Au Pairs As an Affordable Childcare Solution

<div style="text-align: justify;">Affordable childcare can be really difficult to find, especially when both parents are out at work or when there are two or three small children at home and additional assistance is required. Many parents dislike having to rouse their children from sleep early in the morning and drop them off at a childcare facility on their way to work, before collecting them again, exhausted, at the end of the day.<br> <br> "Au pair" means "on par" or equal. The title comes from the French term, meaning "on a par" or "equal to", indicating that the relationship is intended to be one of equals. Au pairs are international visitors who travel to a new country to acquire a better understanding and appreciation of life in that country while living with a host family. The intention is that they become a member of the family, albeit a temporary one, rather than a traditional domestic worker.<br> <br> Typically, they will take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a small monetary allowance for personal use. The type of housework that they will do includes tidying the children's toys, making beds, preparing the children's meals and ironing their clothes.<br> <br> In Ireland au pairs receive a minimum of Euro 85 per week pocket- money for 35 hours of childcare and light housework. She will require a room of her own and meals. Usually they are entitled to 2 days off per week but this can be structured around times that suits the family, flexibility is one of the key benefits of this particular childcare solution.</div>

Au Pairs As an Affordable Childcare Solution

Affordable childcare can be really difficult to find, especially when both parents are out at work or when there are two or three small chil...

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