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Host families

Host Families

Best in Family offers you advice, follow-up and support during the whole process and throughout your experience as a host family:

  • 24 hour contact in case of emergency.
  • Regular follow-up contacts at the beginning, during and at the end of the stay to verify the adaptation of the coexistence.
  • Faced with possible problems of coexistence or others that are substantiated, a change of Au Pair can be requested, which will be carried out as diligently as possible.

The Au Pair program is a cultural exchange program and coexistence (living together) regulated by an international agreement, in which both parts au pair and family, must agree with the established conditions to ensure that the experience is enriching for all.

What can an Au Pair do for your family?

  • With our Au Pair program you will have the help you need to take care of your children, in the basic tasks of the home and you will enjoy your leisure time with the guarantee that your children will be well taken care of. In return, the au pair will receive accommodation, all meals and a weekly pay, always treating them as part of the family.
  • It is an excellent educational opportunity for your children that will open new possibilities for your future. Understanding the benefits of speaking other languages ​​is the primary motivation to promote learning in a natural way.

What does it mean to be a host family?

  • The host family receives a young person from abroad “Au Pair” (can be a girl or a boy) in their home for a certain time.
    The family offers accommodation, full board and weekly pocket money. The Au Pair will be part of the family during the time of their stay, therefore, he / she has the same rights and obligations as any other member of the family.
  • Host families should bear in mind that an Au Pair is not a domestic employee (it is not considered “work”). It is a remunerated activity, based on the personal commitment of the Au Pairs with their host families. In return, they have the opportunity to enjoy an unforgettable experience and learn a foreign language.

Advantages of having an Au Pair

  • Childcare doesn´t have to be costly for your family! For a small weekly remuneration, accommodation and board of the Au Pair, your family will get someone who looks after your children, teaches them a language, helps with duties in the household and therefore increases your personal flexibility.
  • The Au Pair program offers you one of the easiest ways to enable your kids to learn or improve a language. It can be achieved during their daily activities even from home and in a fun, fast, efficient and natural way, without being too much effort. It is especially of great help for children who attend bilingual schools, as they receive extra help at home regarding homework etc.
  • You will have help and support in getting your children out of bed, dressing them, bring them to school, pick them up again, giving them their meals, supervising their homework etc.

An Au Pair is a great help during school holidays, when your children don´t assist classes, especially during the period of summer vacation from June to September. The Au Pair will take care of your children while you are at work, and you won´t have to think about any alternative solutions (summer camps, leave them with other family members etc.) Your Au Pair will entertain them, take them to the swimming pool or do other excursions, play at home practicing the language and so on. He or she will simply support you in your daily life with children.

You will be able to count on your Au Pair the moment you want to go out, go shopping, to the gym or the hair dresser. You can go out at night with your husband/wife without the need to find an external babysitter or bring the children to someone else´s place. You won´t have to move them from their bed, given that your Au Pair will take the place of babysitter anytime during the  week.

A flexible schedule that your family personalizes according to your needs and from the comfort of your own home. Your family will be able to follow your individual timetable which will be agreed with the Au Pairs working schedule. Whenever there is an unexpected incident, you will have a reliable person you can count on at any time. When the children cannot go to school for whatsoever reason, the Au Pair will take care of them. You won´t have to leave them to another family member, take a day off of work or pay for a babysitter.

Living together with a person from abroad will surely be an unforgettable experience for all the family, especially the children, who will discover other customs form another culture and benefit from getting to know a new person close to them and their family from early age on.

You will be able to count on a trustworthy person, who will look after your children. The kids can get to know him/her step by step from home, which is very convenient for gaining confidence and security.

The Au Pairs are usually people of high educational and cultural level with great interest in learning a new language and adapting to a new culture. At the same time they are young girls and boys with lots of energy and keen on spending fun time with your children. For them the Au Pair will be like a big brother or sister.

Requirements to be a host family

The family is composed of, nuclear family or single parent and at least one minor.

The family speaks the official language of the country in their daily life: do not forget that, in the great majority of cases, the objective of the program is none other than learning a language and immersion in a different culture.

