Au pair to the rescue
A friend of mine, Emily, is weighing up whether to replace her kids’ childcare with an in-home carer such as a nanny or an au pair.
No, Emily isn’t a high income earner with a flash house and separate accommodation. She is a hardworking, exhausted mother who needs help bringing up her two young boys. Emily and her husband David have no family in Sydney to help them and they work long hours, often travelling.
They currently hire
