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Infant Specialized Au Pair Program
The first year of a child's life is an amazing time of growth and is the building block for future stages of development. AuPairCare's unique Infant Specialized Care Program provides families with infants (0-12 months) with a trained au pair who specializes in infant caregiving and development. Infant Specialized au pairs have considerable interest and experience caring for infants and have 400 documented hours of childcare experience with infants and children under 2.
AuPairCare's proprietary Infant Specialized Training utilizes a hands-on approach to train au pairs in infant safety and caregiving and infant stimulation and development. AuPairCare Infant Specialized au pairs attend a certification course in infant CPR* and First Aid by the American Heart Association, and also receive instruction from AuPairCare trainers certified in Infant Massage with the Liddle Kidz™ Foundation, and trainers certified in Infant Sign language by Baby Fingers, a leading Infant Sign Language learning organization. This additional training will help nurture your baby's healthy growth and encourage language development.
Benefits of an Infant Specialized Au Pair:
- Confidence in knowing your au pair caregiver is trained in infant specific child care and infant development
- Added security that your au pair caregiver has received training in Infant CPR & First Aid from the American Heart Association
- Infant mental development and stimulation activities through Baby Massage and Baby Sign Language
Program Details:
- Similar to our popular year long program, Infant Specialized au pairs provide up to 45 hours of infant care per week, not to exceed 10 hours per day
- AuPairCare's Infant Specialized au pairs have 400 documented hours of care experience
- Infant Specialized au pairs attend a separate Infant Specialized Au Pair Training program devoted to baby care and infant development
- Ongoing education in infant safety and development to reinforce lessons learned at the training
Infant Specialized Au Pair Duties:
- Infant care basics: feeding, changing, bathing...
- General baby physical safety
- Engage baby in learning activities
- Teach baby sign language
- Help develop a routine for baby
- Tidy baby's room and do baby's laundry
- Communicate with parents about baby caregiving
Frequently Asked Questions:
Read questions and answers from other host parents about AuPairCare's Infant Specialized Program.
*Infant Specialized au pairs attend a full day course in Infant CPR certification by the American Heart Association. Due to the rigorous and technical nature of the CPR certification exam, AuPairCare does not guarantee au pairs passing the Infant CPR certification exam. To date, over 98% of Infant Specialized au pairs pass the certification exam.
