Photo Credits

Home page

  • AuPairWorld Header: istockphoto.com - DeanDrobot
  • What we do: AuPairWorld und MediaGreen
  • A day in an au pair's life: AuPairWorld und MediaGreen

How to use AuPairWorld

  • © Spectral-Design - Fotolia.com
  • © Abel Mitja Varela - istockphoto.com
  • © Shestakoff - Fotolia.com, © Yuri Arcurs - Fotolia.com 
  • @ Catherine Yeulet - istockphoto.com, @ Catherine Yeulet - istockphoto.com
  • @ Brad Killer -  istockphoto.com

Homepage for host families

  • © pio3 - Fotolia.com, © Mila Supynska - Fotolia.com, @ Juhász Péter - istockphoto.com, @ Cindy Singleton - istockphoto.com, @ Imgorthand - istockphoto.com
  • © yanlev - Fotolia.com
  • © yanlev - Fotolia.com
  • © kristall - Fotolia.com
  • @ kyoshino - istockphoto.com
  • © mikkolem - Fotolia.com

Homepage for au pairs

  • © Vasiliy Koval - Fotolia.com, @ franckreporter - istockphoto.com, @ DoraZett- istockphoto.com, @ Aleksandar Nakic - istockphoto.com, © Jörg Lantelme - Fotolia.com
  • © Blend Images - Fotolia.com
  • @ badahos - istockphoto.com
  • © chuwy - istockphoto.com
  • @ Jordi Ramisa - istockphoto.com
  • © mikkolem - Fotolia.com

Info host countries (homepage)

  • The Netherlands: @ Slawomir Hetnal - istockphoto.com, @ Jaap Hart - istockphoto.com
  • Austria: @ 4FR - istockphoto.com, © sborisov - Fotolia.com
  • America (USA): @ Andrew Rich - istockphoto.com, @ Frank van den Bergh - istockphoto.com
  • Italy: @ Raul Rosa - istockphoto.com, © saras66 - Fotolia.com
  • Spain: © Rob - Fotolia.com, @ Matthew Dixon - istockphoto.com
  • Germany: @ Izabela Habur - istockphoto.com, @ Nikada - istockphoto.com
  • France: © fotoVoyager - istockphoto.com, © Carmen Martínez Banús - istockphoto.com 
  • Ireland: @ sjharmon - istockphoto.com, @ Patryk Kosmider - istockphoto.com
  • Belgium: @ Franky De Meyer - istockphoto.com, © Ivanphoto - Fotolia.com
  • England (UK): © Sergey Borisov - istockphoto.com, © Ann Taylor-Hughes - istockphoto.com, © blackjake - istockphoto.com, © LivingImages - istockphoto.com,
  • Australia: @ Matthew Taylor - istockphoto.com, @ Kokkai Ng - istockphoto.com
  • Norway: © ant236 - Fotolia.com, © Ben Burger - Fotolia.com
  • New Zealand: @ Shane White - istockphoto.com, © Jiri Foltyn - Fotolia.com
  • Canada: © Tashka - istockphoto.com, © Lightguard - istockphoto.com
  • Luxembourg: © FrankyDeMeyer - istockphoto.com, © rusm - istockphoto.com
  • Switzerland: istockphoto.com © MaszaS, istockphoto.com © swisshippo

Guided Tour of the UK

  • England (UK): © photocreo - Fotolia.com, © Pukkascott - istockphoto.com, © brianrubinton - istockphoto.com, © elgol, © Gannet77 - istockphoto.com,
  • Lighthearted tips for your au pair stay in the UK: © fotoVoyager - istockphoto.com

Important Information (host families/au pairs)

  • Important information: @ Bart Coenders - istockphoto.com, @ AMR Image - istockphoto.com, @ Enrico Fianchini - istockphoto.com, @ Nobilior - istockphoto.com

AuPairWorld Blog

  • Family cooking - Bringing it all together!: istockphoto.com - AzmanJaka
  • Bringing your au pair on board: istockphoto.com - yulkapopkova
  • A travel safety app for au pairs: istockphoto.com - surasaki | Dr. Walter/Screenshots/App
  • Your coping strategies as a working parent: istockphoto.com - Geber86
  • Au pair relationships Falling in love abroad?: istockphoto.com - yuran-78
  • Video: What't is (really) like to be an au pair?: AuPairWorld Local Services
  • Au pair dream - Down Under: Nina's experience as an au pair in Australia: Privat
  • Host families: How to tell your au pair what to do: istockphoto.com - mrPliskin
  • Charlotte reports: My au pair stay - Why, what for, what's next?: Privat
  • Travelling without Internet access? Two apps that can save the day: Fotolia.com - kichigin19
  • Au pairing for your family: 5 big wins: istockphoto.com AleksandarNakic
  • Want to experience London like a Londoner!: istockphoto.com - BrianAJackson
  • 5 reasons why you should be an au pair: istockphoto.com - pixdeluxe
  • Family rituals and routines - Why they matter: istockphoto.com - omgimages
  • Sarah reports: My au pair stay - Why, what for, what's next?: Privat 