Be committed to cultural exchange and have a positive attitude to welcome the au pair and receive him / her as a member of the family and not as domestic staff.

Availability of a separate room for private use of the Au Pair with all the necessary minimum comforts (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk ect.).

Family should be willing to comply with the obligations established in the Au Pair Program of each country.

Responsibilities of the Au Pair

Looking after the children (Play with them, help them to carry out extracurricular activities, pick them up and take them to school, prepare food, change diapers, clean them bath them?, teach them your language.

Carry out small household chores (Help keep the house clean and tidy, prepare breakfast and simple meals for the kids, set the table and pick it up, do the Laundry, make small purchases, ect.).

One or two nights a week you will look after the children (babysitting) when the parents are out for the evening.

Attention

The Au Pair responsibilities may vary depending on the necessities of the host family. However family and au-pair will always sign an Au-pair and family Agreement that will describe the tasks and responsibilities from each part.

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Your obligations as a host family

Select the country where you live to see your obligations as a host family.
For other countries, Best in Family will facilitate the information.

What should host families offer in Germany?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day). Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at German classes. Keep in mind that one of the Au Pair´s main targets is learning and improving the language of the host-country. Facilitate attendance at a German course during their stay. The work schedule with the family should allow the au pair to attend classes. Even to attend different cultural programs. Au pairs will receive, in addition to the payment, 50 euros per month from the families destined to pay for part of the language course.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (In Germany It is not mandatory but recommended they do).
  • Weekly pocket money. 260€ per month. Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. 30 hours a week, you should not work more than 6 hours a day + two babysitting nights.
  • Offer weekly days off. 2 days a week, minimum one full weekend per month. On holidays are free days of work.
  • Offer paid vacations. 4 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days a month).
  • Medical Insurance, paid by the family or European Health Insurance Card.
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Cover a certain amount of the au pair’s travel expenses. (not mandatory).
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station, ect.). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.

What should host families offer in United Kingdom?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk, ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day). Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at English course. The language course runs by the Au Pair. Although some families may voluntarily cooperate with some of the expenses.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (In UK It is not mandatory but BAPAA recommends that the family contributes at least 20£ per month).
  • Weekly pocket money. 70-110 pounds (More than 140 pounds the au pair pays taxes). Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. Basic Au Pair 25-30 hours a week and should not work more than 6 hours a day + two nights babysitting. For extra babysitting BAPAA recommend a minimum of 4£ per hour.
  • Offer weekly days off. 2 days a week (usually weekends). Minimum one full weekend per month.
  • Offer paid vacations. 4 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days per month).
  • Medical Insurance. The Au Pair is responsible for health coverage in UK. It is advisable to bring the European Health Card for EU citizens or private insurance Paid by the family.
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Cover a certain amount of the au pair’s travel expenses. (not mandatory)
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station…). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.

What should host families offer in Ireland?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day). Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at English course. The language course runs by the Au Pair. However, the family should help find a suitable course that is close to where they live. Families can volunteer with some of the expenses.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (In Ireland It is not mandatory but recommended they do).
  • Weekly pocket money. 100-120€ per week. Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. 30 hours a week, you should not work more than 6 hours a day + two nights of babysitting.
  • Offer weekly days off. 2 days a week (usually weekends). Minimum one full weekend per month.
  • Offer paid vacations. 2 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days a month).
  • Medical Insurance. The Au Pair is responsible for the health coverage in Ireland. It is advisable to bring the European Health Insurance Card for EU citizens or private insurance.
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Cover a certain amount of the au pair’s travel expenses. (not mandatory)
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station…). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.

What should host families offer in France?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day). Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at French course. The language course runs by the Au Pair. However, the family should help find a suitable course that is close to where they live. Families can volunteer with some of the expenses.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (It is not mandatory). In Paris some families pay the Carte Orange (monthly payment).
  • Weekly pocket money. 80€ per week. Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. 30 hours a week, you should not work more than 6 hours a day + two nights of babysitting.
  • Offer weekly days off. 1 ½ days free per week (one weekend per month)
  • Offer paid vacations. 2 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days a month).
  • Medical Insurance. European sanitary card. As a citizen of the EU, after three months of residence the Au Pair can apply for a residence permit, with this permit you can avail yourself of the benefits of the French Social Security. In the first eight days, the host family must help de Au Pair to join the insurance “caisse primaire d’assurance maladie” (CPAM) and the (URSSAF) “Unions of Recouvrement des cotisations de Sécurité Sociale et d’Allocations Familiales” as “stagiaire aide familial” étranger ».
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Cover a certain amount of the au pair’s travel expenses. (not mandatory)
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station…). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.

