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[quote=Anonymous]Good luck to all of you! I know it can feel like a bit of a crap shoot, but hiring a nanny is too.  We hosted AP's for more than a decade in the early days (late 1980's and 1990's) of the legal program when they were all from Western Europe and virtually nobody paid more than the minimum stipend.  From what I've read here, it seems that the girls were more mature then, and if you screened well (& they didn't misrepresent themselves too badly), you could get good drivers with substantial child care experience.   By substantial, I mean some had attended a two year course in child care or had spent 4-5 years in other countries as nannies; others got newborn experience by volunteering in hospitals.  That said, we did hit a few duds along the way, mostly due to their concealing things like boyfriends, smoking, or psychological issues.  I'm sure we weren't the perfect HF, but we tried hard to be generous and fair.  When things went south, it could be a nightmare, but mostly because we had to hire temporary nannies (who were usually awful) to bridge the gap.  We always rematched with an AP out of country when this happened (3 times) in 12 years.  But there was no social media or Facebook network encouraging the AP's to bid up their stipend and benefits, and it was a different generation in terms of opportunity and work ethic. Those former AP's are in their 40's and 50's now, and we still have contact with many of them including in person visits when we get to Europe and vice versa. [/quote]

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