"HOW DID YOU FIND THE A2Z AU PAIRS EXPERIENCE?"
Just a few lines to say thankyou to A2Z aupairs for finding me a wonderful aupair. Petra came to me in February and has been just what i needed to aid me in my very busy life. I was worried how she would fit into our family and if she would like us, But there have been no problems at all. My two children aged 2 and 3 bonded with Petra so quickly. Within days they were best friends. A weight was lifted from my shoulders. Both my partner and i work full time shifts, but Petr happily fitted in around our needs. I urge any one thinking about having an aupair to think no longer...go for it. You wont regret it.
Wendy - Bristol, October 2011
Thank you.
We have had a wonderful summer with our au pair. The arrangement and follow up were very efficient. I would recommend the service to my friends.
Fiona - Oxfordshire, September 2011
Dear Rebecca and Linda,
I'm writing to you,to tell,how much I'm pleased with my host family,and say thank you to placed me to here. :) I'm going to finish soon, I've got 2 more months,and I know Liz just started to search another girl. I just thought, you would be very happy,if I write a letter about my feelings here,and about my experience.
I think,I am one of the luckiest au-pair girls on the world. :) And I am pretty sure, the next aupair will enjoy her one year here! I've got many many au-pair friends here,in the UK, who unfortunately can't tell as many good things about their host families,as I can. Liz was very very very helpful to me all the time. I absolutely felt that,I am the part of the family! I had a wonderful birthday here,they made a chocolate cake to me, I'll never forget it! She helped to find my first best friend here,she's a czech girl,she came to here with your agency as well and Liz always persuaded me to meet with new people,make new friends,and you know,I think the best thing was,when she was always very very happy,when I told her about my meeting,and trips,and she was listening my stories about my weekends with a big big smiling face :):):):) I know she was happy,when I was happy too. She organised me the language course, she always dropped me to the bus stop,even if I didn't asked her to drop me there,so she was very very helpful then as well. If anything happend,e.g. I coudn't catch my bus,I just need to call her,and she picked me up. And this way,I have to tell you,how lucky I am with the kids. They are very very polite! They know how to ask for different things, they always say please and thank you,really,for everything. They were very kind to me all the time :) I love them so much,and I'm going to miss them all!!!! :)
Kind regards,
Eszter - Somerset – May 2011
I've been here since September now and I'm moving back to Sweden soon. To go as an au pair has been one of the best descision in my entire life. I'm so grateful for everything my english family has done for me. You could'nt get a better family then them, they are just lovely.
I have not had any problem at all with them during all my months together with them. The kids Sam and Ava are generally very good and easy to communicate with. Louisa and Mark are very easy to get along with and they just make you feel comfortable. They live in a very nice area in a nice house and I love my cosy room here. I'm so happy that you helped us to match together and I will miss them very much. If you have any questions, just ask. I'm sure that the next au pair will be very happy with them.
Love / Marianne
Marianne - Bath, May 2011
Hello Linda,
Thanks so much for your help, you are very friendly ladies, and I will be happy to recomed your agency to other parents. Thanks, Kind regards
Mrs Roy - Bristol, March 2011
Dear Rebecca & Linda,
Thought you'd be interested to see a really lovely little note from Mabel, our former Spanish au pair. Thank you both for all your dealings to get Mabel to us. It was a very successful placement, she's a very impressive young woman with a lot of marvelous qualities and it was a surprise to us how much our 5 year old daughter benefitted from an hour in the morning 1:1 tuition with Mabel. Lydia really came along and went from not reading to having really good reading, amongst other advancements. It taught us that it's not about having a really clean and tidy house and a good cook, actually, if you can get someone able to teach your kids; that's money very well spent indeed, in addition to all the other benefits. We'll always have fantastic memories of our the time spent with Mabel here as our pair. I also have two sets of friends living locally who are now very interested in finding one themselves - they've added up the cost of their weekly baby sitter and cleaner and thought 'wait a minute....'!. I've passed them your details. Many thanks again to your both for all your professionalism and for always being so pleasant to deal with.
Best regards, Laura & Steve PS - Perhaps you could pass on our thanks to the Spanish agency who sent Mabel.
Laura - Somerset, March 2011
Dear Becca, Dear Linda,
I wanted to say thank you for all the help and support you have given me and my Au pair over the last 6 weeks. You are both really amazing, the support you offer to both au pairs and families is really incredible. Your in depth understanding of the many nuances of the Au Pair / family relationship is very clear. I have greatly valued your advice and it has been nothing less than a pleasure to "work" with you both. I am very glad that you were recommended to me and I look forward to a long and lasting relationship with you.