Security

  • Good preparation for good security: istockphoto.com @ badahos, istockphoto.com © ArtisticCaptures, istockphoto.com © SeanShot
  • Safe searching on AuPairWorld: istockphoto.com © naumoid, Photo AuPairWorld ©
  • Staying safe during the au pair stay: istockphoto.com © franckreporter, istockphoto.com © yaruta

About us

Info series: Summer au pairs

  • An au pair for summer: Collage (3 pictures) @ Hedda Gjerpen - Fotolia.com , © Sergey Borisov - istockphoto.com, © Matthew Dixon - istockphoto.com
  • Italy: Collage (3 pictures) © saras66 - Fotolia.com, @ Hedda Gjerpen, © BlueOrange Studio - istockphoto.com
  • English-speaking countries: Collage (3 pictures) © Mila Supynska - Fotolia.com, © Sergey Borisov - istockphoto.com, @ Patryk Kosmider - istockphoto.com
  • Spain: Collage (3 pictures) © Matthew Dixon - istockphoto.com,  © DrGrounds - istockphoto.com, @ Matthew Dixon - istockphoto.com

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  • 404: istockphoto.com © mr_oji

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  • 500: istockphoto.com © small_frog

Community

  • Au pairing your way: tell your story: Head image.
  • How you can share: Collage (5 pictures): Instagram Takeover, YouTube, TikTok, Au Pair Stories, AuPairWorld Blog pictures.
  • Swipe Post (3 pictures). 

Contest

  • Wanted: The AuPairWorld Influncer: Headimage (3 girls taking a selfie)
  • Your To-Dos as the AuPairWorld Influencer: Instagram, TikTok and YouTube imagine
  • Previous Contest: (5 pictures): Woman with APW T-shirt, Host mom and AP; APW Team, Kid on the floor, Happy Woman. 

Reviews

  • Head Image with Post-it.
  • We have amazing customers: Swipe Post (9 Imagines of Au Pairs and Host Families)

