Au Pair

An Au pair is a Junior live in candidate who is passionate about working with children.

They will have experience working with children in some capacity but not necessarily formal Nannying experience. The most common experience Au pairs have is babysitting - usually regular or long term. We see a lot of Kiwi and Australian candidates wanting to be Au-pairs in England. They often have more experience working as Teaching Assistance or in Summer camps, some of them have been Au-pairs before.

An Au pair will live with your family on a full time basis. They are a great option if you need flexibility but not the long hours or experience level of a Live In Nanny.

Our Au pairs like to be part of a family but are also very respectful of a family's privacy and family time.

If an Au pair sounds right for you but you don’t want someone to Live In your home, a Family Assistant might be what you’re looking for.

If you want a more experienced Live In Nanny, read about our senior Live In Nannies.

Au Pairs are great for families who have school aged children or for a shared charge role working alongside a parent or other caregiver.

An Au Pair is responsible for all standard Nanny Duties and admin - anything to do with the children.

You can expect an Au pair to work 25-35 hours Mon-Friday with additional hours in the school holidays if required. Generally an Au pair will work a max of 45 hours per week, that includes 1 x babysit Mon-Thur

Au Pair salaries vary depending on the candidate's experience but generally you can expect to pay around minimum wage.

From April 2026, nannies aged 21 and over must receive at least £12.71 gross per hour under the National Living Wage. Where accommodation is provided, employers may offset up to £11.10 per day (£77.70 per week) against the nanny's wage for minimum wage purposes

Please note minimum wage is due to increase in April 2027

There’s actually quite a lot that we look for in our Au Pairs.

Along with some relevant experience, we are also looking for good general knowledge of childcare and education, common sense, confidence. Also their attitude and personality are big considerations.

A Kindred Au pairs have to be passionate about working with children, and willing to commit for a minimum of 12 months.

Our Au pairs are often confident well beyond their experience and able to step in quickly to the role.
They'll either be native english speakers or have a high level of english.

When the decision isn’t just about what experience or qualifications someone has on paper, we come across fantastic candidates with a real spark for child development and working with children - we call them 'career nannies in the making'.

We boast some fantastic Au Pairs, Especially popular are our Juniors from New Zealand and Australia

Our Au Pairs are Live In, but the qualities of our Au pairs are the same for our Family Assistants who are live out Nannies.

All Live In nanny roles incorporate full time board and food as part of the salary package.

An Au pair must be provided with a private bedroom and bathroom (or in some instances a shared bathroom with the children/family)

It’s important that the bedroom is theirs at all times, even on weekends and holidays or if you have friends or family coming to stay. 

Some families are able to offer their Au pair separate accommodation close to the family home; if this is the case they will provide food or a food allowance.