Topic area
Is an au pair the right choice for us?
Requirements, possibilities and answers for your first orientation.
The questions that help you find out whether an au pair fits your family and your everyday life.
These questions are not decided by your child's needs, but by your day. The firm programme requirements are collected on Becoming a host family. Here are the answers families need beforehand — the room, everyday life, being present, and what sets us apart from a general agency.
Questions in this area
Can an au pair look after a child with a disability who is over 18?
No. Under the au pair programme, an au pair may only care for children under 18 years of age. This applies to children with and without a disability.
Can an au pair meet the needs of my child with a disability?
Yes. Our au pairs stand for inclusion and consciously choose to live for a year with a family raising a child with a disability. …
Can single parents or foster families host an au pair too?
Yes. Even as a single parent you meet the status of a host family. What matters is that at least one child under 18 lives in your household. …
From when does an au pair bring relief in everyday life?
An au pair does not mean relief from day one. Especially in the first weeks it takes time to arrive, get to know each other and learn the ropes. You show the routines, do things together first and hand over more responsibility step by step. …
We have several children, one of them with a disability. Is that possible?
Yes, absolutely. An au pair can accompany both your child with a disability and their siblings in everyday life. …
What is in the host family area?
After registering, your personal host family area opens up to you. There you will find our agency suggestions, speculative applications from au pairs and the full au pair gallery with photos, profiles and introduction videos. …
What requirements must our family meet?
To become a host family, you must meet the status of a family: as a married couple with at least one child under 18, or as a single parent with at least one child under 18 in the household. …
What sets Besondere Sterne apart from a classic au pair agency?
We have made it our task to support, in particular, families with children with a disability, developmental delays, autism, ADHD, ADD or other additional needs through an au pair in everyday life. Our au pairs consciously choose Besondere Sterne and, with it, inclusion. …
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