If you're thinking of hosting an au pair for the first time, you're about to make a good choice. Hosting an au pair can be a rewarding, flexible solution for your childcare needs. Choose the right au pair and you'll be asking yourself what took so long to find out about this program.

But how can you make sure you get it right?

Answer - choose an au pair agency that offers a second to none service:

1st Choice Au Pairs is one of the only au pair agencies in the UK (if not the world) who travel overseas themselves, so the same staff are dealing with each candidate as well as dealing with host families
Having an au pair agency who have actually met the individual candidates, means you can discuss detailed aspects of the interview - how did they come over, what was their body language like, our gut feelings etc.
You can be confident that if you discuss the details of the position, about your family, job or home, these will be considered carefully and any special requirements taken into account.
An au pair agency that uses psychometric tools to assess and highlight the likelihood of someone being more prone to home sickness, adapting to new situations, feeling independent etc.
An au pair agency that can actually show you video or photographs of its candidates taken while they are attending a proper interview - not photographs sent by an au pair who has registered by email.
Because 1st Choice Au Pairs excels in these areas, it increases the probability that the placement will be as well matched as it can be. A quality agency should only deal with good quality partners in overseas countries. Dealing directly with host families in the UK and au pairs in other countries, we are always confident of upholding our own consistently high standards. We deal with families across the UK though being based on the border of Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, the majority of our placements are in the Midlands, central and east of England, the Home Counties and London.