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Special needs caregivers in Glastonbury, CT

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Kathryn P.


Glastonbury, CT

$17/hr6 yrs exp

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Able to care for children that have disabilities and provide what is needed for them. Participated in several groups (Unified Basketball and Unified Theater) that involved me to work with students.
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Doris D.


Glastonbury, CT

$25-30/hr5 yrs exp

Experienced Caregiver some of my services included administering medicines, providing companionship, helping in giving bath and changing dress, running errands, serving meals, grocery shopping.
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Laurie M.


Glastonbury, CT

$17/hr10 yrs exp

Part Time Or Full Time Caregiver

Retiree with over 20+ years experience working with children with special needs. Sufficient life skills and qualifications to meet the needs caring for children from newborn to 18 years of age. Patient, loving, responsible with impeccable driving record.
Laurie can also help with: Carpooling, travel
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Hi, my name is Allyson and I am an 18-year-old high school graduate. I love working with kids, especially when it comes to activities such as playing games, making crafts, and baking. I have been babysitting my younger brothers since I was pretty young, and since then I have babysat for several families for kids ages 7-13,...
Allyson can also help with: Carpooling, grocery shopping, craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

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Tiffany H.


East Hartford, CT

$25-26/hr10 yrs exp

A Little About Me:)

5.0

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Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hello, My name is Tiffany! I am 27 years old I have been working as a Nanny for 12 years. I have worked with children of all ages and have experience with children who have hearing loss and special needs. I took ASL in college as my foreign language. I incorporated that in my work even for hearing children as it is a great tool...
Tiffany can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"Tiffany was our nanny for just shy of a full year (we moved out of state this summer). My daughter was about 6 months when she started and our first nanny or sitter ever so we were nervous but she was great with her and our two dogs. Over the year she taught her...

Taylor L.

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Elyse T.


Vernon Rockville, CT

$20/hr10 yrs exp

Weekend Babysitter

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I have over 15 years of experience working with infants, toddler, special needs and school aged children as a nanny for multiple families as well as in multiple childcare settings. I am currently not available as a full time nanny. Please message me for babysitting opportunities
Elyse can also help with: Meal prep, travel, craft assistance, light cleaning, swimming supervision
Skills:

First Aid

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"Elyse has been our full time nanny for our four children for almost five years. In addition to taking excellent care of our children, she cooks them organic, from scratch meals, does amazing arts & crafts, helps with speech therapy, homework and is a part of our...

Amanda W.

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Ruth K.


Portland, CT

$17-25/hr3 yrs exp

Fun Nanny/Sitter

I love meeting and caring for children of all abilities! In my pursuit of becoming a teacher I have taken countless courses on how to help children with varying needs. For four years I was a coach in my hometown's Unified Sports Program. I have counseled/directed at a summer camp for 6+ years, working closely with many different...
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Taylor S.


Cromwell, CT

$32/hr8 yrs exp

Meet Taylor

Hi there, I'm Taylor and I have been babysitting for over 8 Years. I have experience working with all ages and also experience with special needs. I love taking care a kids.
Taylor can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

4.0
" Taylor is an energetic and fun person to be with."

Jon S.

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Zoey R.


Manchester, CT

$20-26/hr7 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi there! My name is Zoey! I am 23 years old from Manchester Connecticut. I am fully vaccinated from COVID-19, have a great driving record, no criminal background, and I am not a smoker! I am also fully certified for CPR and first aid, and update that whenever necessary. I am experienced with special needs and medical...
Zoey can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Zoey did a great job watching my kids. She followed our instructions, checked in throughout the day, and asked questions if she was unsure. The kids loved their time with her. We will be using her again."

Angela R.

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Kari Z.


Andover, CT

$30-38/hr10 yrs exp

Creative Mom of Two

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I am a mother of two wonderful girls. I was a nanny for a number of different families before and after I had my children. I also have many years of experience as a household manager/assistant. I work as a professional organizer and house cleaner as well. I love cleaning and organizing and I have always loved children. I have...
Kari can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance, carpooling, grocery shopping & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Very professional and courteous. Extremely well qualified, personable, warm and friendly. Exchanged several emails, arranged an interview and she arrived on time and was flexible and patient as our prior candidate interview ran over."

John B.

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Michael M.


Rocky Hill, CT

$30-50/hr9 yrs exp

Specialized Mentor, Tutor, And Friend

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi, I'm Mike! I am a 30-year-old special ed teacher living in Rocky Hill. I have been working in special ed for 9 years, specializing in adolescents (age 11-21) with challenging behaviors. I was a founding member of The Mill School in VT, a cutting edge school for this population. I currently teach math and science at Venture...
5.0
"Michael was excellent with my son who has special needs. He helped my son to manage his challenging behaviors and my son always had a great time with him. Michael was punctual, trustworthy and reliable. I would definitely hire him again if needed in the future!"

