Au Pair, Nanny or Daycare?
Evaluating Your Child Care Options
Whether you’re preparing for your first child or your already have a full house, finding the right child care can be a challenge. You can choose from many options, but hosting an international au pair is one of the best ways to provide loving, reliable support for your family that is also affordable.
Au Pair USA not only delivers exceptional value to your family, but also the unique benefits that only an au pair can bring - including a consistent presence for your children, new languages and an opportunity to learn about another country and culture. As a host family in our program, you'll be able to enjoy flexible, reliable schedules, loving care and a fixed cost for hosting your au pair, whether your have one child or three!
Consider how hosting an au pair compares with day care and nanny options below.
Au Pair USA vs. Day Care and Nanny
| What You Need | Daycare | Nanny |
Au Pair USA |
| Coverage for sick days and date nights | No | No | Yes |
| Pricing per family, not per child | No | No | Yes |
| Trusted and screened providers | No | No | Yes |
| Household and homework assistance | No | No | Yes |
| Exposure to other languages and cultures | No | No | Yes |
| One-on-one attention | No | No | Yes |
| U.S. Department of State-backed program | No | No | Yes |
| Flexible scheduling unique to your family | No | No | Yes |
| 24 hour agency support | No | No | Yes |
| At least a one-year commitment | No | No | Yes |
What Our Host Families Say
“Noemie has helped make this year as much of a foreign exchange experience for our kids as it has for herself.”
~ McConnell Family, Burlingame, CA
“Nataliya radiates goodness. Her calm, loving command is equaled only by her intelligence, her joy, and her humor. From the moment Nataliya became part of our family, we instinctually understood that we were blessed with the best au pair, quite literally, in the world.”
~ Aldridge Family, Novato, CA
