Dear Andrea,

Welcome, welcome, welcome! We are so happy and excited that you are finally here!
We hope that your year with us is exciting and rewarding. We look forward to a great
relationship between you and our family. To help make the year go smoothly, we all
need to do what we can to ensure open communication, consideration, and
cooperation. Please feel free to talk to us at any time if you have any questions,
concerns, or complaints. If there is anything you do not understand, just ask us.
Remember that this is new to all of us!
Like any new situation, the first few weeks will probably be the most challenging. Once
we settle into a routine and you become familiar with our family and our home, it will get
easier. If you are having difficulty with anything, including being homesick, let us know
and we will do all we can to help.
We hope that you find your room comfortable you are welcome to hang pictures or do
whatever you want to really make it feel like home to you. If you need help hanging
anything on the walls, one of us will be happy to help you. Please let us know if there is
anything else you need to help you feel comfortable.
On the next pages, you will see some information that we have put together in a
household handbook that we got from Au Pair Care. We have tried to include as much
information as we could think of, but please let us know if you have questions about
anything. After youve had a chance to read through this handbook, we can sit down
and go through it together to make sure you understand everything.
Once again, welcome! We are looking forward to a wonderful year!!
Love,
Amanda, Michael and Griffin

BASIC FAMILY INFORMATION

Address:
415 L Street, NW
Apt 1243
Washington, DC 20001
Cell phone numbers:

Amanda: (917) 689-6333

Michael: (202) 255-0446
Andrea: [We will give you an iPhone upon your arrival]

If you need something please feel free to call or text us at work.

Area Director:
Antoinette Riddick
Cell phone: 240-317-9237
ariddickapcdc@gmail.com
ARiddick@aupaircare.com
Au Pair Responsibilities

Looking after, feeding, bathing, and playing with Griffin. This includes monitoring
Griffin and being present when he is taking naps.
Driving/riding/walking Griffin to and from classes, outings or errands if required
by the family.
Assisting with light housework related to child care.
Preparing bottles (breastmilk and formula) and solid foods (baby food puree at 6
months). When we get closer to that time, we will discuss what/how we want to
prepare the baby food.
Putting away toys, books, etc.
Doing Griffins laundry (as necessary, likely 3 times per week); crib sheets to be
changed every other week or as needed if there is an accident
Make sure the nursery is neat (toys and clothes put away)
Cleaning up after meals/snacks (cleaning bottles, pumping supplies, etc.).
Keeping your own room tidy and your own laundry done. You will have your own
set of towels and sheets.
A cleaning service will be coming every other week, so no need for major
cleaning (bathrooms, vacuuming, mopping etc.)
Please keep the bathroom neat. While it is primarily yours to use, we will need to
use it when guests are over.

Household Duties (shared by the family)

Help to prepare meals

Help to set/clear the table for meals
Help to fill and empty dishwasher
Help to empty trash/recycle. Make sure to rinse items for recycling. Paper,
plastic, etc. can all be recycled. Recycling must be brought downstairs to the
loading dock. Trash should be brought to trash room by the elevators.
Clean up after oneself, especially in kitchen and bathrooms
Help to keep living areas tidy

Au Pairs Weekly Schedule (subject to change) -- Specific schedule will be prepared

Sunday night each week. It will be available electronically on the Google Family
Calendar.
Weeks when Amanda is not traveling:
Monday
Morning nap
Feeding at 11 am
Activities TBD

Tuesday
Morning nap
Feeding at 11 am
Activities TBD

Wednesday
Morning nap
Feeding at 11 am
Activities TBD

Thursday
Morning nap
Feeding at 11 am
Activities TBD

Friday
Morning nap
Feeding at 11
Activities TBD

Lunch/Break*
12 pm 1 pm
Afternoon
1pm 5 pm

Amanda will care

for Griffin
Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Amanda will care

for Griffin
Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Amanda will care

for Griffin
Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Amanda will care

for Griffin
Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Amanda will ca
for Griffin
Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 p
Activities TBD

Evening
7-9 pm

Free time
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time
Dinner with fam
(optional)

Hours

8 hours

8 hours

8 hours

Date Night
Feeding at 7 pm
and bedtime
routine
10 hours

Morning
8 am 12 pm

*Lunch break may not always happen, depending on Amandas work schedule
**During these weeks, we may ask for 3-5 hours on Saturday or Sunday of childcare to
total 45 hours for the week.

