Meet the team

North-West Office

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Carla’s Au Pairs is one of the best! They make you feel like somebody and not just another au pair. Cheney was and still is a delight to work with. She is always ready to help or answer my questions, night or day. She feels like a friend you can talk to and share your dream with about your au pair experience.

Izanke de Wet

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The team

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Testimonials

Cheney Collins

Carla’s Au Pairs North West Office

Cheney has always had an interest and love for other cultures, countries and their historical backgrounds. When she was 14 years old she got the chance to travel to Europe & visited countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. This was a life changing trip for her & the travel bug bit hard! This inspired her to Au Pair in the Netherlands after school as she wanted to feel what it will be like living with a family from another culture.

The Netherlands stole her heart and she became very close with her host family. She got the chance to learn Dutch & to travel & see more of Europe. Her love for languages grew even stronger and upon returning from Europe, she started studying Language & Literature. She is extremely excited to share her passion for other cultures with others & to help young people not only to reach for their dreams, but to achieve it too! Her motto: If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough!

If you live in North West and you’re interested in becoming an Au Pair abroad, contact them today!

Cell/Whatsapp: +27 (0) 64 515 3507

Maryke Collins

Manager Carla’s Au Pairs North West Office

As a mother of an ex-Au Pair, Maryke developed an interest in cultural exchange. She is the mother of three children and two of her daughters participated in cultural exchange programmes. As an ex-teacher end entrepreneur, she is excited to help young ladies to participate in cultural exchange programmes because she knows what positive things a year abroad can bring to a young lady’s world.

A few years ago, Maryke had the opportunity to travel to Thailand and it made her realize how important knowledge of other cultures is. It is very important to have knowledge of other cultures so that it can broaden our minds.
Her passion lies in teaching and therefore she is very excited to help with the training of future Au Pairs. Being the mother of an ex-aupair she will gladly be a shoulder to cry on for mothers that are finding it difficult to let their daughters go.

She believes that it is never too late to start new adventures. That is why she decided to join the CAP team and help make dreams come true.
If you live in North West and you’re interested in becoming an Au Pair abroad, contact them today!

Cell/Whatsapp: +27 (0) 64 515 3507

Natashia Potgieter

Recruiter Carla’s Au Pairs North West Office

Natashia was born and raised in Frankfort (Free state) and travelled a lot as a child. She currently resides in Vaalpark Sasolburg. Since a young age she had a passion to work with children and always wanted to become an Au Pair abroad. In 2008 she decided to take a leap of faith and make her dream adventure to become an Au Pair abroad a reality. She got the opportunity to Au Pair for 2 years in England for a South African / Irish family. That was the start for a once in a lifetime experience for her. In 2010 she Au Paired in the Netherlands and thereafter in Belgium. While she was in the Netherlands, she got the chance to learn Dutch & travel a lot to places like Paris and Berlin. In Belgium she travelled with her host family to the South of France and the South of Spain for the summer holidays. It’s Natashia’s passion to help young women make their dreams come true by Au Pairing abroad. She will always be grateful for Carla & the CAP Team for this amazing adventure that helped her to become more independent and meet new people from different countries. CAP was with her every step of the way, from beginning to end. Natashia would love to inspire young women to experience their own wonderful adventure of being an Au Pair abroad and she is more than happy to assist them in making their dreams become a reality.

If you live in North West and you’re interested in becoming an Au Pair abroad, contact them today!

Cell/Whatsapp: +27 (0) 63 061 0413

Claudine van Staden

Recruiter Carla’s Au Pairs North West Office

Claudine is a mother of an only son and stepmom to 2 daughters. She had the opportunity to visit Thailand twice and Myanmar as well. Her love of cultures and people’s uniqueness is unmatched. She is a self-driven person who is driven by a passion for life, people and adventure. She taught English in Thailand in 2015 – 2016 and re-visited in 2019, from there moved over to a very undeveloped Myanmar where the potential is hugely misjudged. Claudine is very upfront and honest & has some advice to share with you: Feeling scared and alone whilst traveling to other countries …… She has been there, and will always try to assist others traveling to not feel scared and alone. Feeling confused and vulnerable …… She has been there, not knowing where to go and what to do, however she knows you are a go getter and can always makes it work. Feeling anxious and extremely excited ….. She has been there, mixed emotions and feelings always make an appearance when traveling on your own. In a nutshell, Claudine’s experience is to a huge advantage for anyone who wants to travel & start their Au Pair journey. Her motto by which she lives her life “Two things in life lost that can never be caught up is “Lost time and missed opportunities”

If you live in North West and you’re interested in becoming an Au Pair abroad, contact them today!

