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[quote=Anonymous]I was an an au pair 20 years ago, Had an awful family for 5 weeks and then rematched and got a great family here in DC. The awful family went through another au pair before they actually did any serious investigating and told them they were not suitable for the program,
fast Forward 20 years, I am a Mom and have a group of Mom friends. One of them doesnt work but has 2 young kids ( 2 and 6 mos) so has an au pair.
She is through Cultural Care au pair. Hours are one issue I see, Because the Mom is home she will give her off the time the kids nap, getting her to work more hours in a day. Is that allowed?
I know youre allowed to split the day for school but for naps? 
She also has her working every weekend ( both days) and gives her a day and a half off mid week. She only gets one weekend off a month. IM pretty sure this is allowed but doesnt seem fair and in the spirit of the program if she is not off when her friends are.
This parents are going away for a weekend at the end of Nov and leaving the kids with the au pair for 2 days/2nights. Is this allowed?
She has her own bathroom but cant leave anything in it as its also the guest bathroom, not even her shower stuff.
Are au pairs that live away from a metro supposed to have access to a car when theyre off?
This family live nowhere near a metro/bus. They took 4 mos to get a 3rd car so the au pair didnt have one when she was off because one of the parents had it.

Im in a tough place because I feel for this girl who is super nice, but I am 'friends' with the Mom.[/quote]

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