Au Pair Wiki: Key topics of the au pair stay

Everything you need to know about being an au pair or host family and arranging an au pair stay organised by key topics. 

General Information

    One au pair and two kids
    A Family in a meadow
    Money on the table
    A nanny plays with children
    Au-pair with hostkids playing with paperboats
    A young man playing with a child

Requirements

    Girl with red purse in her hands
    Au-pair doing housework with a kid
    A stopwatch held in the palm of a hand
    Calendar
    Several letters
    Young Woman walking over a bridge
    Woman with open Arms in front of the Ocean

The search

    Aupair and host family
    Family holds speech balloons in the air
    A host family in a video call
    Two young women sitting on swings at a playground

Documents and formalities

    Reisepass mit Stempeln
    A person signing a contract
    A doctor embraces a green heart with her hands
    Certificate
    Someone who walks with a suitcase
    Regulations on child benefit payments for German au pairs
    A Girl with an EU flag

Preparing for the stay

    Girl sitting on her bed in her room, watching photos
    A family in front of a laptop
    A family walking on a street
    a groupe of friends
    Group of young people learning languages together
    A gift for your au pair
    An open appointment diary with a cup of coffee
    Father and Kid doing a car race
    Girl in front of a lake
    Gift for your host family

Security and disagreements

    Parents searching online for an Au-pair. Kids are playing.
    girl stands on arrows
    A girl looking out the window
    Young Woman holding a paper speech bubble

Other programs

    Friends at the beach
    A Woman eating some icecreme with a child

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