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Lauren D.
Dumont, NJ
$19-24/hr • 5 yrs exp
With over 5 years of dedicated experience working with autistic learners, I bring a compassionate and skilled approach to childcare. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with extensive applied behavior analysis experience, I am adept at creating tailored plans to support children with diverse needs. My passion for...
Hi, I'm a 35-year-old Bergen County native, born in Brooklyn, and raised in Demarest. I started working with children when I was 13 years-old as a date night sitter. I found my passion for working with children when I started to work summers in high school as a teacher's assistant for children with special needs. After...
Magen can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, carpooling, light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel & more
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
Anabel E.
Lodi, NJ
$15-25/hr • 5 yrs exp
5.0
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I'm no longer available. Thank you for considering me.
Hello moms!!
My name is Anabel and I'm currently a Nursing student and former special needs teacher assistant for The Department of Education of New York. I have experience assisting with lesson plans and helping with classwork/homework. I have worked with kids as...
Skills:
CNA
First Aid
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Anabel sat my two boys. She was kind and fun, bringing a bag of toys and books with her. They enjoyed playing with her."
Jennifer D.
5.0
(1)
Hello! My name is Ana. I'm a caregiver with more than a 15 years of experience in geriatric and child care as well.
As myself experience has grown, with a special needs daughter and my mom who is 97 years old, I have become an expert who can recognize when my patients require special atención with any rough times like it could...
Ana can also help with: Mobility assistance, meal prep, personal care, light cleaning, companionship, errands & more
3.0
(2)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
babysitting since I was 12 years old and enjoy caring for others and helping out. I am certified in CPR and have worked with special needs children and helping them develop throughout the years,
Alicia can also help with: Craft assistance, travel, swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"She was very kind and my kids loved her. They would always want her to watch them even when i'll be at home watching them! Highly recommend and she's very good with kids. I'll always rely on her to watch them again!"
Becky R.
5.0
(1)
Hello! I am a 26-year-old female looking to babysit children ages 5-10. I worked at an elementary school for 2 years as an Operations Coordinator and am going back to school to get my masters in teaching elementary education. I am available to babysit Wednesday - Friday.
I grew up with a sister who has autism and I was very...
Sarah can also help with: Grocery shopping, carpooling, travel, light cleaning, craft assistance, meal prep & more
Skills:
Special Needs Care
Early Education
CPR
5.0
"Sarah is a hardworking and responsible girl who is extremely trustworthy. I would feel very confident and comfortable letting Sarah be a person to watch my children."
Olivia J.
Cheyenne W.
Bronx, NY
$25/hr • 3 yrs exp
Full Time/Live-In Caregiver That You've Been Searching For!!!!
5.0
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I come from a family of Caregivers and Nurses. Caring for people is a natural ability of mines. From a young age I have been nurturing those in need. When I was young my grandfather diabetes reached an all time high, his leg was amputated. It was so important to us to visit him every weekend. When doing so, my mother really...
Cheyenne can also help with: Companionship, light cleaning, live-in home care, meal prep, errands, dementia & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Very dedicated to making sure that she can help any client that she has to the best of her ability. Willing to go that extra mile! Having her work with you is like a breath of fresh air."
Latoya J.
5.0
(3)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
My name is Eleanora. I have 12 years experience and living in an nursing home. My experience includes: cooking, changing, cleaning, bathing, medication moderator, feeding, and many more. I worked in a 33-bed adult care facility. I helped organize workshops for the members. I participated in over-night care on a regular basis. I...
Eleanora can also help with: Live-in home care, hospice services, personal care, dementia, respite care
5.0
"Eleanora took her role As an aide, companion very seriously. She always took the our mom's needs into consideration . Elle prepared food that was nutritious and easy for the patient to tolerate when eating became difficult. She treated our mom with respect and...
Judi H.
Sarah W.
New York, NY
$35/hr • 20 yrs exp
Masters-Educated Exceptional Child Care Provider With 20 Years Of Diverse Experience
5.0
(2)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
Experienced and masters-educated child care provider with 20 years of experience providing exceptional supervision and compassionate guidance for children from infant to pre-teen.
Positions includes live-in and live-out nanny, traveling nanny, teacher, camp counselor, camp arts director, child bereavement counselor, and...
Sarah can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, grocery shopping, travel
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Sarah took care of our kids on a visit to New York. She was prompt in responding to me and was professional and warm in the interview. We were planning on having her take my 13 and 10 year old to Roosevelt Island. My 6 year old really wanted to go as well. She did...
Catherine B.
4.0
(1)
I have been babysitting children for over 15 years. I have babysat for all ages including multiple children at the same time for families. Previously, I worked taking care of adults with special needs and children with special needs. I used to work at an adult daycare and worked as a camp counselor for 4 summers. Previously, I...
Lucia can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, grocery shopping, light cleaning, carpooling
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
Special Needs Care
4.0
"I interviewed Lucia and found her to be very professional. She had a well prepared resume listing her excellent experiences. Unfortunately her school schedule did not coincide with our childcare needs."
Emily A.
Jazzia F.
Bronx, NY
$25-30/hr • 8 yrs exp
5.0
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I am a personable, mature, patient, dependable, and energetic person. I pride myself of being valued by my employers for my professionalism, dedication and excellent judgement in their establishment for the past 7 years.
I enjoy teaching and working with children, because I love to see them thrive and grow in every aspect of...
Jazzia can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Ms. F is a loving caring lady. She works well with children of all ages including children with physical and emotional disabilities. I have the pleasure to work alongside of Ms. J for 2 years. Her personality, her upbringing, her higher education and her experience...
