> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aupaircal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is AuPairCal?

> One shared childcare schedule for parents and au pairs.

AuPairCal helps your household coordinate childcare shifts, see scheduled hours, and keep everyone working from the same calendar.

Parents create and manage the schedule. Au pairs can view the shared schedule and subscribe to it in their calendar app.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Set up your family calendar" icon="calendar" href="/quickstart">
    Create your household, invite your au pair, and add your first shift.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Joining an existing household?" icon="user-plus" href="/family/join">
    Start with the invitation from your family. You do not need to create another household.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you can do

* Keep childcare shifts and other calendar entries together.
* Assign shifts to your au pair and review weekly hours.
* Set your household's weekly-hours limit and time-off rules.
* Reuse schedules and subscribe in another calendar app.

The screenshots use a fictional household, Maple Family, with parent Alex Maple and au pair Jamie Rivera.


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