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Infant Specialized Au Pair Training
All AuPairCare au pairs attend a mandatory Au Pair Academy orientation and training to ensure they are well prepared and more confident to provide your children with the best possible care. Our Infant Specialized au pairs attend a separate training program devoted to baby care and infant development.
AuPairCare's Infant Specialized curriculum is developed in concert with leading specialists in the area of infant childcare and development.
AuPairCare's proprietary Infant Specialized Au Pair 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. Infant Specialized au pairs receive 5 days of orientation and training in infant care and development. This hands-on training is a separate program from the standard training and provides infant specialized au pairs with over 40 hours of infant care instruction.
Infant Specialized Au Pair Training Topics Include:
- General household safety & hygiene
- Communicating with parents about infant care
- Infant Care Basics (Feeding, Bathing, Changing, Transportation...)
- What to do in an emergency
- Infant Stages of Development
- Games and activities to stimulate infant mental development
- Baby Massage & Infant Soothing Techniques
- Infant Sign Language
- Coping techniques to handle stress as an infant caregiver
*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.