8 hours

Weeks when Amanda is traveling:

Monday
Morning nap
Feeding @ 11
Activities TBD

Tuesday
Morning nap
Feeding @ 11
Activities TBD

Wednesday
Morning nap
Feeding @ 11
Activities TBD

Thursday
Morning nap
Feeding @ 11
Activities TBD

Friday
Morning nap
Feeding @ 11
Activities TBD

Afternoon
12 pm 6 pm

Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Afternoon nap
Feeding at 3 pm
Activities TBD

Evening

Free time/
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time/
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time/
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time/
Dinner with family
(optional)

Free time/
Dinner with family
(optional)

Hours

9 hours

9 hours

9 hours

9 hours

9 hours

Morning
9 am 12 pm

Curfew:

Midnight curfew on work-nights, if your work day begins at 8:00am the next
morning. We expect you to be alert and ready for work each day and to have
had at least 8 hours of sleep.
For non-work nights, we ask that you be considerate and keep us informed of
your whereabouts so we dont worry about you and know you are safe.
If you plan to spend the night out, please just let us know.

Financial Information:

You will be paid every Friday, via Venmo (iPhone payment application; direct
deposits to your bank account, which we will help you set up)
We will pay up to $500 per year in school tuition and fees, to be paid directly to
the school of choice. Transportation will be provided (to be determined based on
location of school)
You should plan to purchase personal toiletries and unique food items.

Transportation

We will provide Uber account access and metro card for travel for Griffins
activities and for your classes and au pair meetings
Most activities will be within walking distance or metro access

Cell Phone

To help us stay in touch as a family, we have added you to our phone plan and
will provide you with a cell phone XXXX.
Memorize our cell phone numbers (cell phone batteries can run out)
Please limit cell phone use during working hours for planning play dates or
contact with us. No personal calls or texts during work hours.

When at home, make sure the phone is set to WiFi (so that you dont use the
data plan). It is what we do and we will have it set up for you.
Cell phone is for calls within the US.
For international calls, please use Skype (or similar service) on the computer in
your room. Do not make any international calls on the cell phone we provide.
Text messages to international phones cost .50 cents per text. It is not included in
your plan.
Please do not give our home address to anyone except family/friends in your
home country for whom you wish to receive correspondence.
Do not give our address to new people you meet, companies requesting your
address, any sweepstakes unless you ask our permission in advance.

Safety

Please lock the doors to the house when you leave, and make sure to bring your
keys. (Even if we are home when you leave, you should bring your keys in case
we are not home when you return.)

Guests

Always ask permission and introduce us before inviting a friend or other au pair
to our home.
No guests over to the house during working hours unless it has been approved
(for example, a play date)
No guests allowed when we are out of town unless it has been approved.
No sleep-overs permitted unless it has been approved. No males, unless he is a
relative.
You and your guests may drink alcohol you purchase, in the house. Please drink
responsibly and only when not on duty.

Health and Emergency Issues

Emergency phone numbers have been posted in the kitchen.

The medical consent form has been signed and photocopies of health insurance
cards attached.
If needed, take Griffins temperature by forehead.
If you are sick one day and cannot work, either Michael or Amanda will work from
home.
Please notify us of Griffins illness/sickness/serious distress within 30 minutes by
phone.

Griffins Doctor:
Childrens Pediatrics and Associates

Phone: 202-833-4533
Address: 2021 K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006
Hospital of Preference:
Childrens National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave. NW
202-476-5000
Other House Information:
Your room is equipped with:

Smart TV (access to Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO GO)

Computer (access to internet, Skype, etc.)

Please note, anything purchased on the TV or the computer will be your responsibility
for payment.
The following maintenance/delivery people can be expected on:

Cleaning Service Every other Wednesday afternoon. They are generally here
for 1.5 hours. Please take Griffin for a walk if you are home or enjoy time on the
roof deck or in the common areas downstairs in the building.