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60 special needs caregivers are listed in Cary, NC

The average posted rate is $18/hr as of April 2025

The average experience for nearby special needs caregivers is 5 years

Special needs caregivers in Cary, NC

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Nora H.


Cary, NC

$20-25/hr5 yrs exp

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I'm a recently graduated Physician Assistant with a strong medical background and lots of experience caring for individuals with special needs. I'm CPR and PALS certified and have worked with patients of all ages in both hospital and outpatient settings. I've also been a caregiver for 13 years, so I know how important it is to...

Frances S.


Cary, NC

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Mom Of 6 Looking For A Nanny Position

I am professional school counselor and mother of 6 wonderful children. I need to supplement my income and since all of my children are in school, I have the extra time in my schedule to be a PT nanny to a family in need of a nurturing and caring nanny. Much of my career, I have worked with special needs children. I love...
Frances can also help with: Craft assistance, carpooling, meal prep, light cleaning, grocery shopping, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

First Aid

Brianna S.


Raleigh, NC

$15-18/hr10 yrs exp

Part-Time Caregiver Available

5.0

(4)

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

With over 10 years of babysitting experience, including working with children with disabilities and special needs, I'm here to make your life easier and your kids' day more fun! From cooking and cleaning to transport and playtime, I've got it covered. As a middle school teacher, homework is never a problem-I can help with that...
Brianna can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, carpooling, travel, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"She was great with my kids and they loved her! "

Elizabeth M.

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Tawanna J.


Raleigh, NC

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Available For Housekeeping, Me And Managemental Prep, And Personal Care

13 years of experience in brain injury care, ages 35 to 80. Feeding tubes, catheters, hoya lifts personal care, medication administering, and management. Also cared for young adults, children, and adults with Developmental Disabilities, and special needs for 23years. Experience with Dementia as well. Had the pleasure of working...
Tawanna can also help with: Meal prep, companionship, light cleaning, mobility assistance, errands, dementia & more
Skills:

Medical Equipment Experience

CPR

CNA

5.0
"I highly recommend Tawanna. She provided the best care we could have asked for. She was very attentive, organized and supportive. We are very thankful for all that she did for my parents."

Greg B.

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Alison P.


Raleigh, NC

$25-50/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Nanny With Special Needs And Complex Medical Issues Available Part-Time

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I love kids. I value the wonder of watching them learn and discover new things as they develop physically, socially, and emotionally. It really does take a village to raise a child, and I'd like to be a helpful part of yours. I have a positive outlook on life. I've lived in Cary/Raleigh since 1980, attended Wake Co schools,...
5.0
"Alison watched my 6-year old son with autism for a full day. She did a great job, and he really took to her. We hoped to work more with Alison, but the our schedules just didn't work out. She will make a great caregiver/nanny for the right family."

Connie C.

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Christie B.


Apex, NC

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

4.4

(7)

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I have a Natural ability for caring. Children gravitate toward me always. I am not yet a grama but love the opportunity to practice. I'll never spoil your child they will feel like a one and only. Even in multiples homes. The youngest always get priority unless special needs are involved. I have been providing nurturing and...
Christie can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, carpooling, meal prep
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Christie is caring, communicative, reliable and overall amazing with our 2 children (ages 3 and 6). Christie picks our kids up from their schools and watches them. She is attentive at reading their energy and knows when it is a good time to bring them to the...

Vanessa K.

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Jennifer F.


Morrisville, NC

$25-36/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Mature Caregiver

I am an experienced mom of two grown children and one 7-year-old daughter. I homeschooled my oldest special needs daughter and would love to teach your little one while I'm caring for them. I'll bring crayons and books, we'll have fun and learn a lot! I love taking them to the park and story time. I am also a CNA and working...
Jennifer can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, swimming supervision
Skills:

CNA

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Jennifer does an awesome job caring for our daughter. She is caring, patient, on time and interactive. She is great about communication and creating a schedule that works for our daughter and us. We give her our highest recommendation!"

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Christie B.


