Au Pair Extraordinaire possesses several years of experience and a track record of success in South Africa. Our meticulous selection process ensures that each SA au pair matches the unique needs and values of the family they join. As one of our loyal customers states: “Au Pair Extraordinaire has been great in finding me the…
The core of au pair responsibilities revolves around childcare. Au pairs are more than just babysitters; they become an integral part of the family, offering consistent care, attention, and support to the children. Childcare Childcare is the primary responsibility of an au pair. This includes a wide range of tasks such as feeding the…
Hiring a babysitter may seem like a simple task, but it is not something you as a parent should rush through. Entrusting your children to a caregiver requires much consideration on multiple levels to make sure they are safe and taken care of. An excellent way to ensure you find the right person for the…
Finding the perfect au pairs in Cape Town can be a challenging task. At Au Pair Extraordinaire, we understand the importance of choosing the right au pair and strive to make the selection process as smooth and efficient as possible. We aim to ensure that families find the perfect match in terms of qualifications and…
In our bustling schools, where academic excellence is highly valued, finding the right tutors in Gauteng for your child can make all the difference in their educational journey. Whether it’s homework help, exam preparation, or targeted subject improvement, the support of a qualified tutor can significantly enhance your child’s learning experience and academic outcomes. …
Parents today often find themselves juggling multiple responsibilities, from work commitments to household chores. If this is the case, finding reliable childcare becomes a necessity, especially for families looking for au pairs in Pretoria. This is where Au Pair Extraordinaire steps in, offering a comprehensive solution to ensure peace of mind for parents in need…
In today’s globalised world, fostering cultural understanding and acceptance is more critical than ever. One innovative way to achieve this is through the utilisation of au pair services. Au pair agencies play a pivotal role in facilitating cultural exchange while providing reliable childcare solutions for families. Parents can greatly benefit from embracing this enriching experience…
If you feel like you haven’t got enough hours in the day and you’re trying to juggle childcare with work, social obligations, house chores, and general life admin, it might be time to consider hiring an au pair. Au pairs can add huge value to families, handling various responsibilities from homework to school drop-offs. This…
Many children need access to extra educational support to build their confidence and improve their grades. Investing in quality tutors is one of the best ways to do this. Academic tutors are a lifeline for children who are struggling with subjects like mathematics, first and second languages, and science. Tutors enable them to build confidence,…
When considering whether to hire an au pair, parents understandably have much to think about. Au pairs spend a considerable amount of time with your little ones, stepping into a caregiving role and shaping a significant part of their lives. Therefore, it’s imperative that you find an au pair who aligns with your family values…
Au pair services are sought out by many families worldwide. Parents and guardians want to ensure that their little ones are cared for by knowledgeable and caring individuals who put their children first. Finding the perfect au pair for your family can understandably feel like a daunting task. Happily, our team are well-versed in finding…
Currently, many South African families find themselves juggling busy schedules which besides feeling very overwhelming, can also leave little time for childcare. This is where Au Pair agencies come to the rescue, connecting families with dedicated, caring, and responsible Au Pairs to provide support and care for our children. One of the standout names in…
In today’s fast-paced world, many South African families find themselves juggling the demands of work, household chores, and child-rearing. As a solution to this challenge, au pair services have gained popularity in South Africa, offering a valuable helping hand to families in need. One prominent player in this field is Au Pair Extraordinaire, providing exceptional…
In South Africa, the balancing act between work and family life poses significant challenges for working parents. For this reason, the role of childcare in supporting working parents is paramount. Juggling the demands of a career with those of parenthood is often challenging and requires extra in-home childcare. Look no further than Au Pair Extraordinaire,…
Ever considered building a career as an au pair? Au pair jobs are incredibly rewarding. At Au Pair Extraordinaire we want our au pairs to be extraordinary. Our candidates embody only the best to provide our valued clients with top childcare services. What Skills Do Au Pairs Need? There are very specific skills that…
Being a tutor can be extremely rewarding as jobs go. You are helping to shape young minds and instilling them with the knowledge and confidence they will need for their schooling. But, when you become a tutor, what are the duties and responsibilities that you may be expected to fulfil? Help with Academics: A…
Nowadays, many parents work full-time on top of raising their children and it can be a struggle trying to juggle all their responsibilities. This is why so many working families depend on reliable and professional au pair services. There are a variety of benefits that an au pair can offer to a working family and…
The ‘au pair’ job title is well-known. It may be one of the first jobs to pop up when searching for employment after school or university. It is a popular option for young adults and those interested in childcare and education. However, what benefits can you enjoy when pursuing this career path? Au Pair Extraordinaire…