What should host families offer in Italy?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk, ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day). Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at Italian course. The language course runs by the Au Pair. However, the family should help find a suitable course that is close to where they live. Families can volunteer with some of the expenses.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (In Italy It is not mandatory but recommended they do).
  • Pocket money. 250/300€ per month. Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. 30 hours a week, you should not work more than 6 hours a day + two nights of babysitting.
  • Offer weekly days off. 2 free days a week, usually on weekends.
  • Offer paid vacations. 2 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days a month).
  • Medical Insurance. The Au Pair is responsible for the health coverage in Italy. It is advisable to bring the European Health Insurance Card for EU citizens or private insurance.
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Cover a certain amount of the au pair’s travel expenses. (not mandatory)
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station, ect.). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.

What should host families offer in Netherlands?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day).. Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at a language course. The course run by the Au Pair. However, the family makes a contribution of € 270 to help pay for the classes; the rest is paid by the Au Pair.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (In Netherlands It is not mandatory but recommended they do).
  • Pocket money. 250/340€ per month. Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. 30 hours a week, you should not work more than 6 hours a day + two nights of babysitting.
  • Offer weekly days off. 2 free days per week (must be at least one weekend per month).
  • Offer paid vacations. 2 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days a month).
  • Medical Insurance. The family must provide au pair insurance. It is compulsory for the au pair to be covered by sickness insurance throughout the au pair stay in the Netherlands. This compulsory insurance is called basisverzekering. All residents of the Netherlands have access to this health insurance and are entitled, among other things, to receive general medical care by specialist and family doctors, hospitalization, treatment or rehabilitation. It is the host family who must assume the cost of insurance. In addition, you must contract an au pair insurance that includes accident insurance, civil liability, repatriation and loss of luggage. Examples of this type of insurance for au pairs are the Young Global Traveler of the insurer OOM or the insurance au pair ISIS of the insurer JoHo.
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Travel expenses. As a rule, it is the au pair who assumes the cost of the round trip, but in some cases the family pays the return trip.
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station…). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.

What should host families offer in Belgium?

  • First of all the family should help and motivate the Au Pair to improve their language skills and its integration into the culture. In order for there to be a cultural exchange, we must allow the Au pair to speak his / her native language, above all during working hours, but also to practice with the family the language of the host country.
  • Provide the Au Pair with a single room for her/his personal use with all required necessities (bed, heating, wardrobe, desk ect.).
  • Provide full board for the Au Pair (3 meals a day). Whenever possible the Au Pair will join the family meals. This does not mean that you have to prepare food specifically for the au pair. If there is food made for the family, the au pair will be able to enjoy it as any other member of the family. If this is not the case because both parents and children eat outside the home, the au pair will be able to cook for his/herself with the food that the family has available and whenever it has previously agreed with him/her. The Host Family shall not deduct in any case from the payment the expenses that entail the wellbeing of the Au Pair. The Au Pair also have the right to food and accommodation in case of illness and during your vacation.
  • Help the au pair in learning the language of the country and in its integration into the culture. We should not allow the au pair to communicate all the time in their native language, as much as they can during their working hours. We must understand that they come to learn a language and we must allow them also to practice with the family, otherwise cultural exchange does not occur.
  • Promote the Au Pair´s participation at a language course. The course runs by the Au Pair.
  • Public transport ticket. The families living in the outer suburbs or attached villages to bigger cities should pay their Au Pair the monthly ticket for public transport, if he/she needs to use this transport to move around and/or get to language school. (In Belgium It is not mandatory but recommended they do).
  • Pocket money. 450€ per month. Be willing to pay the Au Pair at least the minimum wage required in the country of stay: some families are willing to pay extra money for some more hours of work (Agency recommends respecting the program in its entirety); However, the payment of the Au Pair must not be in any way inferior to that established by the official program of the country of stay. If sick, weekly pocket money will continue to be paid until the Au Pair recovers.
  • If the Au Pair falls sick, the host-parents should take care of her/him as if she/he were part of the family. The pocket-money will still be paid during her/his illness, until she/he fully recovers.
  • Keep the Au Pair informed about the period of school holidays, given that this might change the Au Pair´s timetables (possibly more or different working hours). This can be recompensed through extra payment or free time.
  • Weekly hours of work. 20 hours a week, you should not work more than 4 hours a day + two nights of babysitting.
  • Offer weekly days off. 1 or ½ days free per week. At least one full weekend per month
  • Offer paid vacations. 2 weeks paid per year. For short periods (2 days a month).
  • Medical Insurance. European Health Card or private insurance paid for by the family.
  • Sign insurance related to traffic accidents in case the Au Pair is going to use a car.
  • Travel expenses. As a rule, it is the au pair who assumes the cost of the round trip, but in some cases the family pays the return trip.
  • Pick up the Au Pair at her destination the day she/he arrives (airport, train station…). If that´s not possible, you should make arrangements for her/him to be picked up by someone clearly identified on your behalf. Should the au pair have to take a taxi or any other public transport to get to her final destination, the family has to pay for all expenses.
  • Notify our agency as soon as possible if there are any problems while living with the family, so we can mediate and help the family as well as the Au Pair to find the best solution.
3 steps to follow...

