Cultural Care Au Pair is the leading provider of intercultural childcare and educational exchange since 1989. A division of EF Education and a U.S. Department of State regulated program, Cultural Care Au Pair is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an extensive network of recruitment, screening and orientation offices worldwide.
Fast Facts
• Cultural Care Au Pair is designated by the U.S. Department of State to legally place au pairs with American host families.
• Cultural Care Au Pair offers qualified young people the opportunity to live and study in the United State for one year at a time, in exchange for providing 45 hours of childcare per week.
• Cultural Care Au Pair is one of the largest and most experienced au pair organizations in the world, having successfully placed more than 65,000 au pairs in American homes since 1989.
• Cultural Care Au Pair was granted permission from the U.S. Department of State to offer a second year extension au pair program (6, 9 or 12 months), as well as a summer au pair program.
• Cultural Care Au Pair’s first group of au pairs came from Sweden in 1989 to live with host families in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.
• All Cultural Care au pairs attend an intensive four-day training program at the St. John’s University campus in Oakdale, NY.
• Cultural Care au pairs receive ongoing safety training throughout the year as part of our exclusive Continuing Education Program.
Requirements of Au Pairs Participating in the Full Year Program
• 200 hours of childcare experience and at least 200 hours of infant care experience if caring for a child under the age of two
• 32 hours of child safety and development training prior to arrival at the host family’s home
• Three non-family references, one from a former childcare employer, verified by Cultural Care Au Pair staff
• English proficiency
• Secondary school graduate (or equivalent)
• Must successfully pass a background evaluation, including a criminal background check, a health examination and a personal profile analysis
• Must be 18 to 26 years old