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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whining of all the mothers here….think you can get a do it all AP for the few little coins y’all paid, you’re dreaming. [/quote]

Having an au pair costs roughly 45,000 if you are doing it correctly. We have always and still pay 250/week, have a dedicated car for which we cover all gas, pay for an unlimited data phone plan, a gym membership and all food. We take our AP to dinner and on vacations with a private room. We give a $1000 bonus  after the completion of one year. For one child in ES, this is fair. Are there wealthier families out there paying more? Sure. We tell potential au pairs to pick rich families if that’s what they are looking for. Has never been an issue for us. We have great au pairs and poor au pairs. The program is what it is. If it weren’t for the language immersion we wouldn’t participate. [/quote]

Au Pair costs are not relevant to the AP.  What if she doesn't want a gym membership, for example.  I would assume you have that membership for you and just add her and it's not an additional cost so that's not exactly a perk.  Vacations if she is working are not a vacation for her, but also work.  $250 a week is not much money.  That's $50 a day at best for 5 days/9 hours of work.  Not even minimum wage.[/quote]

Room and board are absolutely relevant to AP. Have never had an AP not want a gym membership- of their choice - they always choose the ones their friends go to. It’s an extra 1200 for their insurance. We took our AP to Europe, etc. She certainly did work, but had her weekends off to travel. We could have not taken her - but it’s supposed to be a cultural exchange. I understand you have structural criticisms of the au pair program. But you are not properly accounting for room and board calculations, as well as other incentives. 45k is a lot for MC families. If your saying only UMC families are allowed to participate in cultural exchange programs - that’s pretty nuts. [/quote]

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