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60 special needs caregivers are listed in Derwood, MD
The average posted rate is $17/hr as of January 2025
The average experience for nearby special needs caregivers is 2 years
Special needs caregivers in Derwood, MD
5.0
(3)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
My experience includes: *Teacher in Peru with children 4 and 5 years old. *Babysitter in USA with children -9 to 11 years old *Nanny for special needs child from 9 years until 15-years (6 years) *Presently nanny of 2-month-old twins. *Presently Nanny of 4-month-15 Days old Twins . *
Carmen can also help with: Swimming supervision
Skills:
Early Education
CPR
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Great candidate -would be fantastic in any home with children."
Lisa C.
5.0
(3)
Hello my name is Veronica.
I have been a child care provider for over 25 years and an elderly care provider for over 20 years.
I am ambitious, punctual, honest, trustworthy, kind and very reliable.
I am certified in CPR and first aid as well as hold certificates in medication technician field and experience with special...
Icilma can also help with: Meal prep, swimming supervision, travel, carpooling, light cleaning
Skills:
CNA
Special Needs Care
First Aid
5.0
"Icilma is the most amazing person. She worked with my family for 11 years and helped raise my 2 children. She is kind, punctual, thoughtful, inventive, a hard worker, self motivated, and intelligent. She is the only person that I trusted to watch my children and...
Susan E.
Renee W.
Silver Spring, MD
$15-20/hr • 7 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hello, My name is Renee. I am 23 years old. I am an EMT with Sandy Spring Vol Fire Department (since 2013), I was also active duty Navy, Corpsman/Medic (since 2015). I have experience with special needs, persons on the spectrum, kids and the elderly. I've grown up assisting my mother who has cerebral palsy. I am here to help...
Susan A.
Potomac, MD
$25/hr • 10 yrs exp
Care Provider Specializing In Special Needs Or Children W/ The Need For More In div. Attn.
4.0
(4)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I have worked with children my whole life and always seemed to veer towards the ones that need a little more one-one attn. to later find out a diagnosis or to soon be diagnosed with something, and my extra attn. to details and focus were a good way to start implementing and focusing specific skills.
I currently specialize in...
Susan can also help with: Swimming supervision, travel, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:
Special Needs Care
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"A hidden gem! It's hard to believe we have not known Susan our entire lives. Her ability to establish deep, personal and meaningful relationships with her clients is unsurpassed. The kindness, patience she has shown to our family member in need has been...
Kelli G.
Fatou S.
Germantown, MD
$16-25/hr • 5 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
My name is Fatou. I have over 5 years experience with developmental disability. Have done some trainings on developmental disability and mental health. I am also a certified nursing assistant for over 15 years of experience and also being nanny for a long time. I have CPR, first aid and Cna/Gna license with the state of...
5.0
(3)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
I am an experienced private duty caregiver with more than 20 yrs of experience. I am highly reliable, loving, and kind. Having long enjoyed serving elderly and special needs patients. My experience includes supporting active people as well as those with limited mobility, including those with all forms of dementia. My target area...
Gertrude can also help with: Meal prep, errands, light cleaning, transportation, personal care, companionship & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Gertrude became a member of our family in her primary role as caregiver for my elderly parents in their home. She worked full time and more for us for about eight years, and was always loving, compassionate, and dependable. She cared deeply for my parents, and...
Karen H.
4.8
(5)
Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood
I have approximately 20 years of experience with children. I have babysat school ages/toddlers, I taught Sunday school for elementary school age children and a nanny for child who has special needs. I have my 90 hours certification for early child care. I was a lead teacher at a Christian daycare for 2 years with 1-2-year-olds...
Denise can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance, carpooling, travel
Skills:
Early Education
Special Needs Care
CPR
5.0
"Denise provided in home care for our 2 year old daughter and was wonderful with her! Denise was always bubbly and cheerful. She brought all kinds of crafts to make with our daughter which was great. They would play outside together, worked on colors and numbers and...
Meghan M.
5.0
(2)
Hello, my name is Kristin. I have been doing pick up drop offs for 15 years. I also have experience with children on the autism spectrum and emotionally disturbed children. I have studied early childhood development and nursing. I am honest, loving and responsible. I have 4 children of my own (3 teens, 1 baby). With all of their...
