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- You want to be supermom and superdad who effortlessly juggle children, ambitious careers and the uncanny abundance of daily tasks that make a treadmill seem like a joyride.
- You’d love to give your child with special needs the best possible care and protection while not neglecting your other child(ren) – and you want better care quality than “one-size-fits-all”.
- But more than anything you just want to lean back and get a helping hand so you stop feeling stressed out and are able to breathe freely again. More sleep would be a bonus, too!
If you’re struggling to get the right childcare that fulfills all your needs, chances are that knowing exactly what you want isn’t the problem – it’s knowing where to find it.
Having provided over 800 families in U.S and the Australia with countless moments of relief by professional live-in childcare, we know that right now:
- You feel overwhelmed and impatient – your carer for your child with special needs has not turned up or is another new face to train.
- You sit and wonder how you will tackle the ever-increasing challenges of raising a large family or the demands of a child with special needs. Also, wouldn’t it be a dream to have time to watch your favorite series on Netflix for a change?
- You feel like everything in your life is frantic and you just wish someone else could help you organise the chaos around you, give you extra bandwidth and reduce your mental load.
- You are unable to concentrate on your job tasks and career because your thoughts are constantly at home with your family.
- Your partnership suffers because you are too exhausted for couple time and a revival of that sweet ole romantic feeling.
- You are desperate for help but don’t know where to find it: a nanny is too expensive and not flexible enough while an au pair is too inexperienced to care for your special needs child. The dilemma is real!
Professional au pairs offer numerous benefits to American host families including:
- Professional training and skills
- Nanny-like service with an international flair
- Personalized care for your family
- Care in comfort of your home
- Training in special needs care
- Availability nights, evenings, weekends or holidays
- Scheduling flexibility
- Amenable to last minute schedule changes
In fact, this is what all families we have helped go through. And we know it too well: a couple of years ago PROaupair founder Susan was exactly in your shoes.
A working mother of two with a demanding career and no local family support, she faced the challenge of finding high quality childcare – not only a time-consuming but also a very emotional process. After all, you want your children to be in safe hands, loved and well cared for.
Like you, she didn’t know that the comfy combo of a nanny’s qualifications and an au pair’s flexibility with good pricing even existed.
Will the perfect help for my family be too expensive?
If I get a live-in caregiver, will we still have family privacy?
Will an au pair be mature and experienced enough to deal with extreme situations?
Will an international au pair really care about my kids or just look for a good time abroad?
What happens if we don’t get along with the live-in? Will there be a replacement?
Worries, sleepless nights and the constant feeling of being over-stretched was common for Susan. Susan knew that she needed to find a solution or her sanity was at stake. It was time to act.
Since she couldn’t find the Swiss Army knife of childcare she finally started recruiting her own caregivers from her home country Germany. Awed by the professional and dedicated quality of childcare she founded apex PROaupair.
The mission: to help other parents like you get affordable, flexible and qualified live-in care for your little ones!
Now you’ve probably already looked into getting a nanny. But hourly rates of $20hr+ are out of reach, all the more as a special needs child requires a lot of care time.
Also a live-out is not necessarily the definition of flexible. The work duty that comes up unexpectedly while your child is sick? Too bad the nanny is unavailable. Your boss is not sympathetic that you cannot show up.
So you thought of getting a live-in from regular au pair agencies. The international flair is nice. But finding a qualified candidate for your special needs darling means searching for the “needle in the haystack”, since that is not the focus of such agencies.
Just imagine – wouldn’t it be awesome to
- Enjoy the relief that you don’t have to carry the world on your shoulders all by yourself – and sleep way better
- Be overjoyed that your child with special needs is reaching milestone after milestone in his/her development and not going backwards
- Excel at your job knowing that everything is taken care of without getting a “Hell just broke loose!” call from home every day
- Broaden your horizon by cultural exchange in the comfort of your own home
- Free your mind because you know that your child is in a safe and stimulating environment and cared for with maximum attention and affection
- Have more time for yourself, your dear ones and that long yearned-for candle light dinner with your significant other
- Gain a new family member that is like a big sibling to your kids and shares tips and tricks for efficient special needs care
- Improve your family’s quality of life dramatically and be the calm, balanced and poised parents you always dreamt of being
Watch these inspiring stories from parents like you how getting a professional live-in has profoundly improved their lives:
Good news is: the Swiss Army knife of childcare does exist, and we can make this dream scenario happen for you – but only if you are ready to take your childcare to the next level.
Yes, I want to become the relaxed mum/dad of the year
We are apex PROaupair, the only au pair agency that specializes in professional live-in childcare offered by well-trained nurses, teachers and therapists as your professional au pair.
Here’s how you benefit from our high standards. You will:
Feel reassured
All our professional au pairs from Germany or Austria have degrees and/or professional experience in childcare-related fields such as paediatric nursing, special needs education, early childhood education, teaching, occupational and physical therapy. They will keep calm and stick around even when the going gets tough!
Feel safe
The majority of them have experience working with children with special needs. Being empathic and patient, plus thinking ahead, they can tackle even tricky situations. They work closely with your family to establish supportive routines your child and their siblings will love.
Feel seen
Nearly 75% of our host families have children with special needs including autism, Down syndrome, ADD/ADHD, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and seizures, developmental delays, learning disabilities, and undiagnosed conditions. We know what it takes to meet your needs.
Feel relieved
Our programs are priced per family, not per child – a clear medal winner for your budget. And even more golden: the Australian government may fund you up to 50% when you hire one of our professional caregivers!
Feel free
Our professionals work up to 40 hours per week according to your schedule. We provide flexible childcare that adapts to your family’s ever-changing needs – from Plan B to Z. Another “atypical” day? We’ve got you covered!
Feel special
We source, screen and hand-select our professional au pairs directly and year-round, meeting each one in person. This allows us to ensure high-caliber, trained professionals enthusiastic about caring for your children.
Feel supported
You get personalised service through every stage of the process: completing your application, interviewing au pairs, managing the logistical details for your au pair’s arrival (visa sponsorship, airfare, travel and accident insurance, etc.), plus year-round 24/7 support and guidance.
Get the best of two worlds with our unique combo of nanny and au pair and make a huge difference in your children’s lives!
So how do you put this in a nutshell? Easy: Consistent, reliable and trustworthy childcare that is like family. Affordable, flexible, professional – and with a massive impact on the development of your child(ren).
By the way, Germans and Austrians are quite fun, despite their reputation of not being the most humorous people on earth. Our au pairs do share a good laugh with their families. And laughing together makes the challenges so much easier to overcome.
Most of the families are actually as thick as thieves with their au pairs; they are “partners in crime”, a well attuned team that only works towards one goal: the good of the child. If you wish you can also have the au pairs speak German to your child. Language learning on the fly!
So what’s the quickest way to my carefree family life?
1. You sign up with your name and e-mail address, Then on a second screen you fill in your contact data. This gives you access to our entire au pair portfolio.
2. The choice is yours: you can browse through our professional au pair profiles and request an interview with your favourites. Or you can have a Program Advisor call you and answer all your questions.
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Get the best of two worlds with our unique combo of nanny and au pair and make a huge difference in your children’s lives!
Have you been searching for a while and finally want to seal the deal? We have a limited number of au pairs ready to go now!
If you’re serious about creating more balance in your life and family, don’t waste any more time for a childcare scheme that only fulfills half your needs.
Sign up now, and chances are you might welcome your new family companion as soon as in four weeks. In a year from now you will congratulate yourself for this life-changing decision!
After you sign up you will receive full access to all our professionals’ profiles. If you find candidates that appeal to you one of our Program Advisors will assist you taking the next steps.