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2,232 child care providers are listed in Portland, OR

The average posted rate is $21/hr as of March 2025

The average experience for nearby child care providers is 6 years

Child care providers in Portland, OR

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Suzanne B.


Portland, OR

$20-25/hr10 yrs exp

Confidence Builder

5.0

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Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

I believe my combination of an Education degree and teaching experience makes me a great Nanny for your family. As a mother of 4 adult children, I live an active lifestyle. I spend my spare time as a golfer, wood worker, and professional ski instructor provide a wide range of skills to be shared. I have experience in...
Suzanne can also help with: Grocery shopping, swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning, carpooling, craft assistance & more
5.0
"I very highly recommend Suzanne. She was absolutely wonderful with our two kids (8 & 6). Even our 6 year old daughter who can be very shy around new people really enjoyed her company. The kids were fed, had a great time with movies and pizza, and they were sound...

Ben W.

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Paige M.


Portland, OR

$24/hr8 yrs exp

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I have a lot of experience working with kids all ages from newborns-middle school, I have a big family with lots of kids around. I have two nephews and one niece ages 3, 5, and 5 I have spent a lot of time caring for them, I've spent nights taking care of them. I have worked with multiple families making sure school work is done...
Paige can also help with: Light cleaning, carpooling, travel, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance & more
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"She is very reliable and so patient with all 3 of my kids! Exceptional!"

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Gabrielle E.


Portland, OR

$25-28/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I have worked professionally as a nanny for over 18 years. I am Infant and Adult CPR and First Aid/AED certified. I have a lot of experience with first time parents, infants, toddlers, multiples, and I also have eight years experience with differently abled kiddos (Autism spectrum and epilepsy). I love the outdoors, fort...
Gabrielle can also help with: Carpooling, light cleaning, meal prep, craft assistance, swimming supervision, travel & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"The kids love her, she is very committed to us and the other families with whom she's worked. She has become our friend."

Nora L.

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Rosella H.


Portland, OR

$25-30/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I've worked with children for 25+ years. I'm a nanny and health, life and mindset coach. Majored in developmental psychology. Taught preschool , managed daycares, ran after school programs and raised my 2 children who are now 26 and 29! I'm passionate about the work I do and the families/people I support. I'm confident that I...
Rosella can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling, light cleaning
Skills:

Early Education

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"Rosella has been our only nanny for the past two and a half years, and we have been the LUCKIEST family in the world to be able to have her caring for our kiddos. I can't say enough good things about her. She brings a breadth and depth of experience to childcare...

Breanna G.

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Natalia H.


Portland, OR

$18-20/hr5 yrs exp

Somethings To Know About Me!

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I'd describe my personality as energetic, outgoing, and caring. I'm looking for a job that creates a safe space for employers, and is flexible with hours. I started working with kids my freshman year of high school, where I used to work at a daycare every summer. In my senior year, I worked at an aikido dojo with children, and...
Natalia can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, grocery shopping, travel, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Natalia was very attentive and worked great with my son! He went on and on about how much fun it was to spend time with her! She was very professional in her interactions with me and I would highly recommend her!"

Ami O.

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Emily G.


Portland, OR

$25-30/hr10 yrs exp

Birth And Postpartum Doula Offering Mother's Helper Services

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hi there, I'm Emily:) I have 15+ years experience as a nanny with children of all ages but specialize in Newborn care. I have been a Birth/Postpartum Doula for the last 4 years. However, I recently decided to take a break from the on call life of birth and focus more on newborn/ infant care and postpartum help for mama. I would...
Emily can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:

CPR

Early Education

First Aid

5.0
"Emily was the most amazing Nanny for our twins. She helped us transition from maternity leave to going back to work and was an absolute joy to have in our home everyday for 4 months. I wish we could have kept her forever, though our work situation unexpectedly...

Megan B.

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Tomasina E.


