Are Placement Fees Draining Your Family Budget?

Facebook is free, but it’s also a public domain where group admins let anyone in.

You post about your family. Now Colin from Camps Bay knows you have 2 children.

He knows:

• Their ages from your post.
• What times they are with the au pair because you mentioned drop-off at 7:45am.
• He can guess the school. If you are posting in the Camps Bay group, your child probably goes to 1 of 2 schools in the area.

He scrolls through your profile and sees you post about your walk on the prom every Friday morning.

Now he knows:

• Your schedule
• Your children’s schedule
• And when your family is most vulnerable.

All from one Facebook post asking for childcare help.

Here, everything is organised.

Only trained candidates join our platform:

Au pairs, tutors, teachers, night nurses, psychology graduates, and various other caregivers who have completed our childcare training.

Your job goes straight to 1381+ qualified candidates. Applications land in one place. You see their certificates, profile, and resume before messaging them.

Filter by location, driving ability, or language. Post once and hire when you are ready.

For R99/month, you save hours of mess and find someone trained.

P.S Sorry to all the Colin’s out there 😅

We built a platform that works exactly like Facebook but is 100% for childcare.

You already know how to use it:

✅ News Feed
✅ Community
✅ Messages
✅ Notifications
✅ Profile
✅ Members

The difference?
Everyone here is focused on childcare.

No birthday posts. No political rants. No random ads.

Just families looking for help and caregivers looking for work.

Plus, you get your Job Dashboard where all applications land in one organised place. No more digging through DMs or lost messages.

If you use Facebook, you already know how to use this.

Au Pair SA: Directory platform. Free for caregivers to join.

The Au Pair Club: Childcare platform with training, community, and job portal. Just like Facebook but 100% for childcare.

⭐️ Training
Our members complete internationally recognised courses before joining the job portal. Au Pair SA connects anyone – trained or not.

✍️ Hiring Tools
We provide a Family Dashboard for tracking applications and managing candidates. Plus, 4 employment contract templates included. Au Pair SA is a search directory.

💰 Pricing
Au Pair SA: R799 for 30 days or R1,899 for 90 days

The Au Pair Club: R299 once-off (includes 30-day trial) + R99/month
Unlimited access, unlimited hires, unlimited messages.

🤝 Serious Candidates Only
Our candidates pay to join. This filters out casual browsers. Au Pair SA allows free registration, so anyone can join.

What this means:

We’re not better or worse, just different business models. Au Pair SA focuses on connecting people. We focus on training + connecting + hiring tools.

Based on our understanding of Au Pair SA’s public offerings. For current information, visit their website directly.

Most families connect with candidates within their first week of posting. Some find their match in days, others take 2-3 weeks to interview and find the perfect fit for their family.

Your subscription stays active so you keep searching until you find the right person. No pressure, no rush.

We have a variety of childcare professionals from across South Africa inside our job portal, including areas like:

Johannesburg, Krugersdorp, Centurion, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Durban, Cape Town, East London, and more.

We have 1381+ trained candidates already on the platform, plus candidates working abroad who are returning to South Africa.

20-60 new members join daily from au pairs and nannies to teachers and night nurses.

Post your job and let qualified candidates in your area or nearby areas apply.

Traditional agencies charge R15,000-R25,000 in placement fees every time you hire.

We don’t charge placement fees. The R299 is a one-time setup fee to create and verify your Family Profile.

Here’s what you get immediately:

✅ Access to 1381+ qualified caregiver profiles

✅ Four legally binding employment contracts (yours to keep, even if you cancel)

✅ Unlimited hiring for as long as you’re a member

✅ 30 days to try the platform before your monthly R99 subscription starts

The R299 is non-refundable once your profile is live.

Think of us like the Netflix of childcare 📲💕

For R99/month, you stay connected to 1381+ caregivers whenever you need help.

Hire a tutor this month, an au pair next month, a babysitter for date night the month after.

✅ Unlimited job posts.
✅ Unlimited hires.
✅ No placement fees.

Your needs change throughout the year.

🏝 School holidays.
📆 Au pair going on leave.
🚨 Emergency babysitter needed.

Your subscription keeps you ready.

But you can cancel anytime.

You do.

But here’s the relief:

We provide you with 4 legally binding employment contracts for you to use.

Whether you hire an au pair, nanny, tutor, or homeschool teacher, you don’t need to figure out what to include or worry if you’re protected.

🖨 Print the contract.
🤝 Add the details.
✍️ Both parties sign.

Done.

You stay in full control with legal protection already sorted for you.

You remain active 😊

On average, 20-60 new trained caregivers join our platform every day.

And some are furthering their training in our Academy as you read this.

Here’s the thing:

Your childcare needs change throughout the year.

🙄 Your au pair goes on holiday.

💕 You need a last-minute babysitter.

📚 Your child needs a tutor for extra maths lessons.

🤷‍♀️ Someone needs to do the school run while you’re stuck in a meeting.

That’s why families keep their monthly subscription active – to get help whenever they need it. 

We’re here to help.

Live chat: Available on our website 24 hours

WhatsApp support: Message us anytime, 24 hours

Email support: We respond within 48 hours

Platform tips: We email you helpful guides on using your Family Resume Manager

We help with platform questions and technical issues.

We do not manage your relationship with your caregiver. That’s between you and the person you hire.