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[quote=Anonymous]Hello.

My significant other and I live in the Richmond VA area, and are both physicians with somewhat wonky schedules (which includes working some weekends and getting called in at odd hours when on call). We have three young children in elementary school, and are considering hosting an AP to start this summer. Ideally, the AP would pick the kids up from school (which is within walking distance), help them do their homework, and cook dinner for them (and perhaps for us some evenings?). It would be amazing if she could do their laundry, do some cleaning up after them, pack their lunches, do the grocery shopping for them, and/or help with their dishes. It would also be extremely helpful if she is available to watch the children during the day in the event of sickness, half day, or school closure.

Our kids are currently in afterschool care, and it appears that it may be about cost-neutral to host an AP (afterschool care is about $800/month for each).

Does this sound like a reasonable set of basic expectations for an AP?

We have talked with three agencies (Au Pair in America, Agent Au Pair, and Cultural Care Au Pair). Our initial impression is that the latter seems to have the largest network and most support around this area.

My significant other and I would greatly appreciate any input or experiences the participants on this forum may have had (positive or negative) with any of these agencies that may help guide which we go with, and to know if there is another agency that we should reach out to?

Thank you - we would be sincerely grateful for any thoughts or input :-)

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