Portland, OR

$32/hr10 yrs exp

I absolutely adore kids of all ages! I have worked in education for a farm to school program serving first graders to high school students. I also have a variety of childcare experience, from ages 4 months and up. I have open availability! I have a degree in social work in hopes to continue my career working with children. I...
Tomasina can also help with: Carpooling, travel, craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Has great experience watching kids of all ages. Incredible co worker working with High School block class farming program. Supervised teen students partnered with elementary students for farm learning experiences. Wonderful, honest, super dependable, and such a...

Blue P.

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Zenobia E.


Portland, OR

$16-25/hr10 yrs exp

Enthusiastic, Responsible, And Respectful Nanny

Hi there! I'm Zenobia (Zoe). I have 10 years of experience caring for kids of all ages, from newborns to school-age, including multiples. I can help with light housekeeping, meal prep, bath time, and homework or online learning support. I'm also comfortable with potty training (I've trained over 10 kids!) and have experience...
Zenobia can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

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Larissa P.


Portland, OR

$23-30/hr10 yrs exp

Professional Nanny With Certificates And Years Of Experience.

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello! I have been working as a nanny for +10 years and I offer high quality care for little ones; furthermore, I believe is always a good time to learn more and for this reason I regularly take courses related to children and safety. I'm familiar with RIE, Montessori and others but I'm also very respectful and open to learn...
Larissa can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:

Early Education

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Larissa is just fantastic! She is reliable, patient, and so sweet and the kids adore her. A very responsible and dependable young woman."

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Alexis D.


Portland, OR

$16-35/hr5 yrs exp

Oldest Daughter Of 5

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi! I have 3 younger brothers whose ages are 20, 9, and 6. While in high school I helped care for my youngest brothers and have lots of experience caring for infants and young children. I was a 4-H camp counselor for 3 years and have experience with caring for children 9-12 years old in an outdoor education setting. I also have...
Alexis can also help with: Carpooling, light cleaning, craft assistance, grocery shopping, meal prep
5.0
"Lexi is great - dependable, communicative, flexible, and hugely helpful with everything from cleaning the kitchen to rearranging kids toys to pruning the garden to babysitting our kiddos. I'm sad she's moving out of town but would highly recommend her to anyone...

Paulina K.

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Talia K.


Portland, OR

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Nanny Seeking Open, Loving Family For Babysitting/Date Nights!

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I am a mother who is getting back into the workforce after being home with my daughter for the last 10 years. Before becoming a mother, I was a nanny for 20+ years. I have been a nanny, caregiver, teacher's aide, para educator, babysitter, and now I am a full time mom! I have two college degrees, one in Child Development and...
Talia can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Talia came into our lives when my daughter was 6 week old. My husband and I work crazy full time jobs and Talia raised our daughter for up to 10-11 hours a day. She takes pleasure in making sure that the child is well groomed and clean (hair, nails, ears, toenail...

Julie L.

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Maria M.


Portland, OR

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

10+ Years Of Experience In ECE. Looking For Full-Time And Part Time Jobs. Available On Weeknights.

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I am a happy person but children add much more happiness to my life! I'm respectful, responsible and reliable. Caring for children has been a job and passion of mine since I was a teenager. In 2011, I graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Activities that I enjoy doing with children...
Maria can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Early Education

5.0
"Mari is very patient, kind and attentive with my twins. My son is usually glued to her hip throughout the day. :) I appreciate that she speaks Spanish to them since they have been learning the language since they were 4 months old."

Katonya S.

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Jordan B.


Portland, OR

$30/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 7 families in your neighborhood

Hi I'm Jordan! I am a PSU social work grad student with an undergrad in psychology. I'm currently interning 2 days/wk with teens struggling with mental health in a php/iop clinic. I'm second oldest of 9 children and have extensive experience with children of all ages including newborns. *Im currently doing a nanny share with...
Jordan can also help with: Carpooling, meal prep, travel, light cleaning, craft assistance, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

First Aid

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"I have a big family of SEVEN kids and I had to give birth (c section) on the 22nd, Jordan offered amazing communication, down to earth and understanding. I was going to hire two babysitters but Jordan said she could handle everything and she did. She's awesome and...