Angela F.

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Joan M.


Manchester, CT

$17-20/hr10 yrs exp

I have many proven years of experience in working with people of all abilities. I believe that everyone has something to give. I have previously managed two non profits that have supported people with special needs. I consider myself an advocate. I am passionate and prepared to work on behalf of your loved one and you!
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Silvana C.


Hartford, CT

$20-33/hr1 yrs exp

I Love The People Who Need More Care, Help, Love. I Like To Learn Different Things.

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi, my name is silvanaI I offer my services like caregiver. 3 years of experience. I have car car and drivers license. I am very kind, sweet, lovely, caring, compassionate. Let me know if you are interested
5.0
"Among the many candidates that I have interviewed, Silvana stood out as the best candidate for the services that I requested for our baby's gender reveal party. Silvana is professional, punctual, and delivers as per the expectations. I have decided to hire Silvana...

Wilfried T.

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Alison S.


Manchester, CT

$17-25/hr15 yrs exp

Experienced Nanny Available (Special Needs/Autism Experience)

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I started babysitting when I was 14 to supplement my part-time job as an after-school caregiver/tutor at my K-12 school. When my niece was born, I became her part-time nanny and have had the privilege of caring for her on a regular basis until she was nine--she's 17 now, and we're still extremely close. I lived in NYC for the...
Alison can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

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Joslin C.


Manchester, CT

$25-50/hr3 yrs exp

Compassionate Care For Your Loved Ones !

Hi! I'm Joslin, new to Connecticut from New York. As a mother of two special needs children, I understand the unique challenges of caregiving. My experience includes being my mother's aide after her stroke, where I provided compassionate support and personal care. While I'm not formally trained yet, I plan to pursue training...
Joslin can also help with: Meal prep, mobility assistance, companionship, light cleaning, respite care, errands & more
I am the aunt who has all the children. I grew up taking care of my younger brothers and sisters. I have a 7-year-old son who is on the spectrum so I have experience with special needs. The children around me are my whole world.
Jessica can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, meal prep
hello- my name is Ivory and I have experience babysitting children for about 8 years now. I am a very loving individual that has worked with all kinds of children, especially those of special needs. my goal as a babysitter is to make sure of the overall wellbeing of the children in my care by guiding them. I would deem myself to...
Ivory can also help with: Craft assistance, grocery shopping, meal prep
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Over the past 12 years I have had a vast amount of experience with children of all ages and abilities. I have been a lifeguard, volunteer, intern for special needs students, babysitter, and a nanny. I also have extensive infant and multiples experience. I am also CPR/First-Aid and Med Certified. I am Epi-Pen certified and am...
Erin can also help with: Meal prep, travel, light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

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Taylor A.


Hartford, CT

$20-50/hr5 yrs exp

So excited to get the opportunity to meet a family that I can help out and not only just become a babysitter but as well the person they can look forward to seeing and have fun with! I have a bit of experience when it comes to children which is taking care of 7-year-old special needs boy, running sunday church daycare and even...
Taylor can also help with: Grocery shopping, carpooling, craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning & more
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

I'm a caregiver and have experience assisting anyone in need, child, teen or senior, I took care of my late special need son for 10 years and have been working with the elderly for more then 12 years. I speak 3 languages, Portuguese, Spanish and English. I like to cook, and I'm very loving and caring. If you need I can give good...

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Glastonbury, CT

Tiffany H.

5.0

We hired Tiffany back in 2017 to watch our son who was 9 years old and has some special needs. She did a few days a week after school as well as a Friday or Saturday for date night alternating with another sitter we hired same year. Tiffany has been amazing and we have grown together over the past 8...

- Kim P.

Elyse T.

5.0

Elyse has been our full time nanny for our four children for almost five years. In addition to taking excellent care of our children, she cooks them organic, from scratch meals, does amazing arts & crafts, helps with speech therapy, homework and is a part of our family. We love her to pieces and I...

- Amanda W.

Taylor S.

5.0

I have known Taylor since she was two years old. She is a loving, caring, responsible young woman. She is dependable and always has a smile on her face very up beat ! Treats my daughter like and little sister. Love her !!

- Karen R.

Zoey R.

5.0

Zoey did such a great job at entertaining my 1 year old, that she forgot all about her separation anxiety! Zoey was kind, and incredibly helpful. We will definitely hire her again

- Catherine L.

Kari Z.

5.0

Very professional and courteous. Extremely well qualified, personable, warm and friendly. Exchanged several emails, arranged an interview and she arrived on time and was flexible and patient as our prior candidate interview ran over.

- John B.

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