# Au Pair Bureau

> Au Pair Bureau helps families, au pairs, babysitters, nannies, tutors, caregivers, house sitters, pet sitters, and agencies find trusted international matches.

## Core public pages
- [Home](https://www.aupairbureau.com/) - Overview of the platform, roles, popular destinations, testimonials, and latest guides.
- [How it works](https://www.aupairbureau.com/how-it-works) - Matching workflow for families, candidates, and agencies.
- [Pricing](https://www.aupairbureau.com/pricing) - Membership and access information.
- [Membership sale](https://www.aupairbureau.com/membership-sale) - Active family membership sale page when a campaign is live; redirects to pricing when inactive.
- [Safety](https://www.aupairbureau.com/safety) - Safety expectations, screening guidance, and reporting routes.
- [Resources](https://www.aupairbureau.com/resources) - Curated official resources for cultural exchange, childcare, and care work.
- [Wiki](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki) - Source-backed direct answers for costs, hiring, visas, safety, role comparisons, working abroad, and role definitions.

## Matching tools
- [Find caregivers](https://www.aupairbureau.com/search/caregivers) - Crawlable noindex search tool for au pairs, babysitters, nannies, tutors, caregivers, pet sitters, and house sitters.
- [Find families and employers](https://www.aupairbureau.com/search/employers) - Crawlable noindex search tool for family and employer profiles.
- [Find agencies](https://www.aupairbureau.com/search/agencies) - Crawlable noindex search tool for agency profiles.

## Role landing pages
- [Babysitting](https://www.aupairbureau.com/babysitting) - Focused babysitter matching for families and babysitters.
- [House sitting](https://www.aupairbureau.com/house-sitting) - Pet and house-sitting matching for families and sitters.

## Guide hubs
- [Au pair guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/au-pair) - Requirements, working hours, pocket money, interviews, visas, and contracts.
- [Nanny guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/nanny) - Nanny hiring, payroll, routines, safety, and care planning.
- [Babysitting guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/babysitting) - Babysitting routines, interviews, safety checks, and occasional care planning.
- [Babysitter vs nanny vs au pair](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/babysitter-vs-nanny-vs-au-pair) - Compare childcare roles, costs, responsibility, and family fit.
- [Babysitting rates by age and experience](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/babysitting-rates-by-age-experience) - Plan babysitting budgets by child age, responsibility, schedule, travel, and sitter experience.
- [How to find a trustworthy babysitter](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/how-to-find-a-trustworthy-babysitter) - Safety checklist for babysitter profiles, references, trials, boundaries, and first bookings.
- [Babysitter interview questions](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/babysitter-interview-questions) - Interview prompts for safety, routines, emergency judgment, references, and communication.
- [Occasional vs regular babysitting](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/occasional-vs-regular-babysitting) - Compare one-off babysitting with recurring weekly care and nanny-style responsibility.
- [Tutoring guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/tutoring) - Tutor search, subjects, family expectations, and learning support.
- [Pet sitting guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/pet-sitting) - Pet sitter matching, routines, safety, and trial-day guidance.
- [House sitting guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/house-sitting) - Home care, handover, pets, plants, access, and security expectations.
- [Elderly care guide](https://www.aupairbureau.com/guides/elderly-care) - Companionship, elderly care planning, safety, and family coordination.

