also called childcare job · live-in nanny
Paid employment caring for a family's children, sometimes with accommodation included, under a proper wage and working arrangement.
A nanny job is real employment looking after a family's children for a proper wage, sometimes with a room included. It is a different thing from an au pair arrangement, which is a cultural exchange giving you room, board and a small stipend for limited hours. They come with different visas and different legal protections, so the label matters more than it looks.
You take an au pair placement picturing a nanny's paycheck, then find you are getting pocket money and board instead. Or you work full nanny hours while on an au pair visa and quietly breach its terms, putting your right to stay at risk.
A nanny is an employee paid a wage, while an au pair is on a cultural-exchange arrangement of room, board and a small stipend with limited hours, and they have different visas and legal protections. Nomads take an au pair placement expecting a nanny's pay, or work nanny hours on an au pair visa and breach its terms.
The difference is the whole point, so here is each one in a line.
Both involve caring for a family's children, differing by whether it is a job.
An au pair is a live-in arrangement built around cultural exchange, with light housework and usually pocket money rather than a full wage, while a nanny job is proper paid employment caring for children, sometimes with accommodation, under a real wage.
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