Cell/Whatsapp: +27 (0) 79 320 6031

Nicolette Prinsloo

Recruiter Carla’s Au Pairs North West Office

Nicolette can speak from personal experience when it comes to travelling the world. Meeting new people, learning about new cultures and exploring our beautiful country and abroad has always been one of her favourite past times. Nicolette studied International Hotel Management and enjoyed her time in the hospitality industry being of service to guests and travellers alike. She’s a mom of 2 boys and knows how demanding the world can be, thus it became a passion of hers to help young women like yourself make your dreams a reality! Having been an Au pair herself she can guide you on your way and assist with whatever questions or concerns you might have. Nicolette has been in the recruitment industry placing au pairs locally for more than 5 years and has travelled to beautiful countries like Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Mauritius and Mongolia. It would be Nicolette’s’ pleasure to offer her services to help you with planning your future.

Nicolette hopes for every young ambitious Au pair who joins the CAP team to experience life and what it has to offer while having fun x There is a whole world at your feet just waiting to be explored. Follow the CAP dream! Live, work and TRAVEL!

If you live in North West and you’re interested in becoming an Au Pair abroad, contact them today!

Cell/Whatsapp: +27 (0) 82 718 4482

Bianca Barnard – Au Pair in USA

Where do I even begin? I was anxious, stressed, scared and really hesitant about starting this journey because I had no idea where to start. I came across CAP and thinking back now, I can’t believe that I even felt stressed because my process and journey was so smooth! Carla’s Au Pairs has the nicest, most supportive and hands-on staff that I have come across and they helped me every single step of the way. I had so many questions and was hesitant about everything but they helped me so well and I never felt alone or anxious during my journey. I was that person that overthought every single thing I sent to them and they never let me feel like I was annoying them, or being extra. They made me feel comfortable the whole entire time.

So many girls reached out to me after my match post was posted on social media welcoming me into their sisterhood and I feel right at home. I am so grateful for this agency and the doors they have opened for me. I will choose them again and again and I recommend working with them as much as I possibly can. I am so excited for the adventure lying ahead and I feel so relaxed and just positive because I know how well I am being taken care of.

So, if I could give anyone advice,

Take The Leap!
You’ll regret it if you don’t.

Mine Pretorius – Au Pair in USA

I would definitely recommend Carla’s Au Pairs to any girl seeking adventure and a family to join you on the journey. A special thanks to Cheney, she’s always there with support and advice to help you achieve your dreams! With Carla’s Au Pairs you are never alone!

Alicia Bruwer – Au Pair in the Netherlands and Belgium

I would recommend CAP to anyone who would like to Au pair. They support you from the start and are always there for advice. Cheney helped me from the very first day and without her my journey would not have been possible. Thank you so much.

Kristen de Grazia – Au Pair in USA

You know what ? Cheney has done it again ! She continues to help each and every one of us grow, because of her – she’s not just managed to deal with my endless amount of questions and talking but she made one of my dreams come true!! CAP SISTER forever!

Izanke de Wet

Carla’s Au Pairs is one of the best!

They make you feel like somebody and not just another au pair. Cheney was and still is a delight to work with. She is always ready to help or answer my questions, night or day.

She feels like a friend you can talk to and share your dream with about your au pair experience.
They take it personal to give you their best and the best experience possible. Not only did Cheney help me find my next adventure but she is part of it, she is excited with me.

It feels like I got a new friend to experience it with.

I was matched with a family in New York City and will be their au pair from August 2018 till August 2019.

Izanke de Wet