We all want to provide our children with the best in educational support, after all, their future depends on it. So, why not hire extra help in the form of a permanent tutor? Because, despite being invested in their academic success, parents may not always find it possible to guide their children on an educational…
The year is in full swing, and many parents are occupied or at work during the day leaving many to seek an au pair to look after their precious children while they themselves cannot. For young children, parents often opt for daycare to tend to their little ones but hiring a professional au pair can…
Parenting comes with its own set of challenges among which is providing your child with the best possible academic support and care. Deciding on whether you need a tutor or au pair for your child may not be as clear-cut, but Au Pair Extraordinaire is here to assist you in understanding the differences between the…
It can feel like a huge leap of faith for parents to entrust the care of their children to a new caregiver or for an au pair to enter an unfamiliar environment. This alone could present possible au pair problems. When it comes to the care of children, potential conflicts and issues need to be…
Many situations could call for the services of childminders either in the form of aftercare facilities, babysitters, or au pairs. If a career in childminding appeals to you, then perhaps you should consider the various exciting au pair career opportunities available to you through Au Pair Extraordinaire. Not only will you get to work with…
Finding the ideal qualified au pair is challenging and can turn into a full-time job if you don’t know where to start looking. When a babysitter or nanny is not an option, you need to turn your search toward qualified au pair candidates. Going online might offer up a plethora of possible candidates, but how…
Many young adults are passionate about childcare and there is no better starting platform than au pairing. As an au pair, not only do you learn how to deal with new structures and responsibilities in a stimulating new environment, but you also develop your personal capabilities and expand your general horizons. However, like most jobs,…
Working parenthood requires you to handle a constant stream of to-do’s, issues and awkward situations. Meeting the simultaneous requirements of work and family life is a balancing act and for parents that deal with this daily, it can be overwhelming. It is an enormous logistical and emotional task to provide for a family whilst being…
With both parents working, it is difficult to give your children the undivided attention that they need, especially when it comes to their schoolwork. More than often, it is also difficult to grasp what they need assistance with, considering that the school curriculum may have changed drastically since you were last in school. Consider engaging…
Find the Best Au Pairs in Pretoria As parents, we can all agree that living in a big city like Pretoria has its challenges. Sometimes it can feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to check off everything on our to-do lists. For many parents, getting support in the form of…
Although Cape Town offers some of the best experiences South Africa has to offer, it is still a major metro. Life in a big city can feel like you are always rushing from one event to the next. It can be exhausting at the end of the day. You might feel like your plate is…
Living in a big city like Cape Town comes with many great benefits. There is access to great schools, a variety of things to do, and excellent services. But it can also be a tiring and fast-paced lifestyle. One way to help ease the burden of overwhelm is to find high quality au pairs to…
Choosing an Au Pair Agency in Cape Town Raising children in Cape Town can be a real adventure as some of the country’s best experiences are right on your doorstep. There are so many opportunities to enrich young minds. But life in a big city has its challenges. Many families rely on au pairs…
Here Are a Few Good Reasons Why You Should Get a Private Tutor The past two years have seen people make extraordinary adaptations to their lives, one of which was switching to remote working. While some people have returned to the office, at least to some extent; many still work from home permanently. Remote…
Why Finding an Au Pair Through a Reputable Agency is so Important With the new school year starting and parents heading back to work, families are seeking reliable professionals to care for their children. These professionals are much more than mere caretakers – they are often close with families and can become friends, mentors,…
5 Things that Set Us Apart from Other Tutoring Companies Here at Au Pair Extraordinaire, you will find that we are nothing like other tutoring companies across Johannesburg and surrounding areas. Our expertise lies in the extraordinary, and our services are sought after by parents and guardians seeking a higher standard for their children.…
Since 2007, we at Au Pair Extraordinaire have been leaders in childcare and education placements. We take pride in our commitment to excellence, and in our ability to pair families with the right candidates. We know how tough it can be to find tutoring services to assist your child in their schoolwork, homework, and studies,…
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Hire a Tutor for Your Kids Parents who have their hands full working from home, or those who are away at work all day, often need assistance. While au pairs, babysitters, and childminders are valuable, some children require help with their academic curriculum. This is where a…
Working from Home? Here’s How Our Professional Tutor Services Can Assist You With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the world in many unexpected ways, the approach to education has rapidly changed in South Africa. Plenty of families now face the challenge of parents working from home, which makes giving their children the educational attention they…
We Take the Fuss Out of Hiring the Right Private Tutor In terms of education, South Africa is undergoing major changes. More and more families are finding value in at-home schooling options such as virtual learning and homeschooling. Modern families are also recognising that the right kind of after-school curriculum support with a private…
