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Our Communications Manager, Chloe, has just returned from a visit to the Smartaupairs Australia office in Sydney. Hi! It’s Chloe here, the Communications …

A member of the Smartaupairs team contacts every au pair in the very early stages of their placement to see how they are settling in. As the majority of ou…

It's that lovely time of year again when we hear from au pairs and families about how their placements have started off. Here are the stories from two au p…

We launched two competitions during our Au Pair Introduction Day in London earlier on this month. In order to enter, au pairs were asked to send a com…

We are often asked how we find, screen and prepare our candidates for the Au Pair in Australia program. We do this with help from our trusted partner agen…

Mia, 19, is from Denmark and on 27th August 2013, she joined her host family in London. She wanted to share with us the experience of her first two weeks w…

"12 au pairs and 10 host mums met last night at the welcome meeting. Most were Smart au pairs families. We had a great time. I hope you enjoy the pictures!…

Every September, the Smartaupairs UK team organises an Introduction Day for au pairs who have recently started their placements. This year, we were join…

This week is the WYTEC conference in Sydney and I am looking forward to meet some of our key partner agencies from Europe and the US face to face. It's alw…

A number of our host families have enquired about registering their au pair with Ofsted in order to make use of childcare vouchers. There are many differen…

Last week, the Smartaupairs UK team celebrated a great half year result. We are proud that the company successfully continues to grow. The team was treate…

Smartaupairs recognises that a number of our host families have employed nannies in the past, however as their children get older and the amount of care re…