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Find special needs nannies in Portland, OR that you’ll love

52 special needs nannies are listed in Portland, OR

The average posted rate is $23/hr as of April 2025

The average experience for nearby special needs nannies is 7 years

Special needs nannies in Portland, OR

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Kerry F.


Portland, OR

$30/hr • 10 yrs exp

Nanny & Care Provider Available

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Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi! I'm Kerry. I've been taking care of children since I was 13. I've worked in a daycare, but most of my experience is in the home. I have a lot of skills that are handy both on and off the job. I love art and have a BFA in Book Arts. One of my favorite things to do with kids is teach them to make a book from one sheet of...
Kerry can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

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Willow B.


Portland, OR

$25/hr • 10 yrs exp

Kind, Reliable, And Experienced Nanny.

5.0

(2)

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hi there! My name is Willow and I'm an experienced caregiver looking for work. I usually work full time as a nurse in long term care but due to low census at my facility my work hours have been temporarily reduced! I have almost full time availability Monday-Friday open through Sep 30th to offer childcare services. I have around...
Willow can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

CNA

5.0
"Willow is amazing and everything we had hoped in a nanny for our Son. She is very easy to be around, made a quick connection to our son, and has quickly made herself a huge asset."

Phillip L.

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Joelle I.


Portland, OR

$28-30/hr • 10 yrs exp

Nanny With Over Ten Years Of Experience

Hi, my name is Joelle and I have 17 years of experience working with children of all ages including special needs children. I was a preschool teacher for 7 years, have been a nanny for 10 and was a service coordinator at a group home for 2. I enjoy children of all ages and it's so rewarding being a part of their daily growth....
Joelle can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

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Elena A.


Portland, OR

$20-25/hr • 10 yrs exp

Experienced, Responsible And Friendly Baby Sitter/Nanny- Flexible Hours!

Hired by 8 families in your neighborhood

Hi! I've nannying for over 15 years and have had the pleasure of working long term for several amazing families, with children ranging from new born to teenagers, as well as a family with special needs. When it comes to child care I have experience with it all and feel incredibly comfortable and competent caring for a child and...
Elena can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

4.0
"Elena is great with our kids; playful, creative, engaged. She primarily cared for our 1 year old, and occasionally watched our 6 year old as well."

Leslie H.

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Katrina D.


Portland, OR

$18/hr • 10 yrs exp

Passionate And Caring Nanny Ready To Nurture Your Little Ones!

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello there! I am actively seeking an opportunity to work with a wonderful family as a nanny. I've dedicated 15 years to the rewarding role of childcare provider. My passion for childcare was nurtured from a young age, growing up with a mother who specialized in early childhood development and special needs care. I have not...
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Katrina is a fantastic nanny. She looked after our 8- and 11-year old and was a brilliant combination of reliable, kind, fun and firm with both of them. I was particularly impressed with how she managed difficult situations by neither ignoring nor dictating but...

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Amanda N.


Portland, OR

$16-25/hr • 5 yrs exp

Future Elementary Teacher Seeking Part-time Nanny Job

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hello! I am a recent George Fox University graduate with a bachelors in Elementary Education. I have been a nanny for the past five years and I have 10+ years of babysitting experience. I also come from a large family, and have plenty of experience with young children. I believe that it is important that children feel loved....
Amanda can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Amanda is a super star. She was wonderful with our daughter who was 4-7 months old when Amanda worked for us. She helped work on our daughter's developmental milestones, took her on outdoor adventures, and truly cared for her. I couldn't recommend Amanda any...

Matthew C.

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Callie P.


Portland, OR

$18-30/hr • 10 yrs exp

Highly Experienced Nanny Available For Occasional Care

Hired by 19 families in your neighborhood

*Rate: $30/hr *Currently working full time; available for date night/occasional sitting only As a career nanny, I love kids and would love to play a role in your kiddo's growth and exploration of the world! I have over 10 years of childcare experience in both in-home and daycare settings. In these environments, I have had...
Callie can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Callie came into our lives during a transitional time of care for our son and she made it such a great experience for us. She is kind, compassionate, innately good with children. She is thoughtful and leaves your home in a better state than she arrived. We adore...