My very best wishes
Catherine - Sevenoaks, February 2011
My famly is so amazing and I am feeling part of family.. just like older sister.. they help me very much.. They are so kind to me and I feel better than in Czech Rebublic. I have to say thank you for you and your agency because you behave with me like with close person no just like job. Thank you so much.
Hana - Au Pair in Devon, November 2010
I'd like to thank you and your staff for all your help in making the process of finding an aupair easy. Linda has been invaluable and has made me feel alot more confident and relaxed about having an aupair brought into my family.
Suny - Carterton, September 2010Dear Rebecca, I have a major problem with Luc as an au pair. ...he is perfect---so an impossibly hard act to follow!
Thank you. Best, Isabelle
Isabelle - Devon, June 2010
A-Z aupairs have been my lifeline for the past six years as I juggle a family and full-time work. Our au pairs have been a wondereful addition to our family and our children have thoroughly enjoyed learning facts, songs and words from other countries.I would highly recommend A-Z for helping match the right girl to our family.
Sarah - Sherborne, June 2010
"Thanks for all your help with finding us an au pair. We have in fact managed to find a Spanish girl to help us for the next 6 months or so. However I would like to say that you and your girls and the service you offer has been to such a high standard and although you have not found us an au pair on this occasion I would not hesitate to use you again."
Heather – Exeter, April 2010
"Thank you so much, I believe that I may have found someone through another agency. I really appreciate the work and effort that you have put in and if this au pair does not work out I will definately come back to you as I believe you have the best offering via the internet but with personal service and am only sorry that I could not find a suitable candidate - However, I will recommend you to my friends"
Liz - London, March 2010
"Thank you for all your help. You were the only agency that seemed to understand exactly what we needed and the most helpful/prompt at replying etc and I really appreciate it."
Louisa - London, February 2010
"Hi Becca and Laura - Just a quick one to say Jana has settled in really well and is well and truly part of the family, also spending Christmas with us! Thank you for finding a perfect match. Hope you are all well. Kind regards"
Nicky - West Somerset, December 2009
"Over the last six years we’ve always found A2Z to be helpful and professional throughout the process. Living in the country with children, dogs, plus Granny to factor in, we need to find the right person to live with us. Rebecca and the team have always understood our changing needs and helped us to find excellent au pairs who were the right fit for us. The service is prompt and efficient with plenty of support if you need it."
Felicity - Somerset, September 2009
"I thought I’d drop you a brief email to let you know that Manuela arrived safely this afternoon. I have to say she seems wonderful! We have had a lovely afternoon and evening starting to get to know her and the children have already fallen in love with her. Thank you so much for all your help in finding her. With many thanks and best wishes,"
Naomi & Andy - Plymouth, September 2009
"'Thank you for your hard work and I have been very happy with the service so I will be back in touch when I am next looking. "
Claire - Basingstoke, June 2009
“My name is David, this is now my 8th year using A2Z and the wonderful Becca. As a single father of 2 boys aged 8 and 13 I have had many difficult times but Becca has always come to the rescue, we have shared fun times with most of the girls and glad that some of them still continue to keep in touch and visit the boys. I have never used another agency and would not consider this while Becca and A2Z are still with providing a great service. If we have had a problem it is always sorted quickly and nicely."
David - Bexleyheath, January 2009
“I have used A2Z Au Pairs for our last three au pairs and now wouldn't contemplate using anyone else. Our current au pair has been with us for nearly two years when her visa will expire - she is amazing; reliable, fantastic with our two boys(now aged 3 and 5) and the envy of all our friends! Many friends have decided to find au pairs direct through the internet which is their choice but a false economy. Money saved on fees is no compensation for a bad experience - and too high a price to pay when your children are involved. I will continue to use A2Z as I know, first hand that they only provide genuine au pairs and are diligent in both matching the right people together - and ensuring that they have robust references." Jo – Hampshire
Lily, Au Pair for Jo says - My name is Lily and I come from Romania.. I live with a lovely English family and I spend a good part of my time with their wonderful boys (aged 3 and 5). I am pleased to say that the children's parents are great people and they always treated me like I was part of the family, which is so important when you are away from home. They are very supportive and understanding. They helped me settle in. I've got my own place and lots of facilities in the house. They offered me the chance to travel with them and visit lots of beautiful places.
They are like my second family. I know I will miss them all, very much. Apart from this, as an au-pair, I had the chance to make lots of new friends from all over the world. My English language skills improved considerably and I am really pleased with this. I am really happy I decided, at the time, to come through the A2Z AuPairs agency. I consider they found the right family for me, they offered me safety, support and lots of assistance in getting my papers done and meeting my English family. They even helped me get in touch with other au-pairs in the area and make new friends.
