Have you ever considered hosting an au pair for your childcare? Au Pairs are experienced and educated child care providers that come to live with your family from another country. Au pairs can provide up to 45 hours of live in child care, including light housekeeping, children's laundry, meal preparation, transportation and much more. You also have the convenience of setting your own schedule and it can vary week to week. If you don't use all of your hours in a week, you could use it on a weekend for a date night out. It is extremely flexible. Au Pairs are a very affordable option to receive the dependable and one on one care, at just $353/week regardless of the number of children you have (or $300/week for 30 hours). Au Pairs are also a very dependable option for child care, as au pairs commit to a family for one year with the possibility of extending for a second year. You definitely get the one on one care you desire for your children. Having an au pair also saves you a lot of money on income taxes, as you are not paying on their wages due to them being here on a J-1 visa.