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Published by Ozgur Tore  - credit to ftnnews.com IAPA - the International Au Pair Association has announced the winner of the Au Pair of the Year, 24-yea…

Smartaupairs has joined IAPA, the International Au Pair Agency Association. After being on the executive committee of BAPAA since 2007 and representing Th…

Many host families who first embark on the journey of hosting au pairs look for an au pair agency local to them as they feel safe and comfortable in the kn…

The Kent Magazine Aspect Country featured an article about the benefits of hosting a summer au pair in their summer 08 edition. It is great to be mentioned…

How is your Manny?   There is so much written recently about 'mannies', male nannies and male au pairs. Some of our families have also s…

It is about this time each year that parents begin to ask the same question, "What will the kids be doing for the summer?" For parents who have b…

So many au pairs like to be in a busy environment of a city or a town, as these places are generally easy to make friends with other au pairs, close to lan…

For any au pairs who are hesitant to consider a single father family, please read the feedback below from two au pairs, who had a very positive experience…

We received this message from Maite, from Spain – who has now found a lovely family through smartaupairs and is preparing for her arrival in June. QUOTE…

We ask our au pairs to give us feedback towards the end of their stay with the host family. We are proud to share some to our recent au pair testimonials.…

We received this lovely feedback from Frederique, host family in London about Jessie, her Dutch au pair: Hi Nicole – Actually I kept meaning to email you …

How to... ...improve your language skills read children`s books- you are at the source as an au-pair! Especially those dealing with world litera…