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Rose L.

Highly Experienced And Creative Special Needs Nannying

Oakland, CA

5.0(1)
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$32/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 6 families in your area
I am a highly skilled special needs child caretaker, Paraprofessional and Doula. For over 10 years I have had the pleasure of working with a range of ages and abilities in special needs capacity. I am passionate about supporting people to thrive. I have extensive experience across the life cycle serving toddlers; school aged...

Care Member says "I am grateful to have found Rose. She takes very good care of my child and also cares for us all as a family. For example, as first time parents we were...

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Mommy-experience With Special Needs Autism And Down Syndrome.

Oakland, CA

4.5(1)
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$35/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 2 families in your area
Hello my name is Lakeisha S. and I have a Kinesiology degree from Fresno state (Alumni 2006). My intentions were to pursue a career in the sports field (considering I was a track athlete my whole childhood) but when I graduated, plans changed. I have most of my experiences as a mother, to (beautiful 18 yr. old daughter)...

Donald W. says "Keisha was definitely an awesome provider with strong passion and patience as a special needs provider. She made a great connection with my son engaged...

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Oakland: Special Needs Care Provider

Oakland, CA

5.0(1)
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$17/hr
4 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Hello, My name is Gena. I'm currently obtaining a Masters in Social Work. As a caregiver, it is important to listen attentively to every child and to identify their individual strengths in order for them to see the greatness they have within themselves. I currently provide play therapy services at a bilingual elementary school,...

Tracy J. says "Gena has great compassion, patience, and integrity. She accompanies and mentors our disabled son in the community and at home working on daily living...

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Health Coach With Experience In Special Needs

Oakland, CA

5.0(1)
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$30/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
I am a fun and experienced Academic Tutor who has been successfully teaching, tutoring, coaching and mentoring students K-12 since 2003. I teach core subjects like Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts as well essential study skills, executive functioning skills and work habits that are prerequisites for success in...

Kristen M. says "Atusa is amazing. She has been working with my 5th grader for the past 6 months. He struggles with executive function & organizational skills as well as...

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Willing To Adjust To Your Needs

Oakland, CA

4.0(0)
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$30/hr
3 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
I have worked with people with special needs in almost every job I have had - I have no problem adjusting my style towards your needs - or learning new skills that would help you out!
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Oakland, CA

5.0(1)
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$20/hr
4 years experience
I am a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. In this role I collect data, ensure client care, follow behavior reduction protocols, report to families/caregivers, and maintain client confidentiality.

Miriam P. says "Jordyn is exceptional. I can't state enough how high on an impact she's had on our son and family. She came in to a very difficult and unhappy child....

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ABA Therapist Experience

Oakland, CA

5.0(0)
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$25/hr
7 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
I have experience working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorder. I worked as a Behavioral Interventionist for a total of 2 years. We used methods of Applied Behavior Analysis to change non preferred behaviors.
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Experienced With Children With Special Needs

Oakland, CA

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$20/hr
7 years experience
I am a love and caring person that loves playing and engaging in children activities. I enjoy walks to parks and to local events. I love to travel and enjoy music and cultures. I have cared for children on the autism spectrum. I am familiar with ABA and speech therapy. I am a very patient person.
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RBT/special Needs Care

Oakland, CA

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$25/hr
7 years experience
I have been caring for mentally disabled, physically, disabled for over seven years now. Currently I'm working with young children on the spectrum of autism as well as having some physical disabilities. I am a registered behavioral therapist and I'm looking to work for a family who is in need of applied behavior analysis, as...
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Special Needs Caregiver

Oakland, CA

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$20/hr
2 years experience
I have extensive experience working with people with special needs. I worked for three summers as a special needs camp counselor in Maryland and New Jersey. I was responsible for my assigned campers' personal care along with providing an enjoyable environment. In addition, I worked as a personal care attendant for a man in...
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Part-time Caregiver/Special Education

Oakland, CA

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$30/hr
7 years experience
I have been working in education and childcare for over 7 years- in that time, I've gotten to know and learn from youth of many different backgrounds, temperaments, and abilities. I have been training in and studying disability-informed education for 3 years and have been working in special education for 1 year. While I have...
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Seeking An Advance Babysitting/nanny/aid Position With Exceptional Empathy And A Friendly Attitude.

Oakland, CA

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$30/hr
5 years experience
Hi I graduated from California State University, East Bay with a degree in Human Development. Seneca: Family of Agencies is where I worked as a Student Support Assistant (SSA). I support children who've experienced trauma or have autism and provide interventions that encourage positive behavioral techniques when dealing with...
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Oakland, CA

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$35/hr
10 years experience
I have experience over the past 12 years providing a variety of health care assistance. I have done 24 hour care at a summer camp for Adults with developmental disabilities. The camp was designed to relieve the clients' regular caregivers for a two week period. I have done long-term home care with Alzheimer patients, traumatic...
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Oakland, CA

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$23/hr
7 years experience
Most of my family dedicated their careers to education and childcare, so I've grown up in that environment. I love working with kids and helping others, and have been babysitting/nannying for about seven years now! Most recently, I was a full-time caregiver for three children (12mo, 4yr, 6yr) with diagnosed ASD, ODD, and ADHD. I...
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Carmen Loves You!

Oakland, CA

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$40/hr
2 years experience
Hi! my name is Carmen, I'm 25 and I am looking for a new family to care for soon as possible! I'm looking for a new loving family that I can make new memories and bonds with. I have COUNTLESS clients/ families I can give you a LONG LONG list of references. ****SIDE NOTE for your concerns my fingerprints, social security, and...
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Oakland, CA

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$10/hr
I take care of my grandma every Saturday. I've taken care of my little brother my whole life. I have 3 semesters of college Spanish behind my belt. I'm working on an IBM IT certificate and handling a job at the moment.
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Oakland, CA

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$20/hr
I was a former on on-call caregiver in Alameda at an assistant living facility. There I learned how to work with many clients that have different obstacles and help them get what they need done. I take clients on walk, talk with them, assist with grooming and dressing, tidy up there room, look at photos to try and bring back...
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Oakland, CA

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$20/hr
2 years experience
I've worked with children with autism ranging from ages 2-11 as a behavioral therapist for 2 years. I have a lot of patience and understanding for children with challenges and enjoy contributing to their progression and peace.
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Oakland, CA

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$18/hr
Hi, pleasure to meet whom may be reading this! I'm Jasmin and I myself have a teenage brother who was diagnosed with ADHD and I've worked with him doing school work and managing his emotions. I also have had a bit of experience helping kids with autism on online school work. Although I don't have much experience working with...
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Oakland, CA

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$35/hr
3 years experience
My name is Andrea. I have 3 years of RBT experience with training in ABA. I have worked with families in home while doing both RBT work and caregiving. Examples include: behavior management, apply skills from child's behavioral plans, meal prep, bathing, hygiene assistance, light cleaning, etc. I have seen great progress in my...
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  • 60 special needs child care are listed on Care.com

  • The average post rate is $26.17/hr as of January 2026

  • The average star rating for rated special needs child care is 4.7

Recent special needs child care reviews from local parents in Oakland, CA

Special Needs Child Care in Oakland, CA are rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 15 reviews of the 60 listed special needs child care

Rose L.

I am grateful to have found Rose. She takes very good care of my child and also cares for us all as a family. For example, as first time...

- Care member

Lakeisha S.

Keisha was definitely an awesome provider with strong passion and patience as a special needs provider. She made a great connection with my...

- Donald W.

Gena B.

Gena has great compassion, patience, and integrity. She accompanies and mentors our disabled son in the community and at home working on...

- Tracy J.

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