AS LOCAL CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

- Local Resident to Serve as a Resource for Parents Seeking

Alternative Childcare Options -

DALLAS, TX, February 25, 2011 -

Responding to the increasing demand for quality live-in childcare, Cultural Care Au Pair has recently added Claudia Powers to its field staff for the Dallas, TX area.  As a Cultural Care Au Pair Local Childcare Coordinator (LCC), Ms. Powers will provide service and support to host families and their au pairs throughout the program year. 

Ms. Powers is part of a nationwide network of more than 500 Cultural Care Au Pair Local Coordinators dedicated to promoting global understanding through intercultural exchange. Ms. Powers will advise area au pairs and their host families on educational opportunities, as well as organize fun activities for the entire extended Cultural Care Au Pair family to enjoy.

“Our hands-on local childcare coordinators are a key part of the success of Cultural Care Au Pair, and one of many reasons why families come back to us year after year for flexible and affordable live-in childcare,” said Valerie Rempe, director of program development for Cultural Care Au Pair. “Claudia is a terrific and knowledgeable source for anyone in the Dallas area who is interested in getting more information on hosting an au pair.”

Ms. Powers is a German native, a dual citizen of the USA and Germany and has lived in the US and the DFW Metroplex specifically for the last 10 years.  Ms. Powers is a 3^rd year Cultural Care Au Pair host mom herself and her passion for and experience with the program led her to accept the local childcare coordinator role for Cultural Care Au Pair.  Ms. Powers, her husband, au pair and two young daughters live in North Dallas. 

Ms. Powers is currently interviewing families who are interested in hosting an au pair. As a community resource on alternative childcare and intercultural exchange, she can be reached at 469-450-6723 (or via email – claudia.powers@lcc.culturalcare.com)to answer any questions.

Interested families may also visit Cultural Care Au Pair’s Web site at www.Culturalcare.com or Ms. Powers’ personal website at http://cpowers.aupairnews.com/

Cultural Care Au Pair is the leading provider of intercultural childcare and educational exchange since 1989. A division of EF Education and a U.S. Department of State regulated program, Cultural Care Au Pair is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with an extensive network of international recruitment, screening and orientation offices worldwide.