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When looking for the best day care (one or two take this opportunity quality childcare for your caring for a number to expand their children’s family, what is a to do of children in a private home), language capabilities, and when there are so many options live-in care (, au the au pair shares her foreign around? In selecting the pairs and babysitters) and live- language with the children. best option it is important to out caregivers who come to the The family can choose an au consider the needs of the entire home. pair from a country that they family as well as the pros and Just as a smaller class size are interested in learning cons for each particular child. in can improve the more about, or perhaps is the No one form of is effectiveness of teaching, au same as their heritage. Many right for every family and the pairs can help facilitate your want their children to best choice for your family child’s intellectual growth be bilingual and the constant may change over time. To through personal one-on-one exposure and reinforcement meet all of a family’s needs you attention. No matter the age of provided by an au pair are might even choose to combine your child, our au pairs are able the best ways to immerse the different kinds of care at the to assist in their development. children in a new language. same time. Spanish, French, German, Au pairs provide an enriching The types of child care Italian, Portuguese and multi-cultural experience, as Mandarin are just some of the available will vary by location, they will share their home but most families will have a many native languages of the country’s culture and customs au pairs! choice of day care centers, with your entire family. Some

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clarksvillefamily.com 23 we actually learn so much happy and eager to spend the “I like the opportunity to see about ourselves—how our own day with someone I trust and American life as an insider, to culture and way of life appear like very much.” come to know the traditions through the lens of someone Host Parent Hannah Ard, and customs, approach new.” Maryland to bringing up children, managing the household, Host Parent Belle Liang, “In the U.S. I didn’t work for learning peculiarities of an employer, I was part of a everyday language, American “The flexibility the program family that would be my family cuisine, and just the chance to affords us is outstanding. for the rest of my life.” hear from the children ‘I With other child care Au Pair Naomi Geyer, South you’.” options, I always felt I was Africa accommodating their schedule Au Pair Ekaterina Rychkova, instead of my own.” “The most important thing Russia is that, like my host mum “Being an au pair has been Host Parent Jill Kastner, New said...I’m part of the team. I Jersey the best experience of my share their daily routine and life so far. I have not only “I like that I can go off to work I’m lucky to be with my host been blessed with wonderful knowing that I am leaving my family.” children to see to but I was children in their own home, Au Pair Verena Blaettermann, blessed with a wonderful family who guided and supported me. Being an au pair is like

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