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60 special needs caregivers are listed in Fairfield, CT

The average posted rate is $21/hr as of January 2025

The average experience for nearby special needs caregivers is 6 years

Special needs caregivers in Fairfield, CT

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Louisa C.


Fairfield, CT

$10-15/hr10 yrs exp

Part Time Caregiver

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I am a mother of 3 grown children, I have experience as a girl scout leader for 9+ years and many other PTA volunteers positions. I am a Yoga teacher working primarily with children and those with Special needs. Additionally I am a Registered behavior tech teaching children on the autism spectrum.
Louisa can also help with: Meal prep, grocery shopping, carpooling, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Kelly C.


Fairfield, CT

$15-22/hr3 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Childcare available. Hi! I have experience with children ages 2-12 including with children with special needs. We have a pool and I'm comfortable around water. I also assisted in many dance classes over the years at my dance studio on a weekly basis. I love crafts, being outside, baking. I am a huge Disney fan and love animals.
Kelly can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

I started babysitting when I was 14 years old and have continued to care for children on and off for about 10 years. I have daycare experience at the church I am employed through. I also live with my wonderful 7-year-old nephew who I have helped take care of since he was 6 months old. I currently am a job coach during the school...
Jenny can also help with: Carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

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Adrienne D.


Bridgeport, CT

$30/hr10 yrs exp

4.5

(2)

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hi my name is Adrienne (non-smoker) and I'm very interested in this job. I'm fully vaccinated in the medical field Im a Patient care attendant/ Patient Care Tech with over 15 years of experience. I have my CPR/ First Aid I love what I do and I take my job very serious and I have a lot of patience. I work the in hospitals,...
Adrienne can also help with: Companionship, dementia, home modification, light cleaning, errands, hospice services & more
Skills:

CNA

Home Health Aide

5.0
"I employed Adrienne for the past five months until my mother passed away this past week. Adrienne was a joy to have as a caregiver in our home. She is full of life, extremely attentive, compassionate, loving and efficient. I utilized her care-giving services for an...

Roberta C.

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Matladi T.


Bridgeport, CT

$25/hr6 yrs exp

Matladi

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi, my name is Matladi. I have 6 years of experience working with children of all ages. (Reference available on request) I believe in creating a fun, stimulating and safe environment for children to thrive. I am passionate about providing nurturing, loving care for children in order to help them grow and learn. I'm also very...
Matladi can also help with: Grocery shopping, light cleaning, meal prep, carpooling, craft assistance, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Matladi has been amazing for my kids . I have 2 energetic kids and she has always managed to keep them entertained, they love her so much . She is dependable and always on time . I highly recommend her ."

Zandile M.

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Julia V.


Bridgeport, CT

$20-30/hr3 yrs exp

COMPASSIONATE , PATIENT CAREGIVER AVAILABLE

4.0

(1)

I did volunteer services at the Kennedy Center in Trumbull (special needs school). I work with people who have autism. We meet with parents whose children have autism, Asperger's, etc. I am a passionate, caring, reliable person. I have been working as a nanny for many years, and I want to spend my time with special kids, too. I...
4.0
"I wanted to let perspective families know that Julia was the first to respond to my add, and was fast and expediant in her communications. I cannot rate her quality of care because she did not work for our family, but I wanted to provide positive feedback on my...

Adriene R.

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Sarah W.


Norwalk, CT

$20/hr5 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi! I am a speech pathology major college student currently and I am looking for a new job opportunity . I am a very dependable and patient person with approximately 5 years of experience taking care of children, working with a wide variety of ages. I have had many different wonderful opportunities to interact with and care for...
Sarah can also help with: Meal prep, swimming supervision, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

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Tyerra C.


Bridgeport, CT

$25/hr8 yrs exp

Hi families! A little bit about myself is, I am CPR, AED and first aid certified for infants-Adults and also have protective behavioral training. I have lots of experience working with multiple families with children ages 2months to 15 years old including children with special needs. To contribute, I have experience working...
Tyerra can also help with: Grocery shopping, meal prep, swimming supervision, travel, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Ty has been an amazing asset to our family while raising our 7 month old twin boys! She is always available when we need her and always goes above and beyond to help my husband and I as new parents. The boys adore her so much and are always at ease with her. She...

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Rabia H.


Stratford, CT

$20-30/hr2 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello, I really enjoy being a CNA because I like to help people as I didn't get the chance to help my father for a long time before he passed away. I want to make the most and I hope I can be of help to you.
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Kristina U.


Trumbull, CT

$28-40/hr2 yrs exp

Part-Time Special Needs Care Provider

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have helped to care and cared for children with special needs. I have cared for both verbal and non verbal children. Every weekend for a few years, I had helped to care for a boy with special needs. I enjoyed taking him into the community and helping him with his social skills, as well as just playing with him at home or in...
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Teresa D.


Stratford, CT

$25/hr10 yrs exp

In-home Senior Care

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Over the past 16 years, I've cared for numerous people with different medical issues. Some of those issues include Alzheimer's/dementia, blindness, loss of hearing, and different levels of mobility. For my clients I will prepare meals, do light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, errands, transport to doc apts, assist...
Teresa can also help with: Dementia, light cleaning, errands, companionship, meal prep, mobility assistance & more
Skills:

CPR

Wound Care

Medical Equipment Experience

5.0
"Very caring and thoughtful. Worked very hard to understand my mom's needs and communicated well with the family."