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Sarah E.


Portland, OR

$25-37/hr • 10 yrs exp

Nurturing, Enthusiastic, And Mature Babysitter/Nanny/Tutor With A Flexible Schedule

I'm Sarah, a nanny with over 10 years of experience working with children and families in OR and TN. I've had the joy of caring for children of all ages, including spending 5 wonderful years as a nanny for a family with a young daughter under 7. I'm passionate about supporting kids in all their stages of growth, whether it's...
Sarah can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, grocery shopping, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

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Emma H.


Portland, OR

$30/hr • 4 yrs exp

Loving And Gentle Nanny Looking For Part-time Work While She Finishes College!

I have 7 years experience as a nanny, and 4 of those years I spent as a Direct Support Professional caring for children on the Autism spectrum, and who experience speech and cognitive development delays. I love children and am so passionate about providing the best care possible for every child I watch. I really value building...

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have my degree in Early Childhood education with a specialization in Montessori learning and special needs children. Over the past 5 years I have spent two years as a full time in home nanny in both Australia and France. I have 10 years of experience caring for children ages 0-12. Beyond this I have 3 years of experience...
Margot can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

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Carina M.


Portland, OR

$43/hr • 10 yrs exp

Experienced, Vaccinated, Covid-Cautious Nanny & Care Provider

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I have 10+ years of experience caring for children ages 9 months - 13 years as both a babysitter and regular nanny. I have experience with families with up to 4 children, twins, triplets, and children with special needs. I enjoy reading, board games, playing outside, making up games, going for walks, field trips, baking, arts...
Carina can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Carina has been watching our son for a couple months now for date nights, and she is great with him. He is a toddler, and she does a nice job engaging with him and working to understand his needs. She always comes to the job with a positive attitude, and ready to...

Breana L.

Jessica F.


Portland, OR

$18-23/hr • 10 yrs exp

Fun Career Nanny Looking For New Position.

I have 10 years of experience. I can help with Bathing/Grooming/Hygiene. Lots of experience with ADHD, autism etc.
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Drym D.


Beaverton, OR

$25/hr • 9 yrs exp

Caregiver/Nanny/Personal Assistant

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have over nine years of experience working as a caregiver and personal assistant for people of all ages. Volunteered for two years with an organization, The Arc of San Diego, which provided a number of opportunities for people of all ages with special needs. I was an Inclusion Assistant for Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation...
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Christa K.


Beaverton, OR

$16-25/hr • 10 yrs exp

Mother And Experienced Nanny/Babysitter

Hired by 18 families in your neighborhood

Hello, My name is Christa, I am located in tigard, oregon. I am 35 years old. I have 23 years of combined nanny and babysitting experience with multiple children at the same time, and of all age groups and even special needs. I am CPR and FIRST AID certified. Childcare is my passion, I enjoy being around children more than...
Christa can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Christa provided part-time care for my 10 year old daughter for 1 year. Her duties included picking her up from school, homework help, meal prep, supervising chores, and bedtime. Christa is punctual, honest, flexible, and a great communicator. She has a lot of...

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Gisella C.


Lake Oswego, OR

$30/hr • 10 yrs exp

Dependable, Trustworthy, Patient And Caring Nanny Seeking A Wonderful Family

Hired by 19 families in your neighborhood

I am a cheerful, positive and respectful person. I pride myself on my integrity and honesty. I adore spending time with children and have 15 years of experience working with children of all ages (newborns, infants, toddlers, school age and even teenagers) and also have experience caring for children with special needs. I am...
Gisella can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, grocery shopping, craft assistance & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Gisella is absolutely amazing and is adored by the entire family. She is kind, patient, and great with our little wild things. If she was available for full-time care we would be jumping at the chance. Genuinely, we cannot say enough good things about her. "

Lani B.

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Emma B.


Beaverton, OR

$25-26/hr • 9 yrs exp

Warm, Experienced Infant & Toddler Nanny!

