Apr 13th, 2010
New Jersey family’s au pair has been named Au Pair of the Year
Mayumi Yano, a 24-year old au pair from Musashi Murayamashi, Japan was honored as the 2010 International Au Pair of the Year at a waterfront ceremony in Miami, Florida. Each year the International Au Pair Association (IAPA) honors the one au pair whom they feel embodies the true spirit of being an au pair at [...]
Mar 8th, 2010
Au Pair in Australia Program Just Added by InterExchange Working Abroad
InterExchange Working Abroad has just expanded its Australian program offerings to include a new Au Pair in Australia program. This is the third program InterExchange offers in Australia. With Australia’s popularity as a travel destination for adventure seekers, InterExchange has created yet another option for young people who wish to work while they travel.
Mar 8th, 2010
goAUPAIR Announces “Au Pair Preview”
goAUPAIR is excited to announce its new Au Pair Preview. The Au Pair Preview allows families to search, review and compare hundreds of well-qualified and prescreened available Au Pairs without having to fill out any application. Unlike any other Au Pair search tool in the industry, the Au Pair Preview is available with no cost, [...]
Nov 25th, 2009
RP to lift ban on au pair deployment to Norway
NORWAY – The Philippine and Norwegian governments will forge a bilateral agreement soon to lift the ban on au pair deployment to Norway. This was announced by Philippine ambassador to Oslo, Elizabeth Buensuceso, at an au pair conference dubbed, “Daughter of Globalization: An au pair conference”, held in this city.
Jun 22nd, 2009
Beyond Nannies: How the Recession May Be Changing Child Care
The Washington Post ran a story yesterday on the “nanny glut” and it caught our attention — partly for what it didn’t say. Turns out that the recession has led many families to let go of their nannies, usually because mom or dad no longer have a job or their work hours were cut. Then [...]
May 7th, 2009
From Mary Poppins to Supernanny: Tackling the British Nanny Myth
Are the Brits really that much better at rearing children than the rest of us? The Au Pair in America program reports a sudden surge in interest from Western Europe, including the U.K., Germany and France, as I report in today’s Wall Street Journal. This comes after years of shrinking participation from those countries and [...]
Mar 9th, 2009
Door shuts on au pairs
Thousands of au pairs from numerous countries including Turkey have been affected by tough new UK immigration rules. The UK Borders Agency ceased the au pair system of coming to the UK at the end of last November, deleting several kinds of visa systems at the same time. The au pair system has been replaced [...]
Mar 3rd, 2009
More European Au Pairs Looking for Work in the US
As the European Union?s recession deepens, Au Pair in America has seen an increase in the number of au pairs from the region looking for work in the United States. Less jobs for young European men and women has many looking to the states for opportunity. As a result, Au Pair in America, the nation?s [...]
Mar 3rd, 2009
Au Pair USA Au Pair Saves 5-Year-Old from Choking
Au Pair USA au pair Amanda “Nena” Mayorga, of Ecuador, saved her host family’s daughter from choking and is now a finalist for the International Au Pair Association (IAPA) ‘Au Pair of the Year’ Award to be presented in Vienna, Austria in March. Nena is an au pair with the Thompson family of Irvington, NY, [...]
Mar 3rd, 2009
Weak Economy Leads to Strong Demand for Au Pairs
One consequence of the current economic crisis is that more mothers are working. More new moms are remaining in the workforce and at-home mothers who had decided to put their careers on hold are having to return to work. With an increase in dual income households comes an increase in the demand for quality childcare. [...]
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