When you are in a different country is very important to know you've got somebody to rely on, somebody you can trust. Owing to their professionalism in matching the au-pairs and the families I didn't have to ask for their help since I came here, but I kept in touch with them and it was so comforting to know they are there and they care about me. I would recommend to everyone this kind of experience. It has enriched so much my life and if I was to do it one more time I am sure I would do it the same way. I have no regrets, but the fact that next year I have to go back home.
"I think an excellent way to judge the quality of any service is to see what the service provider does when things go wrong. We made an unsuitable choice with our first au-pair, primarily due to our lack of experience in choosing an appropriate candidate. We were impressed with the way A2Z dealt with our predicament and very grateful for the way they took charge of the matter. A2Z very quickly found a more suitable family for the au-pair and a more suitable au-pair for us. Everyone was happy in the end and, needless to say, we have used A2Z ever since. Fortunately, we have not experienced any problems with our two subsequent au-pairs but we know that A2Z would help us to resolve them if they arose. I would highly recommend A2Z for their high quality, professional and at the same time personal and friendly service." Mirthe – Kent 2005
“A to Z have helped me employ my last four au pairs and I have always found them (AtoZ) to be friendly, helpful and reliable. The girls worked out really well except for one and Rebecca found me a replacement very quickly at no cost to myself. I cannot recommend them highly enough!” Nicki – Bucks
“I have been using A to Z au-pairs for the last 5 years and have always found them very simple and easy to use. On many occasions by sending just one email, Rebecca and her staff have found for me an au pair that meets all of my requirements, and has agreed a time for me to talk to them. Also, when an au pair has not been quite right for our family
Rebecca and her team have quickly found a replacement.” Gill – Kent
“Rebecca and the team pulled out all the stops to find us just the au pair we needed in a short timescale. A2Z combine common sense with careful checking and analysis of the family’s needs. Marcela, our brand new au pair, is absolutely great. And she’s happy too. I wouldn’t think of going anywhere else other than A2Z when I am next in need!” Esther – Bradford on Avon
“Hello Rebecca,May I take this opportunity to thank you very much for the service that you have provided. As you know Felicia joined our family back in July and at first we was reluctant and nervous about getting an au-pair, probably due to the fact that it was our first time, however with your guidance and personal advice we found that “special” person to look after our children. Felicia came to our family from Romania, and instantly became our friend, she was professional and friendly to our three children, and they instantly took to her. She has just renewed her visa for another year, and we look forward to her spending this time with us here in Cardiff. Thank you again and keep up this great service, which I would recommend to anyone.” The Clarke family – Cardiff
“I have used A2Z for five years and cannot fault the service. Rebecca is always understanding and sympathetic to any problems and sorts them out quickly and efficiently. Over the years we must have had about ten au pairs through A2Z and I would not consider using any other agency.” Charlotte – Frome
“I have used the services of A2Z twice in the past 2 years. for Aupairs. The first, Corina from Romania, stayed with us the full term (2 years) and the 2nd, Marina, also from Romania, just arrived. The whole process went very smoothly. The services I have received from Rebecca at A2Z, have been excellent ,very efficient, speedy and to the highest standards. Every deadline was met and the girls were of the standard I expected.”
“From my end the agency that Rebecca at A2Z used was very good and I got all the paper work and visa on time to make my journey to the UK .Rebecca also ensured I was OK on my arrival to the UK.”Debra (family) and Marina (Romanian Au Pair) – Rutland
“I have recently used A2Z Aupairs to find an aupair urgently for the my twin boys. Rebecca reacted to my urgent need and found me Egemen very quickly, arranging everything very efficiently. I have used a number of aupair agencies in the past and found the services of A2Z to be the best. Highly recommended.” Lisa – High Wycombe
“We've had three au pairs from A2Z, all have been fantastic. Rebecca considered the needs of our enormous family and the needs of the au pairs to make a really good match. She has been on hand all the time, especially when we had our first, which was a bit of a learning experience all 'round. She's always prepared to listen and gives sensible advice. She's a very patient woman!" Cathy – Oxfordshire
“We have been using A2Z Au Pairs for over six years and they have just successfully found our fourth long-term Au Pair. Their service has always been friendly, efficient and helpful. On the rare occasions that we have needed to contact them with a problem (not of their own making!) the response has always been excellent. I would recommend A2Z to any family thinking about getting an Au Pair.”Brendan – Somerset