The Benefits of Hiring a Tutor to Assist with Your Homeschooling Curriculum We know that making the decision to educate your child at home is a daunting one. Many parents, when they first begin, may feel overwhelmed at the nature of the curriculum and don’t know how best to help their child. This is…
Here at Au Pair Extraordinaire, we are anything but ordinary, specialising in the outstanding, exceptional, and phenomenal. We understand what childcare and education entail, and how best to match families with services most suited to them. While many tutoring companies would merely pair you with the next candidate in line, we ensure that your satisfaction…
Here is What to Look for When Hiring a New Tutor The people in your child’s life, whether they be family, friends, caretakers or teachers, play a vital role in your little one’s development. When it comes to education, however, having the right support for your child is essential, as it can make or…
6 Advantages of Hiring a Private Tutor Through Au Pair Extraordinaire There are various reasons families opt for a private tutor for their little ones. Sometimes, it is to aid their educational development and assist in homework and tough subjects, or even to ensure that home-schooling still affords optimal learning outcomes. Not all parents…
The Benefits of Partnering with Our Au Pair Recruitment Agency in Johannesburg Take a drive through Johannesburg and you are sure to notice something – the city is alive and on the go. Johannesburg is home to beautiful suburban neighbourhoods, sprawling parks and family-friendly recreation areas, and plenty of superb schools. This means that…
Hire a Professional Through Au Pair Extraordinaire There are a handful of people that will play a critical role in your child’s development. These may include close family and friends, but more often than not, teachers and tutors too. Tutors, in particular, work very closely with children, and this contact must remain positive to…
To parents and guardians, there is nothing more important the happiness, health, and wellbeing of their little ones. While some parents might have the privilege of staying home with their children, other families must rely on outside help when it comes to caring for, feeding, and even tutoring their children. Some households also require a…
If you currently reside within Pretoria or Johannesburg, then you have probably already seen how many au pair agencies exist close to you. Unfortunately for parents and caregivers, not all childminders are experienced or understand children. Unlike hiring other kinds of employees, an au pair is a far more personal decision, as the role requires…
2020 has proven challenging for most South African families with routines that have been flipped upside down. Mornings are replaced by logging into a virtual classroom before your kids have even had their breakfast. Finding a balance between online learning and the real world can be tricky to manage when whiteboards are replaced with screens…
The demand for tutor services has increased dramatically this year due to the extent and consequences of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown. As school schedules were plunged into disarray, parents were expected to jump in and take over schooling duties while still navigating life and supporting the family. While most parents are certainly dedicated to…
With school disruptions being the norm during this challenging year, many parents had to dig deep and be resourceful in their efforts to keep their children stimulated and learning. It’s worth noting that this is a mammoth task that very few of us were prepared for. Many parents found it challenging to provide the necessary…
Nobody is going to argue with the fact that this year has been challenging. No one was truly prepared. And, if you’re a parent, you’ve had a whole set of additional challenges added on top of the stress that everyone is already feeling due to the events of this year. While it’s certainly not the…
5 Tips to Help You Find Quality Au Pair Jobs Being an au pair means dealing with and getting to know a whole new family intimately, so a perfect match is vital for optimal results. Here are some tips to help you in your search for quality au pair jobs: Be Passionate About Children…
Do You Want to Au Pair and Are You from Pretoria or Johannesburg? If you have a love for children and their healthy development, and also have training and/or experience in looking after children, a job as an au pair could be perfect for you. What’s more, if you live in the Pretoria or Johannesburg…
Where to Find the Best Au Pair in Johannesburg for Your Family One of the biggest fallacies of modern society is that people are expected to navigate the challenges of life perfectly without help. Success is so often measured by how well you can stand on your own two feet. The truth is, however,…
How to Become A Family Au Pair in South Africa Do you love children? While there are many steps and requirements to becoming an au pair, this should always be the very first question you should ask yourself. There will be children involved, and you will be spending a lot of time with them.…
4 Great Benefits of an Au Pair for 2020 Every good parent wants the absolute best for their children. This includes quality schooling, great healthcare, the care and attention they deserve, and so much more. However, it also includes taking care of your own needs as a parent in order to successfully guide them…
Have You Thought About Childcare for the New Year Yet? Another year has passed in the blink of an eye, and many of us have the privilege of enjoying a lovely summer’s break for a couple of days to allow us to recharge for the year ahead. However, you also want to start the new…
When Is It Time to Hire an Au Pair? So, you are living the modern picture of success. You have a blossoming career, a healthy social life, and you have a beautiful family. Sounds idyllic, until you realise that one of these aspects will have to take a backseat. There simply is not enough…
