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SFP 150: Tips on Choosing Childcare + My Experience with the Au Pair Program

Simple Families

Cloud10 and iHeartPodcasts

Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Recent Family Photo (Au Pair Included) Since we brought our first au pair last summer I have received nearly constant questions about the experience. So today, I am sharing my thoughts on all types of childcare arrangements (including daycare, family care, nannies, nanny share, etc.) and how we came to our decision to use an au pair. In this episode, I’ll also speak more about my experience with the au pair program. What questions do you have? Show Notes/Links: Cultural Care Coupon code for free registration: PCREGWAIVER The post SFP 150: Tips on Choosing Childcare + My Experience with the Au Pair Program appeared first on Simple Families.

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0:00.0

Hi there it's episode 150 and today we're going to be talking about child care.

0:05.2

I get endless questions about having an au pair and what the experience has been like for us.

0:10.4

So I'm going to share more about that today and more about my thoughts on other various types of child care arrangements.

0:16.0

You are listening to the Simple Families Podcast, a Q&A-style show that brings you solutions for living well with family.

0:25.0

Here's your host, Dene Barajona.

0:30.0

Hi there, thank you for tuning in.

0:32.0

I'm excited about today's topic. This isn't

0:34.3

something I've ever spoken about before on the podcast. If you've been listening for

0:38.4

any amount of time, you'll know that I was mostly a stay-at-home mom until this

0:41.8

past summer when I signed a contract to start

0:43.9

writing a book. At that point I knew that I had a huge project ahead of me. So we decided to bring on an O'Pare. An O'Pare is a one-year arrangement. It's sort of like a mix between a

0:55.5

nanny and a foreign exchange student. Since our opere has arrived and I've put

1:00.3

pictures of her on Instagram with her permission of course.

1:03.2

I've gotten incessant questions from Instagram followers asking about the experience and about

1:09.2

the O-Pare program. So I want to share more about that today with you. But I also want to give you my thoughts on a variety of other types of child care options because I did consider them all.

1:19.0

And I think there are important things to keep in mind, depending on what type of child you have, what

1:23.0

age your children are, and what sort of circumstances you're looking for.

1:26.6

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1:30.1

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