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Emma P.

Local After School Babysitter!

Santa Barbara, CA

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$32/hr
6 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Craft assistance
Hi! My name is Emma and I recently moved back to Santa Barbara after living on the East Coast. I'm looking to help out a family during the week after and/or before school, and the occasional date night. I've been taking care of kids since I was 14, and my most recent positions were for 2 years and 7 months, respectively. I have...
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Tutor/Afterschool Care

Santa Barbara, CA

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$28/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Meal prep
light cleaning
craft assistance
swimming supervision
carpooling
+ 1 more
I have been working with children for over 16 years! Currently, I am a TK - a job I absolutely adore. I love kids energy and enthusiasm, which is why I continue to work with kids. My experience includes: teaching, baby-sitting, teaching dance classes, working at the YMCA summer camp, directing after school care programs, and...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$30/hr
5 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Hi! My name is Dianne, looking for a family to help support in caring for their little one(s). I have childcare experience working at an elementary school with Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten students for an afterschool program, I was responsible for creating a safe, engaging, and supportive environment for young...
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Experienced Childcare Worker Interested In Weekend

Santa Barbara, CA

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$15/hr
6 years experience
Meal prep
craft assistance
swimming supervision
Hi families! I have 6 years of experience working with kids in a variety of settings, including after-school programs, summer camps, tutoring programs, and babysitting. I also taught English for a few months in Spain! I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in sociology and a minor in education. My full-time job is...
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Let Me Be Apart Of Your Family!

Santa Barbara, CA

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$26/hr
9 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Meal prep
light cleaning
craft assistance
carpooling
grocery shopping
Hi everyone! My name is Maria and I am a Santa Barbara local. I recently graduated with my masters in Counseling Psychology from Cal State Long Beach. About myself, I am an easy going, adaptable, and compassionate individual. When it comes to caring for children, I love to get to know them and meet them where they are at....
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$24/hr
3 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Travel
grocery shopping
carpooling
meal prep
I am the director of an after school program at an elementary school, which is what motivated me to become a caregiver on the side. I have 5+ years of experience working with children, and 3 years of babysitting. I'm patient, calm, creative, and very friendly. I believe that every child deserves a chance to thrive, and I'm...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$19/hr
2 years experience
Travel
swimming supervision
grocery shopping
carpooling
light cleaning
Hello! I'm Marianna, and I have extensive experience caring for children ages 2-12+. During the summer, I work at the UCSB Family Vacation Center as a kids counselor, where I supervise and lead activities for groups of 6-14 children each day. We go on fun field trips like the zoo and bowling, and we do lots of hands-on crafts...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$28/hr
5 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Grocery shopping
carpooling
light cleaning
I love spending time with children and encouraging them to follow their unique interests. I have worked many years with kids in both educational and recreational/casual environments. A couple years ago, I taught and supervised kindergarten and first grade children about a wide range of subjects through a county library program...
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Caring Nanny/Babysitter

Santa Barbara, CA

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$28/hr
17 years experience
Grocery shopping
carpooling
meal prep
I have enjoyed taking care of children as a teenager, a parent and an empty nester. I am still close with two families after 30 years. While raising my daughter, I hosted many, many playdates, volunteered in her classrooms at school and church, took care of my daughter's friend and her younger brother (after school helping with...
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Experienced Nanny Of 13+ Years

Santa Barbara, CA

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$20/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 2 families in your area
Swimming supervision
meal prep
craft assistance
travel
carpooling
+ 1 more
I have 13 + years of childcare experience ages from 1 months to 14 years old. I am fun, athletic, love to be outside, creative, responsible, organized and I love working with kids. My responsibilities included, pick ups and drop offs, homework help, after school activities, light housework including children's laundry, picking...
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Full Time Babysitter Or Nanny

