Match with a Chinese Au Pair Before June 1st 2013 and Save $200!
Due to the expanding role that China is playing in today’s world, more and more people are interested in learning about Chinese culture as well as learning the Mandarin language. This makes Chinese au pairs very popular amongst American host families. Hosting an au pair from China is the easiest way for your children to learn Mandarin!
For only $7.50 per hour, you receive 45 hours per week of childcare and full immersion in Chinese culture and language!
After one year with a loving Chinese au pair your children will be able to speak some Mandarin!
Details on Hosting a Chinese Au Pair
- The majority of our Chinese au pair applicants have experience working in nurseries or kindergarten classrooms and are very interested in becoming teachers after their au pair experience. Most Chinese au pairs have a university degree or a master degree. They are very focused on education as well as living healthy. A Chinese au pair will make sure the children have a healthy lifestyle and are learning new things every day.
- Chinese au pairs are very interested in learning about U.S. culture and enjoy sharing their own. They are usually a bit quiet at first but as soon as they get to know the family better, they open their heart and become a wonderful addition to the family!
- It is not common for Chinese au pairs to drive before coming to the U.S. Driving in China is quite different than driving in the U.S. Chinese au pairs are willing to learn how to drive in the U.S. and can take driving lesson, but it may take a while before they are comfortable behind the wheel. If the host family needs an au pair that can drive, with time and patience your Chinese au pair can adjust to driving in the U.S. Chinese au pairs also don’t mind to riding a bike or using public transportation.
- China is considered a collectivist culture. This means that the Chinese place more importance on the group than the individual. When making a decision, someone from China is taught to do what is best for the group they belong to. These groups can be families, school groups, friendship connections or work groups. Young people are accustomed to collaborating with the family and will help with cooking and cleaning.
- Intra-group harmony is important for the Chinese. This means that the Chinese prefer to avoid conflict. They also respect the importance of not “losing face” so they will go out of their way to not embarrass someone and they expect the same from others. Chinese usually discipline their children telling them what they did was wrong, and leaving them alone to think, and correct their behavior.
- Confucian values including respect for elders is still strong in Chinese culture. Youth are taught to respect their elders and even young children are expected to defer to older children. Confucian principles also include the importance of family and many Chinese au pairs come from close-knit families. Chinese au pairs truly want to be involved in daily family activities.
Meet Some of our Chinese Au Pairs:
Yaqin Wang
- 22 years old
- Infant Care
Yaqin is experienced taking care of children all ages. She has just successfully finished a one year au pair program in the Netherlands. She was taking care of two boys aged 10 months and two years when she arrived there. She was responsible for cooking, feeding, changing diapers, bathing, playing and picking them up from pre-school. In China Yanqin was working as a golf instructor and teaching golf to children aged between 3 and 16 years. Besides that she was babysitting her neighbor’s baby. Yaqin received her driver’s license in October 2009. Even though she was not driving during her one year au pair program in the Netherlands, she would like to practice her driving in China before going to the US. Her English skills are upper-intermediate. Yaqin’s passion is golf. It is her major at university and she has been a golf instructor for years already. Besides golf she also enjoys playing basketball and pool. In addition she likes spending her free time with calligraphy, dancing and reading.
Xiaomei Meng
- 25 years old
- Infant Care
Since September 2009 Xiaomei has been working as an English teacher at a TechnicalTraining school, where she mostly has worked with teenagers aged 13-17 years old, but has also worked with the 8-10 years old. Prior to this current job, she spent three months working as an English teacher at a kindergarten with children aged 5-6 years old. To complement her teaching experience, she also has approximately 650 hours of verified experience babysitting infants as young as five months. She received her Chinese driver’s license in May 2012 and drives less than once a week, as she does not have steady access to a car. Her English is rated as upper intermediate to advanced. Xiaomei enjoys staying active and fit and practices yoga in her free time. She also enjoys dancing and playing badminton or ping pong. She enjoys spending time outdoors hiking or camping as well. She greatly enjoys teaching and working with children and hopes this opportunity will improve her teaching career back in China.
Weiting Zhang
- 25 years old
- Child Care
Weiting has 810 hours of verified child care experience in total. Her first experience she had while tutoring a seven-year-old boy for 6 months. Twice a week she was helping him with his homework. Besides that she was babysitting a boy aged six years. She was taking care of him daily for three months. Her responsibilities were tutoring, cooking, visiting museums and playing with him in the afternoons. The latest child care experience she had with a three-year-old girl she was babysitting and tutoring on adaily basis for 6 months. Weiting received her driver’s license in October 2012. She drives three times weekly and usually on city streets. Her English skills are advanced. Weiting is a very creative and active girl. Her hobbies are singing, dancing, playing badminton and jogging. Her free time she likes to spend outdoors with friends or inside watching American movies.
Tianhan
- 21 years old
- Infant Care
Tianhan (Hannah) is currently studying to be a pediatric nurse and as part of her training has completed an internship working with children in the emergency room and is currently completing an internship working in the neo-natal ward of the hospital. As part of her training she has experience working with premature babies as well as infants with special needs. Additionally she has been working as a babysitter/mother’s helper for two American families in China, each with four children. Hannah does not have a driver’s license, but is willing to learn in the U.S.A. She has advanced English skills. Hannah is very involved in her church and enjoys playing keyboard for church services and going to her bible study group. She likes to stay active and explore and often will do excursions with her friends. She also enjoys craftwork, playing the guitar and playing the Erhu.
Huilian Zhu
- 25 years old
- Infant Care
Huilian is a qualified teacher who has experience working with infants and older children. The children she took care of were between 3 month and 6 year old. One of her experiences she had with a neighbor’s son she babysat when he was 5 month old. She was preparing his meal, bathing him, changing diapers and playing with him. Additionally she gained another 300 hours of infant care experience with a three-month-old baby she took care of for three months in 2012. Huilian was also helping a six-year-old girl with her homework while she was taking care of her. Huilian received her driver’s license in September 2012. She is used to drive on highways, city streets and on the countryside. She has experiences with automatic and manual transmission. Her English level is Upper-Intermediate. Huilian enjoys traveling to different cities. Visiting museums most interests her. She also enjoys outdoor activities such as biking and climbing. In her free time she enjoys reading books and photography.
Qizhen Zheng
- 19 years old
- Infant Care
After her graduation, Qizhen worked at a kindergarten. She taught music, gave image training and looked after the children during their afternoon nap. Before that, she helped out in a childcare center. She played musical instruments with the children and was responsible for feeding them and assisting them with daily tasks. Additionally Qizhen experienced babysitting for a couple of months. All in all she acquired 2800 hours of verified childcare experience and 400 hours of infant care. Qizhen received her driver’s license in June 2012. She drives 1-2 times per week and is used to driving on the countryside. As Qizhen has studied English for more than 13 years already, her English is very good. Qizhen is a very friendly and warm-hearted person. In her free time she enjoys playing the piano, reading, dancing and traveling. Additionally she loves outdoors activities like hiking and biking.
Xing Tong
- 23 years old
- Child Care
With a degree in English education and a teacher’s qualification, Xing Tong (Debbie) hopes to become an English teacher in China when she completes the Au Pair program. Her experience with children totals over 1800 hours of experience working as a babysitter, tutor and English teacher. While waiting to come to the U.S, she is working as a part time English teacher for middle school aged children. She is a non driver. She enjoys outdoor activities and loves snowboarding and swimming. She also enjoys playing badminton, reading and going to the theaters. She has advanced English skills. She enjoys outdoor activities and loves snowboarding and swimming. She also enjoys playing badminton, reading and going to the theaters.