Apex, NC

$25-35/hr8 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

All children are special. I meet and treat everyone like they NEED reasonable accommodations. Most love my approach, Special needs is an active approach to listening encouraging and directing the desired behavior Comfortable with broad spectrum autism ADHD, many, many personalities and creative types. Sometimes the parents just...
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Cynthia P.


Raleigh, NC

$10-20/hr10 yrs exp

Habilitation Technician/ ABA Technician

Current work with children and adults with special needs & Autism spectrum disorder. Pairing, manning, and learning ways to deescalate behaviors. Gaining rapport to help children learn new ways of becoming socially independent.
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Michele O.


Raleigh, NC

$25-28/hr10 yrs exp

My Grown Children Call Me Mary Poppins

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have over 20 years of experience working with children and families in multiple settings. I have experience with multiple children, twins, preemies, and children with special needs. I am able to and enjoy traveling with families or caring for children while family is away. I love being out and about with children of all ages....
Michele can also help with: Craft assistance, travel, carpooling, swimming supervision
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Michele "Aunt Chele" was the best thing to happen to my wife and I after we had our son. Like many new parents, we needed sleep, and Aunt Chele helped save us from going completely insane. More importantly, Aunt Chele became more to us. She shared in our wins...

Brandon M.

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Alexis J.


Raleigh, NC

$20-30/hr4 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi, I am Alexis. I truly enjoy working with kids and am looking for families to babysit for evenings or on the weekends! I currently work full time as a nanny for a soon to be 3-year-old and babysit for a variety of families as needed! In my nanny position I am responsible for laundry, meals, drop off/pick up from school,...
Alexis can also help with: Travel, grocery shopping, light cleaning, swimming supervision
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"Alexis is great! Extremely friendly, on time, has been a great help! "

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Natasha B.


Raleigh, NC

$25/hr8 yrs exp

Stay Happy & Healthy, Work Hard And Play Harder Is The Motto!

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have 8+ years of experience babysitting, as well as taking care of children with special needs ages 2-11, and type 1 diabetic children (I am t1d myself). I will ensure they are safe, the house is taken care of including errand-running or personal shopping if needed, guidance or help with homework/responsibilities, driving them...
Natasha can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Natasha was a babysitter for one of my teacher colleagues. Natasha took care of her one year old boy. She was responsible for feeding, meal prep, and diaper changing. Natasha also volunteered at the school I work at, Baucom Elementary. She volunteered in the AU...

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Brittany M.


Raleigh, NC

$20-30/hr10 yrs exp

I am a special needs mama myself who often struggles to find babysitters as my daughters autism scares away most sitters. I love making families feel at ease. I have hands on experience with all things neuro divergent. I enjoy helping others who struggle to get the tasks done on their own. I worked for corporate America the past...
5.0
"I’ve known Brittany for over 15 years and she has always been reliable, friendly, compassionate and loving to every member of my family she’s cared for, She was a tremendous help with my mother when she was going through cancer treatments, for my young daughter who...

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Laura Y.


Raleigh, NC

$15-25/hr10 yrs exp

Loving Mom Available For Babysitting/Companionship

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hi there! I've raised a wonderful special needs child (now a young adult) of my own, and I worked as a teacher's assistant at a wonderful church preschool for seven years. I'm available various evenings when Mom and Dad need a date night, have a meeting, etc. I'm best suited to care for elementary and older. By day, I'm a...
Laura can also help with: Carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

5.0
"It was such pleasure meeting Laura. We did not end up hiring her as our needs changed, but would definitely re-consider her. She was on time, a pleasure to speak with, and very professional."

Tara D.

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Sophia B.


Raleigh, NC

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Nanny And Light Housekeeper Ready To Make Your Life Easier!

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I have an international English teaching degree and I am working towards my Graduate degree in Child Psychology. I have been caring for children since I was very young. I also have siblings that relied on me heavily during our childhood. I have experience working with children who have special needs as well. ADHD, emotional...
Sophia can also help with: Light cleaning, craft assistance, meal prep, carpooling, grocery shopping
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Sophia is an absolute rockstar. I'm not even sure where to begin. She joined us when I was in my 3rd trimester and we had a little toddler at home. We had just moved into our condo and we were already seeing signs of chaos and disorganization. Within a week Sophia...