Hello I just recently hit 9 years of childcare experience! Wow! I started in preschool classrooms, expanded to being an au pair in Australia, and settled back in the states as a private nanny. I have continued nannying for many years with multiple families. I specialize with infants and toddlers, but any child 4 and under is...
Emma can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

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Heather M.


Beaverton, OR

$25/hr • 10 yrs exp

Summer Nanny With Special Needs Experience

Hello! My name is Heather. I live in Beaverton, and I have extensive experience working with kids in babysitting and school settings. I have a Master's degree in speech-language pathology. During the school year, I am a speech therapist working with elementary and middle school students. I have also worked with ages 0-5. I am...
Heather can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Early Education

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Tara H.


Hillsboro, OR

$25/hr • 10 yrs exp

Nanny

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hello fellow parents! I recently had to say goodbye to a beautiful family that I worked with for almost 5 years. I'm looking for a full-time, long term position with a new family, and hoping to make connections and build strong bonds. I've been in childcare for 25 years, and a parent myself for almost 18. I'm experienced and...
Tara can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling & more
5.0
"Tara is absolutely fantastic. She has been our "go-to" caregiver for our 3 year old and 10 month for this last year and I could not be happier. She is always on time and ready to jump in to assist with the chaos as my husband and I get out the door. The kids adore...

Nadia P.

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Mariah D.


Hillsboro, OR

$22-35/hr • 16 yrs exp

Looking For Long-Term, Full-Time Nanny Position

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I am CPR and First Aid Certified. In addition, I have 50 hours of infant training. I have experience working with special needs children (autism, Down syndrome, multiples, and drug addicted children).
Mariah can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, grocery shopping, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Mariah is an angel. She is very skilled with infants, and comes into our home quiet as a mouse and does magical things here for us. She's organized, sweet and fun! Our baby smiles all day with her. You would want her for your nanny, but I'm not sure she'll ever be...

Jan B.

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Nicole A.


Vancouver, WA

$25/hr • 6 yrs exp

Adventurous Dependable Nanny

Hired by 8 families in your neighborhood

I'm a substitute teacher and have availability on school breaks. I'm able to be flexible if your needs overlap with the school schedule. I have 6 years of teaching and nanny experience along with 8 years of babysitting experience as an adult. I love to take children I'm caring for on outings such as going out to parks and...
Nicole can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

CNA

5.0
"With a 5 year old of her own, Nicole understands the nuisances of children. I would have her watch my (2.5yo) again if ever needed. Thank you Nicole, we appreciated you :)"

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Recent special needs nanny reviews in Portland, OR

Willow B.

5.0

Willow is amazing and everything we had hoped in a nanny for our Son. She is very easy to be around, made a quick connection to our son, and has quickly made herself a huge asset.

- Phillip L.

Elena A.

5.0

We have had Elena as a nanny for our 2 children (Ages 1 and 3) for a year and a half. When Elena first started, my son was just an infant, and we'd previously had my mother in law helping with all childcare, so I was super anxious about trying someone knew from outside of our own family. Elena...

- April A.

Katrina D.

5.0

Katrina is a fantastic nanny. She looked after our 8- and 11-year old and was a brilliant combination of reliable, kind, fun and firm with both of them. I was particularly impressed with how she managed difficult situations by neither ignoring nor dictating but coaching so our children got to the...

- Care member

Amanda N.

5.0

Amanda is amazing! She took care of our newborn daughter for 3 months. She sang, read and played with her everyday and truly loved working with her. I would absolutely recommend Amanda to take of your baby without hesitation. I don't think you can ask for anyone more reliable, kind, gentle or...

- Jennifer D.

Callie P.

5.0

Callie came into our lives during a transitional time of care for our son and she made it such a great experience for us. She is kind, compassionate, innately good with children. She is thoughtful and leaves your home in a better state than she arrived. We adore her and will continue to use her for...

- Care member

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Ratings for Portland, OR special needs nannies listed on Care.com

Average Rating4.5 / 5

Special Needs Nannies in Portland, OR are rated 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 57 reviews of the 52 listed special needs nannies.