All About New York Au Pair

Au Pair Care 800-4AUPAIR aupaircare.com For any au pair service in the U.S., families are required to pay an initial fee of $5,000 to $6,000. On arriving in New York, Au Pair Care participants go through extensive training in child-care development, household safety, crime prevention, and CPR. Parents are required to pay au pairs an average of $260 per week, which includes transportation and a weekly stipend.

Au Pair in America 9 W. Broad St., Stamford, Conn. 800-928-7247 This American Institute for Foreign Study-affiliated program has been matching international au pairs with families for nearly twenty years. Choose from several programs: Au Pair Child Care ($265 per week), which includes 45 weekly hours of care; Au Pair Extraordinaire ($343 per week), which upgrades you to an au pair with a formal child-care degree; and Educare ($209), which is for parents seeking a lesser time commitment. Community-based counselors are available to help with any issues that arise.

Cultural Care Au Pair 1 Education St., Cambridge, Mass. 800-333-6056 efaupair.org EF Education, a worldwide foreign-language organization, oversees this exchange program, which not only screens candidates thoroughly but also trains them at its own facility. Total cost for the standard program is $5,395 per year, plus the standard weekly stipend of $139 and an education allowance of up to $500.

EurAuPair Intercultural Childcare Programs 407 N. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. 800-901-2002 euraupair.com This organization can match your family with an au pair from almost anywhere in the world. The regular program is $5,800 per year; the Au Pair Par Experience program, which ensures you an au pair who has either a kindergarten teaching degree or two years of full-time child-care experience, costs $6,700 (plus weekly $140 stipend, plus education fees). Returning families get a discount.

Go Au Pair 6965 Union Park Center, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, Utah 888-287-2471 childcrest.com This company offers two programs: the standard Go Au Pair ($5,745) and the Premiere Au Pair ($5,945), which requires two years’ experience or a relevant child-care degree. The standard $140 weekly stipend and education fees are not included. Au pairs arrive with comprehensive health insurance obtained through the company.

InterExchange, Inc 161 Sixth Ave., at Spring St. 212-924-0446 interexchange.org InterExchange au pairs are thoroughly interviewed and investigated before their profiles are sent to host families. Beyond the mandatory $5,490 fee for enrolling in the au pair program, parents can expect to pay a weekly stipend of about $140.