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Callie E.


Raleigh, NC

$15-25/hr8 yrs exp

Part-time Babysitter

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

I am a 22-year-old recent graduate from NC State looking for a full-time nanny position. I am enthusiastic about taking care of kids and keeping them engaged and smiling! I have eight years of experience caring for children part-time. I have spent over a year caring for a 2-year-old part-time, but I am now looking for a...
Callie can also help with: Carpooling, swimming supervision
5.0
"Callie was a gift to our family, providing after school care for several weeks. She was always on time, managing both carpool pickup and bus stop pickup. My children took to her right away - they played games (she taught them several card games), went to the park,...

Carrie J.

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Aaliyah A.


Morrisville, NC

$20-25/hr10 yrs exp

Loving Empathic Child Care Provider

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I'm a very loving, outgoing person with over 20 years of experience caring for children. I'm a mother& and an educator. I've worked with home daycare, child care center's and Pre~K-8 schools. ESL and Special needs. CPR First Aid, Meal Preparation, Light Housekeeping Transportation
Aaliyah can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning, travel
Skills:

CPR

Early Education

First Aid

5.0
"My family is really missing Aaliyah . She can not be replaced ."

Maryam H.

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Startice G.


Raleigh, NC

$20-45/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Childcare Worker And Teacher Great With Children Of All Ages!

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

Experienced masters level educator, consultant, and parent coach with childcare and nanny experience! Serving children and families since 2010! Professional experience in both education and behavioral health settings! Years of teaching experience in early childhood education and elementary education. Certified Teacher honored...
Startice can also help with: Travel, meal prep, light cleaning, carpooling, craft assistance
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Startice was absolutely amazing with my 17 month old son. She traveled with me for a surgical procedure out of town and completely managed to have my son gravitate to her immediately. She was punctual, extremely caring and absolutely a delight to have around. I...

Nicole F.

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Kaila S.


Raleigh, NC

$14-30/hr7 yrs exp

Lively Sitter, Great With Babies

I have 7 years of experience. I can help with Grocery Shopping and Laundry. I was previously the main Infant/Toddler teacher at a daycare, I also have plenty of experience with VPK. I also have experience with special needs kids. I have experience tutoring kindergarten to 7th grade. I was in Girl Scouts for 13 years and an...
Kaila can also help with: Light cleaning
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

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Quinnisha H.


Raleigh, NC

$25/hr4 yrs exp

Honestly,respectful And Loyal

I'm a person who definitely love what I do. I'm a reliable, trustworthy and a caring person. I treat everyone with respect no matter what their needs are. I have skills in dealing with mental health, personal care, and ect. I'm here to lighten the load, give you free time and to be able to just breathe knowing that you have...
5.0
"Quinn is fantastic. She has a great personality and makes it safe and loved my sister. It was a great fit. Wonderful wonderful person."

Darlene K.

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Cary, NC

Brianna S.

5.0

Brianna is fantastic with my 1.5 year old. She’s patient and always has ways to entertain him. I definitely recommend her!

- Care member

Tawanna J.

5.0

Tawanna was amazing with my father. Skilled, dependable, compassionate. We were grateful to have found her.

- Charles S.

Alison P.

5.0

Alison helped took care of my household of 7 cats for a week while my husband and I went out of town for a week. Our regular pet sitter could not watch the cats for us this time, and we couldn't cancel our trip to Jamaica. We were unable to find a pet sitting service that was available in our area...

- Joanna D.

Christie B.

5.0

Christie was amazing during the time she was helping with my 4yr son. Christie took the time to meet with us and spend time before moving to the next steps. She also was very communicative and thoughtful during her care for our son.

- Adrienne F.

Jennifer F.

5.0

She is absolutely amazing. She is always on time. She’s very compassionate and caring ! I would highly recommend her.

- Care member

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Ratings for Cary, NC special needs caregivers listed on Care.com

Average Rating5.0 / 5

Special Needs Caregivers in Cary, NC are rated 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 15 reviews of the 60 listed special needs caregivers.