Child-care decisions can weigh heavily on a parent or parent-to-be. After all, you're choosing the people who will stand in for you while you're at work or taking care of other responsibilities. But ...

When Melanie Rosen and her husband sat down to consider childcare options for their two children — then aged 1 and 3 — as she prepared to return to work full-time, the situation at first looked bleak.

The Petersons are seen with Brazilian au pair Juliana during Thanksgiving. (Courtesy Mark Mogle Photography) This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents ...

Au Pairs seem increasingly common in Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Many families name benefits such as language immersion, flexible scheduling, and more one-on-one attention for their ...

Biden administration rules update could price out up to 70% of families. Davis and Glen Griffin of Houston, Texas, say having a live-in au pair to care for their three children has been a lifesaver.

Working parents who depend on the nation’s au pair program to provide care for their children can breathe a sigh of relief: After receiving over 10,000 public comments, the Biden-Harris administration ...

For working parents seeking reliable, affordable childcare, an au pair can be an attractive option. Here’s how au pairs are paid and how they fit into the broader American childcare economy. An au ...

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Across Arlington, numerous families live with au pairs. What many don’t know is how au pairs have built a community of their own in Arlington. An au pair is an young adult between the ages of 18-26 ...

Robyn-Lee Malan has juggled 45 hours of childcare as an au pair, Saturday classes learning about the three branches of government and a new life in a new culture over the last six months, yet the ...