For families in Polokwane
Find an au pair in Polokwane.
Limpopo's family centre, with a growing professional community.
Polokwane's suburbs, Bendor, Fauna Park, Flora Park, Welgelegen and Ster Park, are home to families in healthcare, government, education and business who increasingly turn to au pairs for afternoon care and homework help.
The University of Limpopo and the city's colleges supply candidates, and families often combine an au pair with an existing domestic worker so that the au pair focuses on the children.
Areas we cover in Polokwane
- Bendor
- Fauna Park
- Flora Park
- Welgelegen
- Ster Park
- Ivy Park
- Serala View
Matching uses your suburb and the au pair's location to favour people close to you, so school runs stay short. Your street address is never shown.
What to know as a family here
- Rates are regional and long-term arrangements are common.
- Families frequently help with transport or offer live-in.
- Homework support in English, Sepedi or Afrikaans is a common request.
Where au pairs here come from: University of Limpopo, plus recent matriculants and gap-year candidates.
How it works in Polokwane
- 1
Tell us about your household
Your suburb in Polokwane, your children's ages, the hours you need and your non-negotiables.
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See ranked matches
Every au pair who passes your must-haves is scored out of 100 with the reasons spelled out.
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Send a request
One note from you. The au pair sees your household profile and decides whether to talk.
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Chat, meet, agree
A private chat, then a call or a coffee. Our contract template covers the rest.
Questions families in Polokwane ask
Are au pairs common in Polokwane?
Increasingly. Professional families in Bendor and Welgelegen hire au pairs for afternoon care and homework, often alongside a domestic worker, and many offer live-in.
Guides for families
- How to hire an au pair in South AfricaA step-by-step guide for South African families, from deciding what you need to signing an agreement, with the mistakes to avoid.
- The after-school au pair: how the typical South African arrangement worksWhat a normal afternoon looks like, how families set the routine, and how to make school runs, homework and sport work for everyone.
- The au pair contract in South Africa, and what the law requiresWhat to put in a written au pair agreement, which labour laws apply to a household employer, and the UIF and Compensation Fund registrations you need.
- Au pair interview questions that actually tell you somethingThe questions South African families should ask, the questions au pairs should ask back, and how to run the chat, call and home visit.
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