About Au Pair Selection

Au Pair Selection is a website that makes it easy to find an au pair. It was set up by The Childcare Company to strengthen their service to families.

The Childcare Company is a family business with over 25 years of experience in childcare recruitment. It is run by Mary Elder, whose knowledge of childcare is based on real experience. She has worked as a nanny and grew up with au pairs in her home. After completing a degree in Politics and English at Loughborough University her first job was with the international organisation Au Pair in America, where she assessed the suitability of applicants for the cultural exchange programme and ensured they were placed with a suitable American family. After two years in marketing with a London firm she returned to her studies and qualified as an English teacher with a PGCE from Nottingham University. She has taught English at primary and secondary level in the state and private sector. Mary now has her own family with two daughters called Beatrice and Cordelia. She has employed both nannies and au pairs, so understands first hand the issues and difficulties that can arise.

Au Pair Selection places hundreds of au pairs, childcarers from overseas and housekeepers with families in the United Kingdom every year. Alongside the nationwide au pair placements we provide nannies, maternity nannies, doulas and housekeepers in temporary, permanent, part and full time positions in the Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells area. Working with such a variety of childcarers has given us a wealth of experience that you can rely on to give your placement the best chance of success.