Michaela Fitzgerald

Finding the perfect au pair made easy
Cultural Care Au Pair offers 3 Ways to Match
Cultural Care Au Pair host families now have the ability to review even more applications and au pair profiles with our new 3 Ways to Match, a program feature that let’s host families select the style of matching that best suits [...]

And: a pay-as-you-go option!
Whether families prefer to pay the program fee all at once or as-you-go, Cultural Care Au Pair can accommodate each family’s needs. Now families can choose to pay our $7,095 program fee using our Full Payment Plan or Extended Payment Plan.
In addition to our affordable cost, Cultural Care Au Pair has [...]

t’s not too late to take advantage of a great offer this season from Cultural Care Au Pair. When you apply now through October 31st, you’ll not only take advantage of a $350 application fee waiver, you’ll also enjoy an additional $150 program fee discount. Your total savings is $500!*
Along with a significant discount, you [...]

One year is sometimes just not enough. The Extension Program offers great benefits to both the host family and the au pairs.
Au Pair Benefits
• Extend either with your current host family OR a New host family
• A once-in-a-lifetime chance to accomplish everything that wasn’t possible during the first year
• A more impressive resume-more classes, an internship and better [...]

Transition to success
October 5, 2009 by davidfougere
Some people are surprised to learn that my family’s six au pairs have all been “in-country transfer” au pairs. That is, they have all come to our home after a short time as an au pair with another family. The truth is, we have found many benefits to welcoming [...]

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 [...]

Have you ever had a family claim that their au pair is eating an excessive amount or requesting expensive items for the grocery list each week? Host families must provide room and board for their au pair and make them feel as comfortable as possible, but sometimes a particular food or shampoo or other item [...]

Au Pair Stipend & Minimum Wage

 
The current weekly au pair stipend is $176.85 per week. The calculation used to determine the au pair stipend amount is a combination of the federal minimum wage as well as a room and board allowance.  The exact calculation used to determine the weekly stipend is as follows:
Minimum wage amount [...]