Au Pair â–Ľ Â Â Â Â Â Nanny â–Ľ Â Â Â Â Â Educator â–Ľ
An Au Pair…
A Dream Au Pair is a young person from overseas who comes here to experience life in a Kiwi family, improve their English and explore Aotearoa.
Au Pairs help with childcare and housework in exchange for room, board and pocket money.
A Nanny…
A Dream Nanny cares for your children in your own home.
Our Nannies are experienced and often qualified. They will also help with meal preparation and light housekeeping duties.
Your Dream Nanny is employed by you at a mutually agreed hourly rate.
An Educator…
A Dream Educator looks after your children in their home.
Each Educator can care for a maximum of 4 children under 5 years old at any one time.
Dream Educators are professional, experienced and qualified.
Growing Amazing Children
At Dream Childcare we personally match your family with an Au Pair, a Nanny or a home-based Educator to love, care for and educate your children.
We pride ourselves in supporting families with exceptional childcare from when your children are babies to teenagers.
"It's LOVE that grows brains"
~ Nathan Wallis ~
Why Choose Dream?
Handpicked
​We understand how important it is to find the right fit. Our friendly team takes the time to understand your unique needs so we can match Families with the best Au Pair, Nanny or Educator. We take into account personalities, lifestyles and individual expectations.
We hire only the Best
The quality of our Families, Au Pairs, Nannies and Educators is what makes our service so unique and we are proud of our high standards and reputation. We are committed to looking after our Au Pairs, Nannies and Educators and in return, they choose to stay with us throughout their careers.
Committed to Early Education
Our Dream Education Programme provides home-based teaching support for our Nannies and Educators to maximise each child's growth and development. We are also proud members of the Home-Based Childcare Association. Please Note Dream Childcare does not put Au Pairs on the Dream Education Programme.
Regular Social Events and Classes
Dream Childcare organise monthly events and run weekly classes where children, Au Pairs, Nannies and Educators have the opportunity to create genuine relationships and friendships.
Ongoing Support
Our friendly team will help with any questions you have along the way, you can always count on us to help you out. We take care of all of your legal employment documents and administer payroll on your behalf.
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We work to provide the best fit childcare for your family's needs
Cost of Childcare
An Au Pair lives with you in your home and their weekly rate includes room and board.
A Nanny is an employee and is paid an agreed hourly rate. Dream Nannies range from Bronze Nannies $25 per hour to Platinum Nannies at $33+ per hour. Please note that if you employ a Nanny you will also be responsible for ACC and KiwiSaver which works out to approx $1 extra per hour your Nanny works.
Please Note: Nanny pay rates are ultimately negotiated/determined by the Family/Employer and the Nanny/Employee. This is merely intended as a guide to help you determine a fair rate of pay.
A home-based Educator charges approximately $8 per child per hour.
Example
If you have a 1 year old and a 3 year old in Auckland and need 35 hours of childcare per week.
* Approximate Total Weekly Cost
Au Pair | * $433 |
Nanny | * $935 |
Educator | * $480 |
Daycare | * $705 |