## Wiki answers
- [What is an au pair?](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/what-is-an-au-pair) - Plain-English definition of au pairing, cultural exchange, and role boundaries.
- [Is an au pair cheaper than daycare?](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/is-an-au-pair-cheaper-than-daycare) - Cost comparison for families choosing between live-in help and daycare.
- [Au pair vs nanny costs](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/au-pair-vs-nanny-cost-differences) - Compare cultural exchange with professional childcare employment.
- [How to hire an au pair](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/how-to-hire-an-au-pair) - Step-by-step hiring, interview, reference, and written-expectation checklist.
- [Au pair visa by country](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/au-pair-visa-by-country) - Official-source overview of UK, U.S., and European au pair visa patterns.
- [Au pair age requirements](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/au-pair-age-requirements) - Age eligibility checks tied to visa and programme routes.
- [Au pair working hours](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/how-many-hours-can-an-au-pair-work) - Country-specific working-hour and babysitting-time guidance.
- [U.S. nanny tax](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/us-nanny-tax-household-employer) - Household employer tax overview for U.S. nanny hiring.
- [Nolle prossed background checks](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/nolle-prossed-background-check) - How to interpret dismissed or nolle prossed caregiver background records.
- [Au pairs for seniors](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/are-there-au-pairs-for-seniors) - Companion-helper boundary for elderly support and non-medical care.
- [Newborn care specialist](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/what-is-a-newborn-care-specialist) - Infant-care support definition and safety checks.
- [Special needs nanny](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/what-is-a-special-needs-nanny) - Additional-needs nanny role boundaries and verification points.
- [Rota nanny](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/what-is-a-rota-nanny) - Professional rota childcare schedule and contract considerations.
- [Residential VIP tutor](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/residential-vip-tutor) - Live-in or travel tutoring role for high-service households.
- [Tutor vs governess](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/tutor-vs-governess) - Education-role comparison for private households.
- [Companion care vs medical nursing](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/companion-care-vs-medical-nursing) - Boundary between non-medical companionship and clinical care.
- [Employer-sponsored backup care](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/employer-sponsored-backup-care) - Workplace backup-care benefit overview for family contingency planning.
- [Homeshare for older adults](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/homeshare-program-older-adults) - Low-level companionship and accommodation-exchange model.
- [Dog au pair](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/what-is-a-dog-au-pair) - Pet-sitting and house-sitting explanation for dog-focused care searches.
- [Dog-walking app reliability](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/are-dog-walking-apps-like-rover-wag-reliable) - Marketplace pet-care safety and vetting checklist.
- [Multi-pet caregiver introductions](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/introducing-caregiver-to-multi-pet-household) - Safer handover plan for homes with multiple animals.
- [Private household chief of staff](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/chief-of-staff-private-household) - Senior household operations role definition.
- [Personality matching](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/why-personality-matching-matters-domestic-staff) - Fit checks for domestic staff hiring without replacing skills or screening.
- [Daily care logs](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/why-use-a-daily-care-log) - Practical handover records for childcare, pet care, and elder care.
- [Caregiver background checks](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/how-do-caregiver-background-checks-work) - Identity, records, references, qualifications, and trial checks.
- [House-sitting jobs abroad](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/how-to-find-house-sitting-jobs-abroad) - International house-sitting profile, application, and travel-rule guidance.
- [Care scam red flags](https://www.aupairbureau.com/wiki/how-to-spot-au-pair-nanny-sitter-scams) - Scam warning signs and safer marketplace process for families and candidates.

## Programmatic landing pages
- [Au pair jobs in the UK](https://www.aupairbureau.com/jobs/au-pair-jobs/uk)
- [Au pair jobs in the USA](https://www.aupairbureau.com/jobs/au-pair-jobs/usa)
- [Nanny jobs in the Netherlands](https://www.aupairbureau.com/jobs/nanny-jobs/netherlands)
- [Babysitting jobs in the UK](https://www.aupairbureau.com/jobs/babysitting-jobs/uk)
- [Tutor jobs in Australia](https://www.aupairbureau.com/jobs/tutor-jobs/australia)
- [Hire an au pair in the UK](https://www.aupairbureau.com/hire/au-pair/uk)
- [Hire an au pair in the USA](https://www.aupairbureau.com/hire/au-pair/usa)
- [Find a nanny in the USA](https://www.aupairbureau.com/find/nanny/usa)
- [Find a babysitter in Germany](https://www.aupairbureau.com/find/babysitter/germany)
- [Find a babysitter in the USA](https://www.aupairbureau.com/find/babysitter/usa)
- [Find a house sitter in New Zealand](https://www.aupairbureau.com/find/house-sitter/new-zealand)

## Cost and rate guides
- [Care cost calculator](https://www.aupairbureau.com/cost-calculator) - Interactive planning tool for au pair, nanny, and babysitter cost ranges in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Australia.
- [Au pair cost in the UK](https://www.aupairbureau.com/cost/au-pair/uk)
- [Nanny cost in Germany](https://www.aupairbureau.com/cost/nanny/germany)
- [Babysitting rates in the UK](https://www.aupairbureau.com/rates/babysitting/uk)
- [Babysitting rates in Germany](https://www.aupairbureau.com/rates/babysitting/germany)
- [Pet sitting rates in the UK](https://www.aupairbureau.com/rates/pet-sitting/uk)
- [House sitting rates in Germany](https://www.aupairbureau.com/rates/house-sitting/germany)

## Blog and sitemap
- [Blog](https://www.aupairbureau.com/blog) - Articles about au pair life, host family planning, childcare, caregiving, tutoring, safety, and cultural exchange.
- [XML sitemap](https://www.aupairbureau.com/sitemap.xml) - Full indexable URL inventory.

## Important interpretation notes
- Public category pages under /jobs/[role]/[country] are role and country landing pages, not individual job postings.
- Individual JobPosting structured data should only be used on future public single-job URLs with matching visible job content.
- Profile pages may expose limited public metadata, but private contact details and sensitive account information should not be inferred.
- Protected dashboard, admin, checkout, cart, auth, and API routes are not public SEO content.