What is the difference between an Au pair, professional Nanny and a baby sitter?
A. There are a variety of terms for people who work in the home. Here are the definitions used by the International Nanny Association to describe various in-home child care jobs.Babysitter: Provides supervisory, custodial care of children on an irregular full-time or part-time basis. No special training or background expected.Au Pair (Foreign): Foreign national in the United States for up to a year to experience American life. Lives as part of the host family and receives a small stipend in exchange for babysitting and help with housework. May or may not have previous childcare experience.Parent / Mother’s Helper: Lives in or out and works for a family to provide full-time childcare and domestic help for families in which one parent is home most of the time. May be left in charge of the children for brief periods of time. May or may not have previous childcare experience. Nanny: Employed by the family on either a live-in or live-out basis to undertake all tasks related to the care of c