Care member
5.0
(1)
I've worked many years at a school called Shema Kolainu (meaning, Hear our Voices in Hebrew). I mostly worked with children in the spectrum, but I worked with children of all needs.
5.0
"I have to thank Care for your service! Because of Care, I found Amanda, and I now have someone great to help my children with their school work! Amanda is AMAZING! My children love her so much, she's fun and so smart. AND she's so helpful! I once casually told her...
Riley C.
3.0
(3)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
I am a mother of 3 teenagers, all in college and working. I am very careful and loving mother. I had on my care a sweet girl with Autism. I believe on giving respect and care to others and more in the people who are in more need, also I had in my care 2 beautiful girls from Harrington Park. 10 months and 3 years old, also 2...
5.0
(6)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hello, my name is Brazil , I'm an18-year-old college student born and raised in the bronx. I am now a freshman attending Suny Empire University where I major in childhood education. Growing up I often took care of my cousins and the children of family friends, who ranged from newborns to about 10 years old. As I grew older, I...
Brazil can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance
Skills:
Early Education
5.0
"Brazil is amazing!! She is so responsive and attentive to my son's needs and fun-loving. Brazil is so easy to talk to. She is very sweet and a pleasure to have in our home. I highly highly recommend her. She's like a member of the family."
Janice C.
Suzette T.
Mount Vernon, NY
$27/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(2)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Hi, I am a nanny/babysitter for over 10 years I have good reference I love interacting with children's to help bring out the best in them as teaching them arts and crafts bing silly, playing , reading , play dates , library , singing , etc also I help out with light house keeping laundry Errands I do drive and I am amazing at...
Skills:
CNA
Special Needs Care
First Aid
5.0
"I was extremely happy with Suzette and how she took care of my little boy. Even with some of his challenges, such as not being able to eat solid foods at the age of 2 1/2 Suzette is the person who made my son start eating solids. I owe her much just for that one....
Gokce S.
Amaris C.
Fort Lee, NJ
$15-25/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(5)
My name is Amaris and I have over 10+ years of experience caring for children of all ages. I have looked after children since I was 15 years old. My skills include feeding, dressing, diapering and bathing. I love to engage children in fun educational activities like arts and crafts, reading, outdoor activities like trips to the...
Amaris can also help with: Light cleaning, craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Amaris is a very patient and caring babysitter. She is responsible and dependable. You can tell she loves working with kids and they love being around her. In my opinion she would make a great addition to any family looking for professional childcare."
Preto G.
Diane T.
New York, NY
$28-40/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(4)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
I'm not "Just A Nanny" & I don't want to be! I am a professional nanny that has been successfully caring for children & households in NYC for over a decade. I am a native New Yorker, college grad, & ex-NYC teacher. I take pride in the long tenures I've had with my families & I love "my kids". I am not myopic about my role & a...
Diane can also help with: Meal prep, grocery shopping, light cleaning
Skills:
Early Education
CPR
Special Needs Care
5.0
"When I was calling references for Diane, one mother stated it perfectly: "Diane is simply the best."
Diane has a huge personality, a warm heart and a general joy for life that she brings with her every time she walks through the door. I have hired Diane to take...
Ellen C.
5.0
(1)
Hello Everyone,
Currently working remotely as an Assistant Director of a Care Coordination Organization servicing adults, children, and their families with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to assist with identifying their interests, strengths, needs and goals.
Penn State Alumni majored Psychological and Social...
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I started working with children when I was 12, babysitting my younger sister and cousins.
For 4 years I worked for the Boy Scouts of America both in NYC and Long Island which ran as an after-school program at schools in five boroughs grades 1-5. I was a program specialist and would lead the weekly lessons to my assigned den. A...
Viana can also help with: Grocery shopping, meal prep, swimming supervision, craft assistance, light cleaning
Skills:
CPR
Special Needs Care
First Aid
5.0
"Viana is AMAZING! She is reliable, timely, trustworthy, caring, playful with the children, honest, and any other positive adjective you can think of! She always sends images and text messages throughout the day of the children and what they are doing. This allows...
Roni M.
Janelle R.
South Hackensack, NJ
$25-30/hr • 4 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hi there!
I've been working as a nanny for 10+ years. I've worked with children of all ages from 3 weeks old, to 16 years old.
I love to spend time with children. I read and do age-related activities. I can tutor as well, if necessary. Safety is is main priority, so that it is never a worry.
I am CPR/AED certified as a...
5.0
"Janelle is so wonderful! She has been a date night, etc. sitter for my 2.5 year old son for the last 9 months or so. She's so great with him and really patient when he has a terrible twos meltdown. He's not a great eater and she is always trying new foods and ways...
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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Dumont, NJ
Anabel E.
5.0
Anabel sat my two boys. She was kind and fun, bringing a bag of toys and books with her. They enjoyed playing with her.
- Jennifer D.
Alicia M.
5.0
She was very kind and my kids loved her. They would always want her to watch them even when i'll be at home watching them! Highly recommend and she's very good with kids. I'll always rely on her to watch them again!
- Becky R.
Sarah H.
5.0
Sarah is a hardworking and responsible girl who is extremely trustworthy. I would feel very confident and comfortable letting Sarah be a person to watch my children.
- Olivia J.
Cheyenne W.
5.0
Cheyenne is the epitome of professionalism and was a joy for everyone.
- Andre G.
Eleanora Z.
5.0
Eleanora took her role As an aide, companion very seriously. She always took the our mom's needs into consideration . Elle prepared food that was nutritious and easy for the patient to tolerate when eating became difficult. She treated our mom with respect and dignity. We were lucky to have...
- Judi H.
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