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[quote=Anonymous]So here\'s my gut reaction on reading your post:  I don\'t think you\'re going to have a super successful experience with Au Pairs.  It sounds like cleanliness and tidiness are SUPER important to you and honestly....those are driven so much more by personality than by a checklist or whatever.  Have hosted 6 Au Pairs.  3 were extremely clean/tidy, 2 were clean (didn\'t leave things filthy but didn\'t clear up clutter) and one was a complete mess (although super sweet and the kids ADORED her).  We are a clean home but it\'s not always tidy (I am looking at the kids\' shoes in an array on the floor and backpacks looking like they exploded on the bench next to the door as I type).  If you want to be successful you can\'t focus too much on that sort of thing...sorry.  Of course you can try and you can ask that she starts clean up with the kids 30 minutes before her shift is over, etc. and you can screen by asking her about how she keeps things at home...but it is subjective.  Living with strangers is hard for this reason so maybe a nanny is a better choice for you if being clean and tidy is an overriding priority, which it sounds like it is.[/quote]

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