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smartaupairs 26-02-2013
Claire 'changed' as she cycled 800km in 8 days for charity

From each au pair placements, we set aside a few $$ for charity. My friend and fellow Business Blueprint member was going to ride the 800km challenge to ra…

smartaupairs 19-02-2013
Cultural Au Pair Association of Australia

Smartaupairs Australia played a leading role in the foundation of CAPAA, Cultural Au Pair Association of Australia, the only trade association for the au p…

smartaupairs 09-01-2013
Welcome Karoliina - Our New Intern at Smartaupairs UK!

Starting from this week, Karoliina Hakala will support our team as an intern for the following seven months. She is currently in the second year of her Tou…

smartaupairs 18-12-2012
Smartaupairs UK Donates £350 for the Shelter Charity

“75,000 of our children will wake up homeless on Christmas morning. Yes. We’re outraged too.” Shelter Charity This is a staggering…

smartaupairs 17-12-2012
Chloe from Smartaupairs UK attends Safer Recruitment Training Workshop

A quick note from Chloe at Smartaupairs: On Tuesday 11th December, I attended a workshop organised by Child Safe UK for employers recruiting for jobs with …

smartaupairs 10-12-2012
Chloe from Smartaupairs UK visits AuPair Internacional Agency in Spain

In the last week of November, I visited our top Spanish partner agency in Barcelona. AuPair Internacional is run by Vicky, who was extremely welcoming duri…

smartaupairs 10-12-2012
Tuuli from Smartaupairs UK visits Happy Au Pair Agency in Poland

I have just returned from my visit to the historic city of Poznan in Poland. The purpose of the visit was to meet one of our top par…

smartaupairs 09-11-2012
Smartaupairs UK attends BAPAA (British Au Pair Agencies Association) AGM

Smartaupairs is a proud member of BAPAA, the only recognised Trade Association for the au pair industry! Each year, an annual meeting is held among the BAP…

smartaupairs 28-09-2012
Winners of our Comment and Photo Competition announced!

On the day of our Au Pair Get Together, we opened a competition to all of our au pairs. In order to enter, au pairs were asked to send a comment or photo t…

smartaupairs 17-09-2012
Au Pair UK Get Together in London 2012

Every autumn, Smartaupairs au pair agency organizes a get together for all the new au pairs who have arrived in the UK. This year, we had approximately 10…

smartaupairs 13-09-2012
Addicted to Having an Au Pair

This tongue in the cheek article by Daily Mail is a fun read for any host parent (to be) - A host mum deliberating life without an au pair: QUOTE My wors…

smartaupairs 10-09-2012
Parenting Decisions - Reducing Working Hours to Spend More Time with Children

Nicole Kofkin, the Managing Director of smartaupairs UK and Smartaupairs Australia discusses the topic of balancing working hours with spending …

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