Sarah B.
Gaithersburg, MD
$30/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood
I have been in the caretaking business for 12 years now. I have experience working with all ages of children and have been a nanny for 8 families. As well as experience working with special needs children. I love inspiring
creativity and teaching, as well as reading to and with children. Will provide background check if hired. I...
Sarah can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, light cleaning, meal prep, travel & more
Skills:
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Sarah has been a wonderful help to our family. She’s been great both as a nanny and in helping us manage our household. She helps with family laundry (washing, folding, putting away), making lunches for the kids for school, making dinners for the family (she's a...
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Yesenia R.
Silver Spring, MD
$28/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(4)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hello,
I am an experienced nanny I have taken care of children from ages newborn to 13 years old. I have completed early childhood classes 1 and 2, I learned about child development and milestones in children ages 0 to preschool years. I assisted and observed children in several classrooms, these classrooms included: infants,...
Yesenia can also help with: Meal prep, carpooling, light cleaning, swimming supervision
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"We have the highest recommendation for Yesenia R. who has cared for our twin sons since they were 4 months old, for a total of 1.5 years.
Yesenia helped us immensely as first-time parents and conducted herself with professionalism, excellent childcare skills,...
Francisco H.
5.0
(4)
Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood
I have cared for many children, some with special needs, both in my home, as well as in the children's homes for over 30 years, ages 3 months old up to 14 years old. I also worked as a co-educator at the Gan Hayeled Nursery School in Washington, DC in the 2-year-old and 3-year-old classrooms. While at the Gan, I received both...
Laurie can also help with: Grocery shopping, carpooling, meal prep, swimming supervision, craft assistance, light cleaning & more
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"I interviewed with Laurie. She was very nice, kind, and caring. She is bilingual English and Spanish. One of my best choices for a nanny for a three year old."
Noushin A.
5.0
(4)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
I have experience in many areas of caring. I have nannied for evening time parents meeting groups where I watched a range of 3-8 children all between the ages of 3-10yrs old. I have younger cousins between 1-10yrs old so I am excellent with children and babies and always treat them like they are my own. I have a natural way with...
Kimberlee can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, carpooling, swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"Kimberlee has been helping our family this school year with after school pick ups and drop offs and driving my boys to various activities. She has been wonderful in all respects: punctual, organized, reliable, great communication and flexible when occasionally we...
Care member
Zufan M.
Silver Spring, MD
$17-25/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(7)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I became a Home Health Aide (HHA) in 2007 working first for an agency and then privately for families. In 2009 I started working privately for an elderly couple living in Northwest Washington, DC. His primary diagnosis was Dementia; hers was Alzheimer's. He died in November of 2015. She died in November of 2018. They both...
Zufan can also help with: Dementia, personal care
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Zufan is an outstanding and trustworthy caregiver. She helped my elderly mother get to appointments around DC. I would hire her again in a second. "
David G.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hello. I have 20+ years of childcare experience. Children are my passion! I just finish nannying for a family for three years, with four sweet children(4-year-old twins, 7and 9, both with special needs) Both parents are physicians. I created and implemented a daily active structured schedule. I assisted with taking the children...
Charlene can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, light cleaning
Skills:
Special Needs Care
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"Charlene is a very warm, engaging caregiver. She watches our children, a shy 3 year old, an energetic 8 year old and a dramatic 10 year old and handles all 3 of them on outings, takes them to the park, out to restaurants etc with skill and grace. The kids are so...
Rachel W.
Paige C.
Kensington, MD
$15-20/hr • 3 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
I am a people person! I love making someone smile but, also being able to help them through anything. I am very outgoing and responsible. After high school, I became a member of Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad and am currently training to become an EMT. In college, I am working towards my Bachelors in Child Life. Looking forward...
Madison C.
Gaithersburg, MD
$25/hr • 9 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Hi, I'm Maddi! I'm 28, I'm married and have 2 small kids of my own! I have a big family with 12 nieces/nephews. I have been babysitting for about 9 years now. I have worked in 2 different daycares and have professionally nannied for 2 different families when I lived in New York for about 2 and a half years.
I have worked with 3...
