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[quote=Anonymous]We're on our second ProAupair au pair.  Previously we were with one of the large agencies.  ProAupair is an agency that mostly has "extraordinaire" au pairs.  Our kids are NT but high energy.  We've had good experience with all our au pairs, but our ProAupair APs have been amazing.  Just wonderful.  Our first ProAupair AP extended for a second year, and our second is still in her first year.  We would be thrilled if she extended.  Both APs have been very mature, and they really take charge with the kids.  They've been excellent drivers and great housemates.

The au pair model works well for us, and having an AP who is an experienced child care professional is perfect.  Re: 20:33's post - you do need to screen, just as you would in any other situation.  We are fine contacting and interviewing several candidates before settling on the AP who is best for us.  We screen for experience, personality, attitude, and driving skills.  We also send house rules, work guidelines, and sample schedules so they have a better idea of what being our AP entails.  Aupairmom.com has great suggested screening questions.  I've found that the overall caliber of the ProAupair AP candidates is higher than what I encountered at the big agency, although certainly not every ProAupair candidate would have been a great match for us.

It's true that it's expensive.  When I start searching for an au pair, I like to know that I'm looking at a pool of highly qualified candidates, as that means a lot of the work has been done for me.  I find the fees worth it for that reason.  
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