Built by a parent who wanted Israel at the table every day.
Israel Au Pair recruits, evaluates, matches, and prepares Israeli au pair candidates for U.S. host families. Each placement is approved and administered by a U.S. Department of State-designated au pair sponsor through the federally regulated J-1 program. We started it for the same reason as the families we hope to serve: we want our kids to grow up with a real, everyday connection to Israel, and we want great childcare while they do.
Two people, two sides, one match.
Israel Au Pair is a small team in the United States and Israel. These are the two people you will actually talk to.
Marissa
Marissa works with the American families. She reads every form that comes in, runs the first conversation, and stays with you through the introductions and interviews.
Ravit
Ravit is Israeli and lives in the United States. She recruits and screens every candidate in Hebrew: the first call, the childcare history, the references, and an honest read on English and expectations.
Why this exists.
I live in the United States with an American family and an Israeli heart. Like a lot of Israeli-American and Jewish parents, I want my kids to have a stronger, more meaningful relationship with Israel and with who they are. Trips help. Classes help. What works best is a person: someone from there who lives with you, talks with your kids every day, and makes the connection an everyday thing.
The au pair program already existed. We wanted to build a more selective, personal way to connect Israeli candidates with American families, with the kind of matching that makes a year in someone's home actually work: language, religion or none, house rules, driving, personality, and what "part of the family" means to each side.
We are at the beginning. We are building a deliberately small pool, we ask both sides the important questions before anyone matches, and we stay involved from the first conversation to arrival day, within the role the designated sponsor and our agreements allow. A small team in the United States and Israel does this work: recruiting and screening in Hebrew, matching and preparation in English.
Three parties, clearly defined.
Israel Au Pair recruits, evaluates, matches, and prepares. A U.S. Department of State-designated au pair sponsor, confirmed with you during matching, screens participants, approves the placement, issues the program documents, and administers the exchange with its training, insurance, and local support. The U.S. government decides the visa. The full five-step process.
Real childcare experience with references we call, English we have heard in conversation, judgment tested with scenario questions, honest driving readiness, a realistic year-long commitment, and, with consent, a video in the candidate's own words.
Children and schedule, language at home, religious practice or none, house rules, driving, and what "part of the family" means to you, so the introduction fits before anyone interviews.
Small pool. Real questions. A person the whole way.
Find your match.
Share a little about your family first. Then our team follows up for a conversation.
Find your match