Looking for a Babysitter? Hire Someone You Can Trust with These 5 Tips No matter how much we would like to, we cannot be everywhere all at once. Modern life proves this to us time and time again as we try to balance our family with our careers and also try to maintain some…
Why It Is a Great Idea to Get an Au Pair for the School Holidays The opportunities and demands presented by modern life often mean that both parents in a family are building a career and have to commit a certain amount of time to their work. While this is a great example for…
Read This Before You Get an Au Pair for 2020 Can you believe it – not just another year, but another decade is almost at an end. That is right – blink and we will be entering the roaring twenties of the 21st century. Whether you are ready for it or not, it is…
When Only the Best Au Pair Hire in Cape Town Will Do As most mothers will attest, nothing on earth is more precious than our children. These bundles of joy bring light to our lives and we will do anything to give them the best life possible. Yet, to look after our family, we…
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Private Tutor? At AuPair Extraordinaire, we pride ourselves in matching the perfect au pair, private tutor, and babysitter candidates to the right families to create a healthy, happy, and nurturing environment for the children. Because of our commitment to the wellbeing of the children and…
What Makes a Candidate the Perfect Family Au Pair? No two families are the same. Different families do not have the same characteristics, habits, or traditions, and neither do they have the same needs. Families can be as traditional or unconventional as you can imagine, and still be happy, whole families. And similarly, au…
What to Ask When You Interview Au Pairs for Children So, you have been considering getting some help around the house, especially when it comes to looking after your children. After all, they are your number one priority, and you want to make sure that they get the absolute best care and all the…
Au Pair, Babysitter, or Tutor – Which Is Right for Your Family? Family comes first, but time does not always allow us to give equal attention to all the responsibilities related to it. With the demands that modern-day living places on us, it is wise to create a support structure to ensure our families…
Do You Want to Be an Au Pair? Johannesburg Offers Great Opportunities Do you love children? Do you have a special way of working with them? Are you reliable, caring, and a great role model? Then you may want to consider becoming an au pair. Johannesburg and surrounds offer many great opportunities for professional…
Find Carefully Screened Au Pairs in Pretoria As a domestic assistant, a carer for your children, and possibly a live-in member of your household, an au pair is so much more than just an employee. This is a person whose credentials and abilities you must be able to trust without fail, which is why you…
A Professional Au Pair Agency that Puts Your Family First In this day and age, it can be a challenge to meet all your commitments, which can include spending enough quality time with your family, helping your children in their development journey, growing your career, taking care of daily admin and chores, being active, having…
How Our Au Pair Hiring Process Works If you are looking for a position as an au pair in South Africa, we can help! At AuPair Extraordinaire, we specialise in connecting au pairs with families, and we take care of many important details in the process. Because the people we appoint are responsible for the…
Why Do You Want to Be an Au Pair? If you are an au pair, this is probably one of the questions you are asked most frequently: “Why do you want to be one?” For some, the answer could be very easy to answer, and for others not. The fact is, once you are…
Au Pair Duties: What You Can and Cannot Expect Your Au Pair to Do Families of au pairs are not always completely clear on what the au pair duties entail. As a result, they may require certain duties that are not within the remit of the au pair, or they may not make full…
Looking for the Perfect Au Pair for Your Family? Try Our Au Pair Agency in Sandton! Many families need help when it comes to taking care of their children, especially families with multiple children, single parents, working parents, or parents who often travel for business. Sometimes, help is needed when one of the parents…
Where to Find Brilliant Au Pairs in Johannesburg and Cape Town A lot of families with working parents or with multiple children need the help of an au pair. There is often a range of skills and qualifications that your au pair will need, such as a driving licence, the ability to cook nutritious…
4 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Choosing Au Pairs for Families Choosing an au pair for your family can be rather challenging. Our children are precious to us and we want their needs and safety to be taken care of as best as possible during the times when we, their parents, are unable to…
The 3 Main Differences of Au Pairs Compared to Babysitters It is the norm to hire a babysitter keep watch over the children when parents are working late or going out for the night. Many of these absences are no longer than a few nights, yet the children still need to be fed, cuddled, disciplined,…
Why You Should Choose the Best Au Pair Agency in Cape Town Are you a hard-working parent living in Cape Town looking for some expert help with your kids? The standard we had in South Africa used to be the ever-dedicated live-in nanny, but things have changed quite radically. For starters, there are fewer…
Navigate Your Life with an Au Pair with a Driving License! There are not many people that parents care more about than their children. The very thought of someone else driving their kids around to school, sports activities, and playdates on a daily basis is enough to throw any parent into a mild panic.…
Need an Extraordinary Au Pair in Pretoria for You Family? We Can Help! Many working couples with children need help with the care of their children. Our children are our most precious and valuable human beings, and entrusting their care to another person can be extremely challenging. Often, one of the parents gives up…
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