Sharing Holiday Traditions with Your Au Pair The holidays are a time for family, connection, and celebration, and for host families, it’s the perfect opportunity to include your au pair in your traditions. Sharing holiday moments with your au pair doesn’t just help them feel like a valued part of [...]
Celebrate the Holiday Season with our Annual Secret Santa! Agent Au Pair is excited to organize it’s yearly Secret Santa gift exchange for their au pairs again! We started this activity back in 2018 with only about 12 au pair and staff members participating. Over the years the gift exchange [...]
Program Expectations & Common Misconceptions about the Au Pair Program Agent Au Pair hopes to be able to better prepare applicants for their time as an Au Pair in the US, by addressing some common misconceptions regarding the program, so Au Pairs will be able to:decide if this program is [...]
America's Best Customer Service 2025We are proud to announce that Newsweek named Agent Au Pair #1 for America’s Best Customer Service 2025 in the category of Nanny and Au Pair Agencies for the past 4 out of 5 years!The America’s Best Customer Service 2025 ranking is based on an independent survey of more [...]
How to prepare for your au pair year? You have made the decision to apply for the Au Pair program. You completed your application. You have had interviews with host families. And then it happened- YOU FOUND YOUR MATCH! You are applying for your visa! You were approved! Soon your [...]
Reverse Culture Shock IS YOUR AU PAIR PROGRAM COMING TO AN END OR HAVE YOU JUST RETURNED BACK TO YOUR HOME COUNTRY, BUT YOU FEEL UNHAPPY AND LIKE YOU DO NOT FIT IN ANYMORE?Reverse culture shock is also called re-entry shock and is defined as the emotional and psychological distress [...]
Restoring Confidence in the Au Pair ProgramOn Thursday, September 19, 2024, legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives regarding the modernization of the federal Au Pair Program. Sponsored by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R, PA-14), the Modernizing the Au Pair Program Act. H.R. 9677 (the MAP Act) addresses important issues [...]
Exchange Day 2024Exchange Day is a worldwide celebration of the power of international exchange! In a typical year, thousands of international exchange visitors come to the U.S. to learn more about our culture, to travel around our beautiful landscapes, and to create new friendships. Exchange Day is also an opportunity [...]
Your Role as a Host Parent Hosting an exchange visitor promotes global relations and diplomacy. Your au pair left their country, family, friends, language culture to live with you and experience daily life with an American family. Think about how you want them to speak about their time living with [...]
IAPA Au Pair of the YearWe are delighted to share that Lia Anahi Padilla Medina, Ecuadorean au pair from Agent Au Pair, won the 2024 Au Pair of the Year award from the International Au Pair Association (IAPA)! Lia joined the Pelicano family of Illinois in January of 2023, and [...]
