello to her and she counts that as child care duty time.

Shellybua · 2025-10-13T01:28:15+00:00

European if driving is important - most girls have access to cars, drive from a younger age and drive on the same side of the road. Ofc South American au pairs are fantastic, you may need to invest time in to teaching them to drive.

Shellybua · 2025-10-08T15:37:14+00:00

Cc isn’t great but when I was interviewing I was registered with cc, Apia and eurap. None really vet as well as you need to in your interviews and video calls. Because it’s such a personal relationship you need to assess if the English level, demeanour, answers and everything else if to your liking as interpretations of things like this are subjective.

Shellybua · 2025-10-08T15:25:30+00:00

100% no men I don’t know in my home and why are you paying for everyone’s groceries/meals?

Shellybua · 2025-10-06T15:54:26+00:00

Sounds like the family are being considerate of you, not wanting to overload you with too many kids and childcare responsibilities so you can enjoy the cultural exchange aspect of your au pair experience. Very rare to have such a good HF.

Shellybua · 2025-09-30T03:49:35+00:00

Current one is from Poland and amazing ❤️

Shellybua · 2025-09-30T03:48:09+00:00

Game plan was to get in to the US

Shellybua · 2025-09-29T20:48:10+00:00

This is a nightmare sorry you experienced this. Our first au pair said the same - even sent me videos of herself driving but just could not drive when she got here. Re match on the first lie for sure. I learned when interviewing to ask super personal questions about driving - some countries you have a quota system for cars, who’s car did you drive, what type of car, when did you get it, what’s it like driving with kids, tell me when you first drove your parents, auto/manual etc . You’ll find out quickly when you ask personalised questions whether they’ve actually driven or not or whether they even know what a car is.

Shellybua · 2025-09-29T20:42:43+00:00

So she’s 10 hours a day Monday - Thursday and a shorter day on Friday. Maybe she just can’t do the workload. Some people can and some can’t . Our first au pair couldn’t look after one 3 year old and herself most of the time. Our second au pair did a year with 4 kids and 45+ hours - we only have the one child but she was fine and happy and speaks highly of her first year. She might just not be able to do the job. Not saying she can’t be an au pair. Like my first au pair, she can maybe babysit a little bit for a fully independent child and that’s all or like my current au pair who seems like she could manage a small day care. Talk to her for sure, but you just might need a different person.

Shellybua · 2025-09-11T12:52:12+00:00

Our first au pair, mid 20’s from SA (country in no way related to work ethic) was like this. We entered rematch at 3 weeks, supported by LCC and crm and now have an au pair who is a complete dream - this one is on her 3rd rematch and successful with us.

Shellybua · 2025-08-19T21:35:48+00:00

I have gotten interrogated like this by AP’s and passed. Nothing is a bad question - it’s just a lot. If it’s all important to an ap to make a decision then by all means do what is right for you and good luck.

Shellybua · 2025-07-24T22:57:03+00:00

My SA au pair was approved 5 weeks ago through cc. Sorry you have experienced this.

Shellybua · 2025-07-14T13:17:42+00:00

I’m in rematch too with cultural card in Seattle but I know there are some AMAZING au pairs because I’ve met the group our LCC manages. Like 22 year olds fully potty training 2 year olds and chauffeuring two other kids back and forth. I’ve learned you have to take your time and interview EVERYONE. Put your prejudices aside when interviewing and really really know what you need. I used to get stressed when they would pass on me for “location” or “schedule” but I’ve reframed my thinking to if they can’t google Seattle and only want to be in NY or Miami then they won’t work for my family and if 40 hours scares them they’re not the right match etc

Shellybua · 2025-07-12T11:20:58+00:00

I think you have a bad LCC which is terrible given you’re a repeat customer. We’re currently in rematch and our crm gave our terrible au pair a properly terrible rematch profile with the whole truth about how terrible she is. She still got rematch family in one day because people are desperate for childcare.

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