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| So I wanted to hear from families who have a legally hired aupair - how do they manage the budget and childcare options, what kind of benefits they see in having an aupiar. I assume that such families must exist, because there are couple aupair agencies alive in this country, so they must have clientelle. But who and how can hire an aupair under such conditions? | |
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I know of a family nearby that used one. The mother did not work, or only did some freelance in the evenings from time to time, and they needed the extra hands with 4 boy under the age of 10, ie. someone to watch the little one while the older ones were taken to school, activities, etc..
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| Do the parents work? If yes, what kind of work would allow so much financial and timing flexibility? Maybe I miss something in the whole story and I have to reconsider my budget and priorities? | |
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If both parents work, an au pair is not appropriate unless perhaps one parent works 10% or works from home. If both parents had full or near full time jobs outside the house, you would need a nanny perhaps two, or daycare arrangements, not au pair.