Madison can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, carpooling, swimming supervision, travel, craft assistance & more
5.0
"Madison was nothing but AMAZING! She assisted me with childcare for a friend's wedding. She was on time and was able to care for 3 kids under 3 by herself. All of my friends kept on asking me where did I find such a GREAT babysitter. She kept me posted with updates...
Oyinyechi E.
Susan A.
Potomac, MD
$35-42/hr • 10 yrs exp
Experienced.special Needs Mom. Looking To See What I Can Learn From Your Child, As Well As What I
4.8
(10)
Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood
Work with various levels of autism, verbal & nonverbal, behavioral, children with feeding tubes, children with emotional, mental and or physical disorders to minimal LD.
Each is a child and unique and first a individual, whom wants to learn, love play and be accepted like everyone else.
4.0
"Susan is very kind. She helps my mother who can be very stubborn and not very nice at times due to dementia. Susan is patient with her."
Gene F.
Ana Koyasha V.
Bethesda, MD
$25/hr • 6 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Professional Nanny Available for Part-Time Position in DMV Area
Hello, my name is Ana, and I am a dedicated and experienced nanny with over six years of childcare expertise. Currently employed with a wonderful family, I am seeking a part-time position to complement my existing schedule. With a passion for fostering children's...
Ana Koyasha can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:
First Aid
Special Needs Care
CPR
5.0
"Ana did an outstanding job with our daughter before we moved to Texas. She helped us out for about a year and became like part of the family. She was great at helping around the house when the baby was napping as well. If we had stayed in DC, we would have loved to...
Care member
4.7
(30)
Hired by 61 families in your neighborhood
I am a responsible, honest, trustworthy adult with 35 years of experience babysitting children and raising my own son, who is 28 years old and now my grandchildren. I have a Top Secret Security Clearance and currently work for the Federal Government in the Pentagon. I have excellent references for both my babysitting experience...
Rachelle can also help with: Travel, carpooling, craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Rachelle is very good with the kids! I have been using her for a year now and she was able to accommodate the kids by picking them up and also watching them! My kids had so much fun with her and they are always excited to see her!
I continue to use her even now!...
Massi S.
Margery D.
Gaithersburg, MD
$20-25/hr • 10 yrs exp
4.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I have had experience being a nanny for children aged 3 months to 12 years. I have babysat families with multiples and as well as children with special needs. I tutored children for many years and I used to be a swim instructor for children under 10. I have two sets of young twins in my family and I have many cousins that I have...
Margery can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning
Skills:
Special Needs Care
First Aid
Early Education
4.0
"Did not interview with her, no information to submit."
Lisa F.
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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Derwood, MD
Carmen R.
5.0
So blessed to have had Ms. Carmen as our nanny for the past two years. We have two very active boys, 3 and 11 months. She has never been late nor has she taken a sick day in two years. She is extremely flexible and has always been willing to work with us. She loves taking the boys to the library and...
- Cherie T.
Icilma J.
5.0
Icilma is probably one of the most genuine, kindhearted person I've ever encountered in my life.
She was a positive influence in my children's life and really helped me navigate my way through motherhood.
I couldn't have asked for a more trustworthy and kind person to help me with raising my...
- Randi W.
Susan A.
5.0
A hidden gem! It's hard to believe we have not known Susan our entire lives. Her ability to establish deep, personal and meaningful relationships with her clients is unsurpassed. The kindness, patience she has shown to our family member in need has been seamless. She is flexible and adapts to...
- Kelli G.
Gertrude V.
5.0
Gertrude became a member of our family in her primary role as caregiver for my elderly parents in their home. She worked full time and more for us for about eight years, and was always loving, compassionate, and dependable. She cared deeply for my parents, and took great pains to make their lives...
- Karen H.
Denise C.
5.0
Denise is a pleasure to have at the house. She is very good with children. Also a very safe driver. Denise is also a big help around the house with dishes, meal prep and tidying up. She is an excellent communicator.
- Kaitlyn L.
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Ratings for Derwood, MD special needs caregivers listed on Care.com
Average Rating5.0 / 5
Special Needs Caregivers in Derwood, MD are rated 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 reviews of the 60 listed special needs caregivers.