Pamela R.

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Ashly D.


Stratford, CT

$25-30/hr10 yrs exp

Career Nanny With Teaching Experience

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

BIO Hello families! I am 32 years old. Fluent in English and Spanish. I am a U. S. citizen with a clean driving record/background. I have been a nanny since 2010 before that I studied Early Care and Education and worked as a teacher's aide for 4 years. I started my ECE education at my Technical highschool where ECE was my trade,...
Ashly can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel, craft assistance, meal prep
Skills:

Early Education

CPR

First Aid

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Kathy L.


Stratford, CT

$17-22/hr10 yrs exp

Experience Child Care ..

Hello my name is Kathleen I been working at st Vincent special needs for over 20 years I also took care of my special needs son.. im kind, compassionate, and have plenty of patience, im a empty nester now... looking for something rewarding....
Kathy can also help with: Grocery shopping, carpooling, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

CNA

Special Needs Care

First Aid

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Monique M.


Wilton, CT

$18-23/hr10 yrs exp

Fun Loving Babysitter

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am a fun caring person. I was a nanny when I was younger for numerous families in New Canaan and Ridgefield CT. I also took care of two special needs children. One in Weston CT. and one in Ridgefield CT. I love kids and pets. I am loyal, honest and respectful. Please consider me. Thank you Monique
Monique can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep, grocery shopping, light cleaning, carpooling & more
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

I'm flexible with my time/availability, I have experience with special needs children. I currently have a cleaning schedule, where most are elderlies. Some of them have recently lost close family members due to covid and other reasons where they suffered with depression and I came in to give assistance and a helping hand to them...
Eliege can also help with: Light cleaning, respite care, meal prep, hospice services, dementia, errands & more
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Nicole D.


Wilton, CT

$15-50/hr10 yrs exp

I have been working with kids for almost 15 years in camps, babysitting, in schools, you name it I have probably done it! I have experience with special needs and sick children.. I love to do crafts with kids, creative play, take the kids outside, and baking with the kids. A little about me I love to read, go on hikes, build...
Nicole can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, grocery shopping, meal prep & more
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

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Jaquisha G.


Bridgeport, CT

$10-15/hr10 yrs exp

Full Time - Nanny/Baby Sitter

Hello! My name is Jaquisha G. and I have been working with children professionally for 14 years now. I am CPR/first aid trained. I have experience as a head teacher & nanny, working with children aging from newborn to school age & also with multiples (twins), preemies & children with special needs. Working with children has...
Jaquisha can also help with: Carpooling, swimming supervision, travel, meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

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Ashlee D.


Westport, CT

$25/hr7 yrs exp

Hey My Names Ashlee!

My name is Ashlee and I just graduated from the University of Scranton. I love kids and I have been babysitting for seven years. I have experience with special needs children as well as babysitting multiple children at once. I majored in communications and have been a preschool teacher for over a year. I also studied education...
Ashlee can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling, swimming supervision & more
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Elyse N.


Bridgeport, CT

$10-20/hr3 yrs exp

Experienced Nanny With Background In Special Needs Education

In the past, I have worked as an as-needed babysitter, as well as spending a summer as a nanny for a 6-year-old girl, where my duties included some basic tutoring in reading skills and also looking after her two older brothers (8 and 10) when they arrived home from camp. Other duties included transportation to art classes for...
Elyse can also help with: Travel, craft assistance, swimming supervision, light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Hello my name is D'Ajah and I am a CNA. The beginning of this year I completed CNA schooling and been working with seniors ever since. I am experienced with dementia patients, bed bound patients, special needs patients etc. I am comfortable with live in services as I was a live in caregiver for 4 months before my patient passed....
Denajah can also help with: Light cleaning, hospice services, dementia, errands, live-in home care, meal prep & more
Skills:

CNA

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Fairfield, CT

Adrienne D.

4.0

Adrienne worked for me for two weeks while I had to travel. She was a live-in caregiver and looked after my mom who has brain cancer. Adrienne did a fantastic job. She made sure she ate everyday, gave her baths, and was a great companion for her. She also checked in regularly with updates. She is a...

- Nadin N.

Matladi T.

5.0

Matladi has been amazing for my kids . I have 2 energetic kids and she has always managed to keep them entertained, they love her so much . She is dependable and always on time . I highly recommend her .

- Zandile M.

Julia V.

4.0

I wanted to let perspective families know that Julia was the first to respond to my add, and was fast and expediant in her communications. I cannot rate her quality of care because she did not work for our family, but I wanted to provide positive feedback on my communications with her.

- Adriene R.

Tyerra C.

5.0

Ty has been an amazing asset to our family while raising our 7 month old twin boys! She is always available when we need her and always goes above and beyond to help my husband and I as new parents. The boys adore her so much and are always at ease with her. She always plans activities and...

- Care member

Teresa D.

5.0

Terri was nothing but professional and took the utmost care of my husband in our time of need. She was proactive, a self starter, gentle and incredibly detail oriented. Also, she made some amazing food that my husband enjoys and got him to eat, most importantly! She’s an extremely patient,...

- Care member

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