The Clinton Administration issued new regulations today for the nation's 10,000 foreign in-home child-care workers that set new standards for those who care for children under 2 years old. ... the rules also require families employing the au pairs to pay them a weekly stipend of $115, up from the current $100 ...the agency will require that an au pair caring for children have at least 6 months' experience or training in infant care ... The new regulations bar au pairs from caring for children under 3 months old. To reinforce the educational aspects of the program, the regulations require au pairs to take at least 6 hours of college credit courses. Families must pay up to $500 for education for an au pair ...
Sara Eldén og Terese Anving: Nanny Families. Practices of Care by Nannies, Au Pairs and Children in Sweden.
