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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our au pair just extended. The money is a big draw.  Plus, her own country is an emerging hot spot.  [/quote]

Yep, our au pair has been here for two years and a month and will be extending for another six months.  If she goes back to her home country (probably the same country), she’s very unlikely to be able to get a job and the health situation isn’t good.  Also, we’re paying $500 a week.

I think it is extremely dependent on the home country situation.[/quote]

Um, what now? $500/week?[/quote]

DP but lots of us are paying much more because of covid childcare struggles. My German AP probably would have gone home otherwise and isn’t extending either way. [/quote]

Yes, but also because it just felt like the right thing to do.  She's gone from a maybe 20 hour a week job to a 45 hour a week job that is much harder.  And it's still way less than what we would pay a nanny.[/quote]

When you add in room, food, cellphone, transportation, education, etc, $500/week for an au pair doesn't make sense. But you do you.[/quote]

I am not in this situation, but some people are really desperate for childcare right now, especially with everything closed, some people are saving ton of money in activities, preschool fees etc, so yeah I can see paying a lot to keep a good au pair, because good au pair can be as good as a nanny.[/quote]

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