SMART AU PAIRS - AUSTRALIAN AU PAIR AGENCY APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
The team at our Au Pair Agency is split between our offices in the UK and
Australia. We are all Europeans who lived away from home and speak
several languages as a result. We want you to benefit from our expertise and passion for cultural exchange. Your
satisfaction with our service and the au pair experience as a whole is
our priority and our daily ambition.
Our MD
and founder, a well-travelled mum, Nicole, 44, speaks four languages and
has, prior to managing the au pair agencies, spent 15 years travelling
the world as a manager in the travel industry with companies such as
Hilton hotels, First Choice Holidays, Airmiles and P&O.
Nicole,
who moved to England in 1993 from her native Holland has
always been passionate about encouraging young people to broaden their
horizons and to improve their language skills. In 2009 she moved to
Australia for another ‘cultural adventure’.
With
two children and husband with an equally demanding career, childcare
has always been vital to help balance the demands of juggling family and
work. A family au pair was ideal as it gave the children early
exposure to cultural exchange.
Her own
au pair hosting experiences combined with her career in travel marketing
and passion for languages inspired her to set up Smart Au Pairs.
Below, you'll find details on some of the industry experts that as an au pair agency Australia, Smart Au Pairs is either directly involved with or have been personally recommended by.
IAPA (International Au Pair Association)
Smartaupairs.com.au is proud to be a awarded membership of IAPA and wants to work closely with the IAPA committee to further enhance the au pair program across Asia. Our Branch in Australia is the first Au Pair Agency in Australia with IAPA membership. Many of our overseas partners are also members of IAPA.
For more information about IAPA www.iapa.org
BAPAA (British Au Pair Agencies Association)
Nicole Kofkin, our MD, has been on the board of BAPAA from 2007 to 2009 and has taken on various projects from upgrading their website to improving the au pair & family benefits. She is keen to continue to contribute to improving relations and mutual understanding between BAPAA and organizations such as Eurodesk UK, the British Council, Visit Britain and BETA.
More information about BAPAA www.bapaa.org.uk
ECAPS (European Committee for Au Pair Standards)
Nicole Kofkin represented BAPAA (UK) on the European Committee for Au Pair Standards (ECAPS) for the last two years, with the objective of defining au pair standards across Europe.
More information about ECAPS www.ecapsweb.eu
BETA (British Educational Travel Association)
Smartaupairs joined the British Educational Travel Association a couple of years ago because we felt strongly that the au pair experience is a valuable learning experience and we are keen to ensure it becomes more recognized for its educational benefits. We are still in regular communication with BETA about joint objectives and to contribute to their Political Manifest for Youth Travel but are no longer members of the organization.
More information about BETA www.betauk.com
Our business partners are specialists in the field. Smart Au Pairs works with a wide range of partner agencies in many European countries from market leaders to exclusive specialists, many are IAPA members. The one thing they all have in common is their passion for a high quality au pair program.Although we do not call ourselves a nanny agency, we are often able to help with nanny placements also; qualified and professional nannies with English as a native language are highly sought after all over the world!
Smart Au Pairs (Australia) - Cultural Childcare
Provided by Smart Cultural Exchange
ABN 51 719 327 731
SMART AU PAIRS LIMITED (UK)
Registered in England No. 5433237
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