Cultural Care Au Pair

Cultural Care Au Pair offers a unique combination of child care and cultural exchange. We recruit, screen and train young women and men from all over the world to care for American children while living as a member of the family. The Au Pair Program is designed to give young people an opportunity to experience the
U.S. and provide quality child care for American families. The program is carefully regulated by the U.S. Department of State, promotes international understanding and provides cultural exchange for everyone involved.

Au pairs are 18 to 26 years old, secondary school graduates, proficient in English, and typically female (95%). They come from 40 countries on five continents. An au pair's child care experience can range from baby-sitting to working in day care centers to teaching. They are interested in becoming au pairs to improve their English, experience life in the United States and care for children.

Our host families are mostly dual-career professional couples with two or three children. Most reside in suburbs in major metropolitan areas and are looking for the flexibility of live-in child care and enjoy the cultural exchange benefits the program offers. About 70% of our host families repeat with us each year!

We offer both a full-year program. Au pairs on the full-year program have the option to extend their stay for 12, 9, or 6 months by applying to our Extension Program. About 30% of au pairs choose to extend.

Since 1989, Cultural Care has matched almost 60,000 au pairs with welcoming American families. There are currently 7,000 Cultural Care host families across the U.S. We have over 500 local child care coordinators in communities throughout the country, and our main offices are in Boston and Lucerne, Switzerland. In addition to our main offices, we have field offices in several states and recruitment offices in several countries around the world.

Our statement of purpose:

"Cultural Care Au Pair is a leading provider of cultural and educational exchange through a quality child care program. We promote international understanding by bringing young people of the world together with American families and children."