Kimberlina L.

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Nancy P.


Portland, OR

$16-20/hr6 yrs exp

Nanny Share

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hello and welcome to my profile! I have many years of childcare and mothering under my belt. I raised twins who are now happy, healthy and productive adults. I homeschooled them for 6 years until they graduated with honors from NW Academy. I have nannied for several families now, but it all came to a halt with the coronavirus!...
Nancy can also help with: Swimming supervision, carpooling, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Nancy is FANTASTIC! She watches my 20 month old son and we both couldn't be happier. She is engaging, fun, always on time, helpful, takes initiative on daily activity ideas for my son, and is an absolute treat for both myself and son to be around. Nancy has...

Amy R.

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Maya H.


Portland, OR

$18-30/hr4 yrs exp

Female College Student Sitter

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi! My name is Maya and I am an Accounting major going into my final year of college at Oregon State University. My nanny experience includes 4. 5 months of care for a 1. 5 and 3-year-old as well as spending several months prior nannying for a 2-year-old boy. Previous work has included kids from ages 2-7 years old with two years...
Maya can also help with: Carpooling, meal prep, swimming supervision, grocery shopping, travel, light cleaning & more
5.0
"Maya stepped in to help us out with evening babysitting at late notice and was great. Would hire again."

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Child care centers in Portland, OR

Trina's Learning Center

Trina's Learning Center

849 NE Sumner, Portland, OR


WOW AND FLUTTERVILLE GLOBAL PLAYGARDEN

WOW AND FLUTTERVILLE GLOBAL PLAYGARDEN

8722 SE 17TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR

Starting at $1952/mo

Our Philosophy: We believe our children will save the world. Children have a limitless capacity for compassion, gratitude, and open-mindedness. The care we provide helps them keep these gifts close and carry them throughout their lives. Wow and Flutterville offers Waldorf-inspired care for children...

Pea Pod

Pea Pod

5441 SE Belmont Street, Portland, OR

We are a non-profit that runs a family cooperative playschool program for children 18 months to 3.5 years old. Our mission is to empower families with resources, such as parenting workshops and social opportunities, and to build community among our participating families. Our playschool focuses on...

Growing Seeds Irvington

Growing Seeds Irvington

2808 NE MLK JR BLVD, Portland, OR

Our mission is providing families, children and staff a learning community in which all participants develop through a spiral dance of observation, inquiry, reflection and documentation. We create an intentional environment where each participant is respected as a responsible contributing member in...

The Orca Pod

The Orca Pod

6315 North Curtis Ave, Portland, OR

The Orca Pod is a small in-house childcare. We happily spend our days together exploring the arts and nature, playing, and appreciating our community. The vision for our pod is to create a peaceful, respectful, and loving pod that grows together.

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Most recent reviews for child care providers in Portland, OR

Suzanne B.

5.0

Loved Suzanne would hire her again! 🤗

- Care member

Paige M.

5.0

She is very reliable and so patient with all 3 of my kids! Exceptional!

- Care member

Gabrielle E.

5.0

The kids love her, she is very committed to us and the other families with whom she's worked. She has become our friend.

- Nora L.

Rosella H.

5.0

Rosella has been our only nanny for the past two and a half years, and we have been the LUCKIEST family in the world to be able to have her caring for our kiddos. I can't say enough good things about her. She brings a breadth and depth of experience to childcare that I didn't know was possible to...

- Breanna G.

Natalia H.

5.0

Natalia was very attentive and worked great with my son! He went on and on about how much fun it was to spend time with her! She was very professional in her interactions with me and I would highly recommend her!

- Ami O.

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Ratings for Portland, OR child care providers listed on Care.com

Average Rating4.8 / 5

Child Care Providers in Portland, OR are rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 1,017 reviews of the 2,232 listed child care providers.