Au pair Wiki

  • Agency Requirement: girl at the beach
  • Airfare: Woman using the tablet
  • Au pair: girl with two children playing with a kite
  • Au pair Accomodation: Girl in her room
  • Au pair age limits: girl from behind on a bridge
  • Au pair agency: girl at the beach
  • Au pair boy: boy playing with a kid
  • Au pair contract: woman signing a contract
  • Au pair couple: two girls at the beach
  • Au pair duties: girl with a child sitting in the basket
  • Au pair friends: Friends taking a selfie in London
  • Au pair insurance: Girl with an umbrella (yellow background)
  • Au pair responsablities: girl with a child sitting in the basket
  • Au pair salary: wallet
  • Au par cost overview: Coins
  • Au pair stay documentation: a piece of paper (yellow background)
  • Au pair stay problems: Girl with a post-it saying smth
  • Au pair tasks: girl with a child sitting in the basket
  • Au pair visa: open passport
  • B
  • Babysitting: girl with two kids playing with paper boats.
  • Bank holidays: girl with backpack in front of a lake
  • Becoming a Host Family: family walks holding hands
  • Bedroom for au pair: Girl in her room
  • Boy: boy playing with a kid
  • Boy au pair: boy playing with a kid
  • C
  • Cancellation au pair contract: man leaves with a luggage
  • Car driving in a foreign country: boy and girl playing inside a paper car
  • Certificate au pair stay: a piece of paper (yellow background)
  • Changing au pairs: family in the living room
  • Changing families: road sign
  • Child benefit Germany: money with paper family
  • Childcare: girl with two kids playing with paper boats.
  • Christmas: girl with backpack in front of a lake
  • Communicating with the au pair: family with post-it cover their faces
  • Communication techniques for host families: family with post-it cover their faces
  • Conflicts: Girl with a post-it saying smth
  • Contract: woman signing a contract
  • Costs for au pair: Coins
  • Costs for host family: Coins
  • Costs for travel: Woman using the tablet
  • Couple: two girls at the beach
  • D
  • Definition au pair: girl with two children playing with a kite
  • Difficulties: Girl with a post-it saying smth
  • Download au pair certificate template: a piece of paper (yellow background)
  • Download schedule template: working plan
  • Driving licence: boy and girl playing inside a paper car
  • Duration of stay: calendar
  • E
  • EFTA: girl with EU flag
  • EU: girl with EU flag
  • EU freedom of movement: Girl raises her hands with facing the sea
  • European Free Trade Association: girl with EU flag
  • Eurpean Union: girl with EU flag
  • F
  • Family allowance Germany: money with paper family
  • Firing au pair: man leaves with a luggage
  • Freedom of movement- EU; EFTA; EEA: Girl raises her hands with facing the sea
  • Friends: Friends taking a selfie in London
  • H
  • Health certificate: man with an opened dictionary
  • Health insurance: Girl with an umbrella (yellow background)
  • Help with household tasks: girl with a child sitting in the basket
  • Holidays:  girl with backpack in front of a lake
  • Homesick as an au pair: girl looks out the window
  • Host family: family walks holding hands
  • Host family tips for homesickness: girl looks out the window
  • Hours per week: clock in hand
  • Housework: girl with a child sitting in the basket
  • I
  • Insurance: Girl with an umbrella (yellow background)
  • Interview with host family: Family doing an interview
  • Interviewing au pairs: girls talking while sitting on a swing
  • Invitation letter:  woman signing a contract
  • K
  • Kindergeld for German au pairs: money with paper family
  • Knowledge host country language: letters of the alphabet and numbers
  • L
  • Language course: Girls are sitting at the table while studying
  • Language Skills: letters of the alphabet and numbers
  • Length of stay: calendar
  • Letter of recommendation: man with an opened dictionary
  • Liability insurance: Girl with an umbrella (yellow background)
  • M
  • Making friends as an au pair: Friends taking a selfie in London
  • Male au pair: boy playing with a kid
  • Matching: girl and child walk by the hand
  • Maximum age for au pairs: girl from behind on a bridge
  • Meeting au pairs in your host country: Friends taking a selfie in London
  • Minimum age for au pairs: girl from behind on a bridge
  • N
  • Nanny: girl plays with two girls in the living room
  • Nanny vs. Au pair: girl plays with two girls in the living room
  • New au pair: family in the living room
  • New host family: road sign
  • Notice period for terminating au pair contract: man leaves with a luggage
  • P
  • Period of stay: calendar
  • Placement services: girl and child walk by the hand
  • Pocket monew for au pairs: wallet
  • Problems: Girl with a post-it saying smth
  • Public holidays: girl with backpack in front of a lake
  • Q
  • Questions to ask au pairs: girls talking while sitting on a swing
  • questions to ask host families: family doing an interview
  • R
  • References: man with an opened dictionary
  • Rematch (new au pair): family in the living room
  • Rematch (new family): road sign
  • Room for au pair: girl in her room
  • S
  • Schedule: working plan
  • Short-term au pair: woman with a baby in her arms bathe in the sea
  • Socialising: Friends taking a selfie in London
  • Solutions for homesickness: girl looks out the window
  • Speaking with the au pair: family with post-it cover their faces
  • Summer au pair: woman with a baby in her arms bathe in the sea
  • Summer holidays: girl with backpack in front of a lake
  • T
  • Taxes for au pairs: wallet
  • Terminating au pair contract:  man leaves with a luggage
  • Termination letter au pair contract: man leaves with a luggage
  • Travel expenses: Woman using the tablet
  • Travel insurance: Girl with an umbrella (yellow background)
  • V
  • Vacation: girl with backpack in front of a lake
  • Visa: open passport
  • W
  • Wages for au pairs: wallet
  • What to ask au pairs:girls talking while sitting on a swing
  • What to ask host families: family doing an interview
  • Working hours: clock in hand
  • Working plan: working plan

     

Country Check

  • Image with the World Globe and Passport

Extras for Au pairs

  • Insurance for your au pair stay: friends laughing image
  • A language learning app for au pairs: Girl using the telephone image 
  • Online training for your au pair stay: Girl with two kids reading a book in a tent

Extras for Families 

  • Insurance cover for the au pair stay: girl with an umbrella
  • Online preparation for your new au pair: Girl with two kids reading a book in a tent
  • Au pair agency for families in the Netherlands: dad´s holding his son