Michaela Fitzgerald

Store: Welcome Baskets
Welcome to the Cultural Care Training School Basket for $75.00
Welcome to New York Basket for $125.00
Welcome to the U.S.A Basket for $150.00
Welcome your au pair to the United States and the Cultural Care Training School with a customized gift basket. All of our welcome packages include a New York City [...]

Payment Plans
Payment terms
The program fee can be paid via the Regular Payment Plan or the Extended Payment Plan. Host families will select a plan using the Payment Authorization Form of the pre-application. Payment can be made via check, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.
Regular payment plan
Initial deposit
(due upon au pair selection) $3,500 plus domestic transportation fee.
Program [...]

Cultural Care Au Pair is one of the most affordable childcare options available. Our program also offers other benefits that a daycare center or nanny cannot. Use the chart below to determine whether hosting a Cultural Care au pair is the right fit for your family’s needs.
Au Pair Daycare Nanny
$340 weekly fixed cost (per family, [...]

Cultural Care Au Pair offers many discounts for both new and repeat host families. If you have specific questions regarding any of our discounts, please email us at aupair@culturalcare.com or call us at 1-800-333-6056. Total savings cannot exceed $650 per program year, with the exception of lock-in savings and host family referral bonuses. To take [...]

What courses can au pairs take?
Au pairs are able to take credit courses, non-credit courses, or credit courses not for credit. Only if a course is a non-credit course are we able to count the classroom hours.
Credit Course: Generally any course that is offered to a full time student which a school has assigned a [...]

Cultural Care Au Pair offers Overseas Connection Packages that allow host families to connect with au pair candidates and their references while in the matching process. We offer one complimentary call per matching cycle so that families can experience the benefits of connecting with Cultural Care. All additional overseas connections will are available for [...]

Au Pair Education
Au Pair Education is a resource designed to assist au pairs in fulfilling their educational component. Cultural Care Au Pair not only coordinates exciting, educational weekend courses through our partners in higher education. we provide information on local colleges and universities that provide affordable, convenient classes for au pairs.
Weekend classes
Au Pair Education has [...]

Education & Accreditation
by Natalie Jordan
As you know, an important part of the au pair program is the completion of the educational component. Not only is this a requirement of the program, but it is also a fantastic opportunity to expose au pairs to Colleges & Universities across the U.S. as well as fellow students [...]

Deciding to extend
Today I want to tell you about my decision to extend my stay in the United States as an au pair. A few months before your first year ends, you will have to decide whether to stay in the United States or go back to your home country. It might be a hard [...]