We provide au pairs with a minimum of eight hours of child safety instruction (at least four of which cover infant safety)
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Department of State Regulations
Cultural Care Au Pair is a U.S. Department of State regulated program
Host families must comply with government regulations
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Provide room, board & stipend
Provide an au pair with a suitable private bedroom, 3 meals a day, and a minimum weekly stipend of $195.75 (calculated based on federal minimum wage; subject to change)*
Contribute towards education requirement
Contribute up to $500 toward the cost of an au pair’s completion of their educational requirement
Comply with on-duty restrictions
Limit an au pair’s working hours to 45 hours per week (no more than 10 hours in one day) and grant an au pair consecutive 1.5 days off per week, at least 1 full weekend off each month and 2 weeks of paid vacation
Limit responsibilities
Limit an au pair’s household responsibilities to those related to care of the children (including meal preparation, laundry and children’s room clean-up)
*Host families and au pairs are free to discuss and agree to compensation higher than the required weekly stipend minimum of $195.75; however, this cannot be in exchange for the au pair exceeding the regulatory limits on working hours (10 hours per day; 45 hours per week) or performing duties beyond childcare-related tasks.
As a host family, you agree to:
Arrange for a parent or responsible adult to remain at home with your au pair for the first three days after they arrive
Ensure that another adult is home with your au pair at all times if you have an infant under the age of 3 months
Facilitate transportation for your au pair to attend classes and any scheduled meetings with your local representative
We provide preparation and training for au pairs
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Child development instruction
We provide au pairs with a minimum of 24 hours of child development instruction before being placed in a host family's home (at least four of which are devoted to children under the age of two)
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Cultural Care Au Pair commits to fulfill additional government regulations
Ensure that each host family be assigned to a local representative who lives within a one-hour drive from their house
Require local representatives to conduct an orientation with each host family and au pair within 14 days of an au pair’s arrival
Require local representatives to maintain monthly personal contact with host families and their au pairs