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Latest News – Au Pair Valencia

We have just opened our own office in Valencia and are now able to recruit Spanish Au Pairs for the UK and send British Au Pairs who want to improve their Spanish to families in Spain.  We already have families in Spain looking for summer Au Pairs.  There are placements … Continue reading

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Good news for tired mums: Dummies DON’T interfere with breastfeeding

Babies who use pacifiers do not have problems breast feeding, experts have found. The finding by American researchers contradicts previous warnings by the World Health Organisation that giving breast feeding infants pacifiers can discourage nursing. A team from Oregon Health & Science University in fact found that taking dummies away … Continue reading

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Child Care – always a worry!

Residential or daily, full time or part time, permanent or temporary Nannies & Mother’s Helps Finding the right type of child care at the right price is a huge problem for so many families these days. Many parents are going back to work when their children are quite young and … Continue reading

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Autism: Brainwaves ‘show risk from age of six months’

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers. A study published in Current Biologyidentified differences in infants’ brainwaves from as early as six months. Behavioural symptoms of autism typically develop between a child’s first and second birthdays. … Continue reading

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First national guidelines for early years nutrition launched

The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust. The new guidance, The Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings, is the first to offer a nationally recognised source of information … Continue reading

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INTERNATIONAL AU PAIR ASSOCIATION (IAPA) – Au Pair of the Year Award 2011 awarded in Brussels.

Every year IAPA holds a competition to identify an outstanding au pair, placed by a member of IAPA, who exemplifies all that is good about the au pair programme. Au pairs are nominated by their host family and the winner is selected by a panel comprised of IAPA board members. … Continue reading

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Need a Summer Au Pair?

As a family business we know only too well the difficulties of finding the right type of childcare especially in the school holidays. Life can be a continuous juggling act between work commitments and family priorities. Having an Au Pair is a very cost effective way of solving this problem … Continue reading

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BAPAA launches its Au Pair Handbook – “Welcome to the UK”

BAPAA is pleased to offer a copy of “Welcome to the UK – The Au Pair Handbook” at a special on-line price of £4.00, plus 85p postage and packing (RRP £5.99).  Please email info@bapaa.org.uk to order your copy – payment can either be made by cheque made out to BAPAA, or by … Continue reading

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Bunbury Care Agency moves to Tarporley

AFTER 42 years in the business of caring for the most vulnerable in our society the directors of the Bunbury Care Agency are looking to the future in a new location. The business was set up by director Leila Potter in her study at her home in Bunbury. She decided … Continue reading

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What is an Au Pair?

  Guidelines for Au Pairs and Host Families participating in the BAPAA Au Pair Programme in Britain. Other countries have similar programmes -  see “Go Abroad as an Au Pair”. Individual families or agencies may wish to improve on these benefits, but these should be offered as a minimum. Nature … Continue reading

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