A new chapter with our family in Paris

We are a family of four who value warmth, straightforward communication, and a home where people can both enjoy life and be themselves. Our days mix work and school with shared meals, music, imaginative play, walks, and stories before bed.

About Dad and Mom

Mom works in medicine and research, while Dad works in technology. We are Greek and have built our family life across different countries, moving from London to Paris in 2023.

We both have busy work schedules, but our children and family life remain our priority. Having a warm, stable, and welcoming home is very important to us.

In our free time, we enjoy seeing friends, listening to music from different cultures, reading, sharing meals, walking and picnicking in parks, hiking, and having long conversations around the table. We are a multicultural family, and Greek, French, and English are all part of everyday life at home.

Our boys

Our older boy is 6 and starts CP this year, which is an important milestone for him. He is kind, energetic, and full of ideas. He enjoys football, building, books, imaginative play, and turning small toys into long pretend adventures.

Our younger boy is 2½ and attends pre-maternelle. He is cheerful, affectionate, and curious about everything around him. Cars, outdoor discoveries, music, and playing with his older brother all bring him joy.

Both boys understand French, English, and Greek well. They speak whichever language feels most comfortable at the time, although they have somehow already learned to save Greek for conversations with us.

Our rhythm

We appreciate simple, ordinary family routines and people who communicate early when something needs to be reconsidered. We do our best to help our au pair feel supported in their new home. We believe that open communication and reasonable expectations on both sides are essential to living together well. The children's needs come first, and we need someone who shares that priority. We welcome practical ideas that make everyday routines easier, encourage questions whenever something is unclear, and aim to build a comfortable relationship with everyone in the home.

Our home

We live in a lovely Haussmannian apartment with a charming courtyard shared by the four surrounding buildings. We have a very good relationship with our neighbours and their children, so our boys sometimes go downstairs to play with them. It has a slightly old-fashioned, almost “from another time” feeling that we really value: even in the middle of a big city, the children can enjoy simple neighbourhood moments of meeting friends downstairs and playing together.

Our au pair has their own private bedroom, while the bathroom is shared with the family. As is common in many French apartments, the bathroom and WC are separate, which is actually quite practical.

For privacy, we do not publish our precise address, but the location information on this website accurately reflects the neighbourhood and gives a good sense of the area, transport connections, and surroundings.

The role combines childcare, child-related organisation, and a small number of light household tasks. This public outline is designed to help you decide whether the arrangement could work before you apply.

Childcare

The core responsibility is attentive, safe care of both children: helping with routines, school journeys, meals, play, reading, and time outdoors. Some periods involve independent care of both children.

Who we hope to meet

We are looking for someone with meaningful childcare experience who is confident caring for two young children, can take responsibility, communicates clearly in English or French, and is willing to keep learning French as part of life here.

Our childcare style is warm, attentive, and engaged. We value reading, storytelling, creative play, time outdoors, and giving children full attention rather than being on a phone. We expect calm, constructive communication, strong safety awareness, initiative, and openness to feedback. In return, we want the au pair to feel supported, listened to, and comfortable raising ideas or concerns early.

Home and meals

The role includes keeping child-related spaces organised, helping with ordinary kitchen routines, and preparing family meals, including meat or fish when needed.

Weekly pattern

On most school days, help is needed around the morning routine and again later for school pickups, play, meals, and the evening routine. Between the morning and later shift, the au pair is free. Wednesday is a longer childcare day, first with our younger boy and then, after lunch, with both boys.

Friday is the au pair's complete day off. We normally need regular help on both weekend mornings, as well as occasional evening babysitting once every 15–20 days. Three or four times a year, one parent travels for work; some extra flexibility may be needed during those periods, while the other parent remains at home. We always discuss this in advance so the au pair knows when they may need to remain more available and avoid arranging travel outside Paris.

During working school-holiday weeks, weekday care follows a longer daytime rhythm similar to Wednesday. Friday remains completely free. The exact school, holiday, activity, and handover timetable is shared privately with shortlisted candidates before an interview.

What we offer

• A quiet, separate room in our apartment with a single bed, desk, and wardrobe.
• Two weeks off around Christmas and two weeks off in the summer. There are sometimes extra free days when relatives visit or when we travel together, and we communicate these dates in advance.
• We usually invite our au pair to spend around two weeks with us at our holiday house in Greece in the summer. We cover travel arrangements for that family trip.
• Other personal costs are not covered, including the Navigo public transport pass and a SIM card.

Pocket money is EUR 150 per week, doubled to EUR 300 during working school-holiday weeks.

With accommodation and normal household meals covered, the au pair can decide how to use their pocket money, including whether to buy a Navigo pass and which phone plan suits them.

Practical conditions

Applicants need a lawful route to undertake an au pair placement in France. Candidates who need immigration permission should check the official France-Visas young au pair guidance and describe their current situation in the application.

We are looking for someone who can start between January and February 2027. A stay of nine months or more would be ideal, but we are open to discussing both shorter and longer arrangements.