An au Pair is a language student living with a family in a different country. A host family takes care of the student. The student sent to the host family has equivalent status in the family. He/she will be given the status of a member of the family.
An Au Pair has to certain jobs for the family. The amount of jobs to be done is decided by the government. The have to take care of certain small activities like babysitting, ironing and cleaning to some extent. The Au Pair will have the meals along with the family. However during the day there are some times when the family has an alone time. The Au pair is treated just like a family member and is including in activities like family gatherings, outdoor trips etc. a large number of Au pairs ar required in London. This is because families would require someone to do the babysitting and other work at home. This demand for a large number of Au pairs is also satisfied by the number of students willing to live with host families. Students are in abundance in London to study English and would prefer to live with host families. The government also allots a sum of allowance to Au pairs. This makes it easy for the students to live in London and earn at the same time. N London there are a number of agencies tat appoint Au pairs to families. The family has to pay a sum of 60 pounds per week to the Au pair. In return the au pair has to do 25 hours of babysitting in a week. They also have spend 2 evenings babysitting at home. Families in London can easily appoint Au pairs via trusted agencies and solve the problem of finding a nanny.
Agencies in London train students of first aid and lifesaving skills. It is easier to trust the Au pair with children. London agencies first make an in depth analysis of the family. Only after studying the family will it appoint an Au Pair. These agencies can be trusted as they have been working for years and are connected to agencies in other countries and regions. This makes the agencies work more trustworthy. Working as an Au pair in London gives the student an advantage in knowing more about the country and its culture. It is also an advantage to the family as they get help for the Au Pair.