Au pair is basically the way you hire a nanny if you are middle class and can't afford one. I am guessing that if minimum wage laws apply then the local govern

Au pair is basically the way you hire a nanny if you are middle class and can't afford one. I am guessing that if minimum wage laws apply then the local governments or the feds are going to have to step in and offer some kind of child care support in addition to the childcare tax deductions we already have. It will probably be untenable. That being said you have to be rich enough to afford an au pair already. For example, we thought about an au pair when we rented in silicon valley but they need their own room. This takes you from a 2-bdrm to a 3 bdrm minimum so that's another expense. You have to weigh that cost in with the cost of full time child care as well.