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Childcare
uwila · 02/12/2005 16:14
I've used greataupair.com. I think it is good for au pairs, but not so good for nannies. But since au pair is what you are looking for, I recoomend it. Greataupair.com has above and by far the best search facility. You can search by nationality, current country of residence, age, level of experience, if they have a drivers licence, and more...
The only thing I don't really like is that it is US based so you can't do something like search all EU member states. You have to click on the countries one by one.
Good luck on your search. Is this your first au pair?
uwila · 02/12/2005 16:22
You don't have to pay to register. You just have to pay to access the contact details. So Marypop, if you register as an au pair, then parents can pay and get your details. Or if you pay, you can get the parent details and contact them. Only one of you needs to be a paid member.
rachelmendham · 02/12/2005 16:53
hi, im a mum and work as a nanny. depending on where you live, if around london area there is a magazine called 'simply childcare' www.simplychildcare.com it lists jobs and nannies, au pairs, childminders etc. i have found a lot of jobs in here and would recommend it to anyone. There is also loads of people advertising for work here too. good luck xx
AMerryScot · 07/12/2005 18:37
I use Au Pair World and I am really happy with it.
It doesn't have quite as much information as Great Au Pair, but it tends to have more European au pairs, and it's a lot cheaper.
Either the au pair or the family has to register, but it is usually the family that does it.
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