Child Day-Care employment contract

Live-In Au Pair Employment Contract UK

Set clear family support, accommodation and personal-time boundaries for a live-in childcare arrangement.

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This page is maintained for UK employers creating au pair (live in) contracts for child day-care. HRHeaven uses a legally validated and solicitor-approved self-service contract framework, with wording for role duties, confidentiality, notice, holiday, probation and practical workplace expectations. It does not replace individual legal advice for complex or disputed circumstances.

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19 June 2026
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Job description

Clear role overview and key responsibilities.

Probation period

Clear probation terms for the selected arrangement.

Role-specific duties

Maintained responsibilities, records and authority boundaries for the selected role.

Working hours

Standard and flexible working arrangements.

Holiday entitlement

Holiday terms explained for the selected arrangement.

Confidentiality

Client and company confidentiality.

Disciplinary process

Clear process and employee rights.

Notice periods

Notice terms explained for both parties.

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When to use this contract

Deliver reliable agreed childcare support, respectful shared-home arrangements, and clear family duty handovers.

Workplace context: Nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises.

What makes this role different

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering status pay hours and duties. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering accommodation meals privacy and guests. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering children school runs babysitting and travel. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering car use study time illness and termination. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The au pair cannot be required to provide unrestricted availability, undertake unlisted heavy domestic work or make major child decisions without authority. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

What to prepare before you issue it

  • the children and agreed duty schedule
  • the pay accommodation and meal terms
  • the household-task boundaries
  • the travel vehicle and babysitting expectations
  • the privacy guest and end-of-employment arrangements

Day-to-day operating brief

What Au Pair (Live In) work looks like in practice

A Live-In Au Pair provides agreed childcare and light household support while living in the family home. Where the arrangement is employment, terms should clearly state status, hours, pay, private accommodation, meals, deductions if any, time off, language study, household duties, school runs, babysitting, travel, guests, privacy, keys, car use, safeguarding, illness and what happens to accommodation when employment ends. Cultural-exchange language must not obscure employment rights or unlimited availability.

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

  • Provide childcare during agreed hours.
  • Complete listed light household tasks.
  • Support school routines meals and activities.
  • Respect family privacy and home security.
  • Report health incidents expenses and changes.

A realistic working scenario

A family trip adds overnight childcare and different accommodation. The au pair receives clear working, rest, expense and privacy arrangements rather than being treated as continuously available because they travel with the household.

Outputs to agree

  • reliable agreed childcare support
  • respectful shared-home arrangements
  • clear family duty handovers

Records and evidence

  • Weekly hours duty and time off.
  • Child collection meal and activity.
  • Expense travel key and vehicle.
  • Incident illness and family handover.
  • Child records.
  • Attendance records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Nursery Manager, Room Leader, SENCO or Early Years Lead. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

  • The au pair cannot be required to provide unrestricted availability, undertake unlisted heavy domestic work or make major child decisions without authority.
  • Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

  • Early-years record systems.
  • Learning observation tools.
  • Nursery communication systems.
  • Play and learning equipment.

Workplace context

  • Nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises.

Training and certification

  • Complete employer-required safeguarding training.

Contract priorities

  • status pay hours and duties
  • accommodation meals privacy and guests
  • children school runs babysitting and travel
  • car use study time illness and termination

Information the employer should prepare

  • the children and agreed duty schedule
  • the pay accommodation and meal terms
  • the household-task boundaries
  • the travel vehicle and babysitting expectations
  • the privacy guest and end-of-employment arrangements

Individually written and reviewed against the maintained role record.

Maintained role evidence

The facts this Au Pair (Live In) contract is built around

These role-pack details give an employer something concrete to check before using the contract for child day-care work.

Work setting

Nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises.

Primary duties

  • Provide childcare during agreed hours.
  • Complete listed light household tasks.
  • Support school routines meals and activities.
  • Respect family privacy and home security.

Tools and training to confirm

  • Early-years record systems.
  • Learning observation tools.
  • Nursery communication systems.
  • Play and learning equipment.

Governance focus

Ofsted context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering status pay hours and duties. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering accommodation meals privacy and guests. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering children school runs babysitting and travel.

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Role wording

Au Pair (Live In) duties

Deliver reliable agreed childcare support, respectful shared-home arrangements, and clear family duty handovers.

Provide childcare during agreed hours. Complete listed light household tasks. Support school routines meals and activities. Respect family privacy and home security. Report health incidents expenses and changes.

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What is added to the finished contract

The au pair cannot be required to provide unrestricted availability, undertake unlisted heavy domestic work or make major child decisions without authority.

Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering status pay hours and duties.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering accommodation meals privacy and guests.

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Frequently asked questions

Is an Au Pair an employee?

Status depends on reality; use employment terms where employment applies.

What household work is included?

List light duties and exclude open-ended general domestic labour.

Is accommodation part of pay?

State room, meals, deductions and occupation terms clearly.

Can evening babysitting be required?

Only within agreed hours, notice, rest and payment arrangements.

Are family holidays working time?

Separate duty hours, rest, travel and personal time.

Can the au pair use the family car?

Define licence, insurance, permitted journeys and fuel.

What privacy is expected?

Set respectful rules for the private room, home information and guests.

What happens to the room when work ends?

Use clear lawful occupation and departure arrangements.

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