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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live right by a Metro station and therefore do not have a car.  We take the Metro, bus, or walk everywhere and have a downtown area within a 10-minute walk.  Anyone else not have a car and have an au pair?  How is it working?  Did you have trouble finding a match?  We are considering offering an additional amount per month ($50?) toward personal transportation costs.  Thoughts on this arrangement?[/quote]

We have a car, but do not offer it to our au pairs.  We also live right in the city, and near a metro station.  The fact that we do not require our AP to drive our kids around actually expands the AP pool quite a bit, since not all AP candidates can drive, or want to drive.

Of course you can offer any extra "perks" that you like, but I don't think you need to offer this money toward personal transportation costs in order to attract a good match.  Many families that offer personal car use to their AP require the AP to pay for personal gas use, insurance deductibles if she causes an accident, etc.  I think $50 toward metro costs is certainly a nice gesture, though we don't do it.  (We give a metro card and refill it for AP to use when she takes the kids places, when she goes to her classes, and when she goes to cluster meetings.  We usually put a "starter chunk" of money on a separate personal metro card for the AP's personal use as part of a welcome gift.)[/quote]

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