Santa Barbara, CA

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$51/hr
10 years experience
Swimming supervision
carpooling
travel
Greetings: I am very interested in your Nanny position. In 1986 I was hired as a live-in nanny for a family in New York. The two children were 4-month-old boy and 4 year girl. Two years later I moved to Montecito, California. My responsibilities for the next 7 years were to carefully help the children develop and grow. I worked...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$30/hr
4 years experience
Meal prep
carpooling
swimming supervision
Bringing joy and nurturing care to children is my passion. My experience began in 2021, and includes working in after-school programs for elementary schools. This experience, along with babysitting for friends and family, motivated me to support families by providing reliable childcare. I'm patient, friendly, and energetic. I...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$15/hr
9 years experience
Meal prep
light cleaning
craft assistance
swimming supervision
carpooling
+ 1 more
I have babysat since I was 12 years old. I nannied a lot during the summer when I was in High School. I have two children of my own. My daughter is 10 and my son is 9. My son has ASD and it brought out my passion in working with children even more. I have a job currently as a SPED AID at an Elementary School working with kids...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$30/hr
10 years experience
Light cleaning
grocery shopping
meal prep
Hello! I bring years of hands-on experience as both a professional nanny and a proud grandmother. I've had the joy of caring for children of all ages-from cuddly infants to energetic preteens-and I genuinely love creating a warm, safe, and engaging environment for little ones to thrive. Whether it's singing songs, reading...
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Santa Barbara, CA

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$33/hr
17 years experience
Meal prep
light cleaning
craft assistance
swimming supervision
carpooling
+ 1 more
I have 17 years of teaching experience. It started with assisting my mom's Daycare growing up. I taught at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel for five years. Then, I taught at Ojai Unified working one on one with a student that was severe on the special needs disability spectrum order. After that, I was with Goleta Unified as a Substitute...
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Goleta, CA

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$20/hr
2 years experience
Hello families! My name is Emily Mae, and I'd love the opportunity to be your next babysitter or part-time nanny. As the oldest of seven siblings, I grew up caring for children of all ages and gained extensive experience managing multiple kids at once. I'm currently studying Computer Science at UCSB, and I'm looking for a way...
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Fun Sitter

Goleta, CA

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$20/hr
4 years experience
Swimming supervision
craft assistance
I have 11 years of experience with looking after younger siblings and even cousins. I spent about four years on and off tutoring elementary students and even being a teacher assistant. I have 4 years of paid experience in childcare. For 3 1/2 years I was directing a tk/kindergarten after school program where I planned daily...
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Excited And Willing To Help With Whatever Needs!

Goleta, CA

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$20/hr
2 years experience
Light cleaning
craft assistance
I have 2 years of experience. I can help with Light Housekeeping and Laundry after school on Weekdays.
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Goleta, CA

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$22/hr
3 years experience
Grocery shopping
carpooling
meal prep
From a young age, I've known I wanted to work with children. My experience as an after-school teaching assistant solidified this passion, and I have three years of experience as a caregiver. I'm creative, friendly, and hardworking. I'm comfortable enforcing household rules and happy to provide regular updates via text or phone...
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Babysitter Looking For Kiddos To Play With!

Goleta, CA

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$18/hr
1 year experience
Swimming supervision
grocery shopping
carpooling
light cleaning
Hi! My name is Grace and I would love the opportunity to care for your child. I have always loved kids and recently started working with them professionally at The Creative Lab. We host art classes and after school programs for kids 5-12 and it has been so fun! Seeing how much of a positive impact I can have on the kids has made...
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  • 20 after school child care are listed on Care.com

  • The average post rate is $27.27/hr as of January 2026

FAQs for after school child care in Santa Barbara, CA

Hiring a person to provide after-school care in Santa Barbara, CA through Care.com will cost an average of $27.27 per hour as of January 2026. This rate may vary depending on the provider's experience, the duties you need your after-school caregiver to perform and how many kids you need them to take care of.

Care.com currently has 15 after school child care providers in Santa Barbara, CA. You can search for these caregivers by their distance from where you live and compare your options by hourly pay rate, years of experience and the specific services they can provide for after school care. You can also read reviews from other families near you that have previously worked with these providers.

As an alternative to an after-school program, you can hire an after-school caregiver in Santa Barbara, CA to help your kids with a variety of needs. After-school providers can pick your children up from school, take them to extracurricular activities around Santa Barbara, CA, help them with homework, and watch them in your house for a couple of hours before you get home from work. Just make sure your needs match up with the skills of the after-school providers you reach out to.

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