to find your Au Pair!

host families program au pair
First step: ``Family Application``

Fill in the APPLICATION FORM (without any commitment).

host families program au pair
Second step. ``Interview WITH BEST IN FAMILY``

Best in Family will contact you to meet you and see what the needs to hire an Au Pair are. We will explain the program and ask for the corresponding documentation.

host families program au pair
Third step. ``Choose your Au Pair``

Once your needs are understood and we have all the documents verified, we will start with the Au Pair search. Best In Family will propose several candidate Au Pairs and you will speak by videoconference before selecting. When you choose an Au Pair, you will receive the Family Engagement Agreement with the Agency and the Family and Au Pair Contract with the rights and duties, which you must sign. We inform you and advice on administrative procedures and entry requirements in the country according to the country of origin of the Au Pair, visa (if applicable), and medical insurance and health care.

Family Fees

LENGTH OF STAY:
From 1 to 3 months and Summer Season

Fees:
250€

Deposit:
50€*

Discounts (Single parent families and families who repeat our Services):
10%

LENGTH OF STAY:
From 3 to 6 months

Fees:
300€

Deposit:
50€*

Discounts (Single parent families and families who repeat our Services):
10%

LENGTH OF STAY:
+ 6 months or School Year

Fees:
350€

Deposit:
50€*

Discounts (Single parent families and families who repeat our Services):
10%

Form of Payment

  • 1º The * deposit payment of € 50 (which is deducted from the fees) must be made for administrative expenses with the delivery of documentation.
  • 2nd The rest of the fees will be paid when there is confirmation of a chosen Au Pair.

 

Cancellations

  • If the Family, once the Au Pair search process has begun, decides not to continue with the program, the € 50 deposit will not be refunded.
  • If Best In Family does not find an Au Pair, the € 50 deposit will be refunded.

Our rates include the 21% of Spanish VAT

 

 

Important Points to Understand

As you know, on the Internet you can find many pages of contacts or Au Pairs agencies that do not charge families. However, you should keep in mind that if you do not pay anything, the agency you contacted or the page where you registered will not consider your client. If they have any problems during the stay with the au pair (if they need Au Pair pair relocation, advice …), they will not help because they are not going to spend time and effort for nothing. We will help you from the moment you contact us until the au pair stay ends.

Application

Host Family application form

Fill in the following application form without obligation and we will contact you to inform you about the program and find the best Au Pair that best suits your needs.

Contact information and Personal Details

Family Information

Composition
Couple/tutors with childrenSingle mother/tutor with childrenSingle father/tutor with children

Family needs with Au Pair

Comments or Questions

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