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 [...]

Exploring During Au Pair SchoolAll au pairs spend 3 days in New Haven, CT for Au Pair Training School before flying to their host family’s home for their program year.  New Haven, Connecticut is an extremely historical and exciting city to be in!Whether you are taking a stroll on the [...]

My Second and Last YearJulie was the first member of the Grabbe family to greet me at the airport when I first landed in Kansas. The connection was immediate, when I saw her for the first time I felt like I had known her forever.Communication has been very solid since [...]

2024 Host Family of the Year 🥉The Enright Family It is difficult to start writing about a family that in less than a year became your second family. With Jamie and Adam we felt the perfect connection from the moment we had our first conversation... it was impossible to stop [...]

2024 Host Family of the Year 🥈 The Miller Family I met my host family two years ago, we couldn't match in that moment for visa appointment issues but we stayed in contact because of the chemistry we felt since the first interview. We didn't imagine we would have the [...]

2024 Host Family of the Year 🥇 The Manthei Family My name is Tina, I come from France, and I have to tell you about my host parents, named Adam and Lauren, who have a huge place in my heart today. I've been living with them for almost 6 months [...]

Host Family of the Year 🥇 The Manthei Family Our first call was in December 2022, following this call, I immediately felt an inexplicable feeling, as if I had known them for years. We laughed so much, we discovered enormous things in common, we communicated every day via WhatsApp, as [...]

2024 Au Pair of the Year 🥉Caroline from Peru Caroline, “Carito” to us, is not just a caregiver; she is an integral part of our family, embodying qualities that make her stand out as Au Pair of the Year. Her dedication to our children's well-being and holistic development creates an [...]

2024 Au Pair of the Year 🥈 Makhabbat from Kazakhstan Makhabbat is a wonderful young woman, who came to our family as a rematch few months ago. We were very lucky that she went into rematch because we got the Au Pair of our dreams. We had our first interview, [...]

2024 Au Pair of the Year 🥇 Fabiana from Italy ​ We are writing to nominate Fabiana Cerosillo for the Au Pair of the Year Award. Since starting with our family in the cold wintry Chicago last January, Fabiana has consistently demonstrated exemplary childcare skills and an unwavering commitment to [...]