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Find special needs caregivers in Harpers Ferry, WV that you’ll love

60 special needs caregivers are listed in Harpers Ferry, WV

The average posted rate is $14/hr as of April 2025

The average experience for nearby special needs caregivers is 2 years

Special needs caregivers in Harpers Ferry, WV

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Emily S.


Kearneysville, WV

$15-24/hr1 yrs exp

Compassionate Babysitter

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Hi! My name is Emily, and I have a deep passion for caring for children. I believe in creating a safe, fun, and nurturing environment where kids can thrive and feel supported. I have extensive experience working with children of all ages, including those with special needs, and I take pride in tailoring my care to meet the...
Emily can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

Laura H.


Ranson, WV

$10-15/hr10 yrs exp

Child Care In Your Home

I provide loving care so that you have peace of mind! I have over 20 years experience and 10 as a licensed daycare provider. I have worked with children from birth to school age and with children who have special needs that are both physical and emotional. I am CPR certified and can provide references.
Laura can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, grocery shopping, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

Britney M.


Charles Town, WV

$11-16/hr2 yrs exp

Silly Sitter

I had child development courses in high school and did volunteer work for special needs students in college. I have babysat my nieces and nephews and neighbor kids since I was in high school. I also have my own 2-year-old daughter that I care for.
Britney can also help with: Meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Anna B.


Martinsburg, WV

$16-21/hr1 yrs exp

5.0

(1)

Hello! My name is Anna and I have a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. I am currently working as a long term substitute for an Autism classroom and at a summer camp for special needs children during the summer! I enjoy working with children and am comfortable with dogs!
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Stephanie C.


Adamstown, MD

$30/hr10 yrs exp

Professional, experienced child care

Hired by 14 families in your neighborhood

I've been a stay at home mother for 20 years. I ran a licensed home day care in the state of VA. I am experienced with special needs children. I am a very patient and enthusiastic person and I love children. I've sang professionally for many years traveling nationally and abroad. I've been soccer mom, all star cheer leading team...
Stephanie can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Stephanie is amazing. She cared for my little ones with warmth, professionalism and respect. She obviously knows what she's doing and clearly has experience. I appreciated her demeanor and found it easy to talk to her. She is certainly welcomed in my home anytime....

Lindsay R.

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Donna N.


Martinsburg, WV

$15/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hello I am glad you are checking me out as a potential care giver. I love young children and have worked with them and special needs adults for 30 years. I have a soft spot for infants. I raised three boys and had a daycare in my home while they were young. My husband and I are new grandparents and love that role. I am musical,...
Donna can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, travel & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Donna cared for our 3 children (ages 8, 5, 1) for the last 5 months during our short time in West Virginia. She is very kind and an excellent childcare provider. We will miss her very much."

Jessica S.

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Karen V.


Leesburg, VA

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Full-Time Caregiver

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I'm a nanny with 18 years of experience. I'm very dependable, loyal, and have a perfect record. My previous job lasted 12 years and In my current job for 3 years. I will be able to start a new job anytime. I have ample experience working with infants and toddlers, I'm certified in CPR and First Aid, speak both English and...
Karen can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Karen is amazing. Kind, very punctual and great with the kids. Very recommended! "

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Andrea D.


Frederick, MD

$15-23/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Childcare Provider

Hired by 8 families in your neighborhood

I have several years of experience caring for children of all ages including some with special needs. I have kids of my own. I currently care for infants on a weekly basis & have for several years and absolutely love it. I have taken Infant-Adult CPR & First Aid training. I have also done childcare jobs that involved pet sitting...
Andrea can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Andrea watched our baby boy and he absolutely loved her. She spent time playing with him, reading to him, and singing him songs. She has done an excellent job with him especially during nap time. She was able to get him to sleep even though he was fussy. "

Care member

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Rebecca D.


Bunker Hill, WV

$18-25/hr10 yrs exp

Love Supporting Others

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I enjoy using what I have learned from my various combined experiences of almost two decades in public high school and elementary homeschool teaching. I have also spent years opening our home for foster care, as well as providing special needs in home child care along with a lifetime loving and caring for young children. My sons...
Rebecca can also help with: Swimming supervision, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Becky's heart for children is enormous! She has cared for my three children on multiple occasions. She is fun, responsible, attentive, and knowledgeable. Her upbeat personality keeps everyone at ease."

Sabrina S.

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Alanis A.


Middletown, MD

$24/hr5 yrs exp

Part-time Baby-sitter/Pet-sitter Available

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

Hi! My name is Alanis, thank you for checking out my profile. I am a college graduate and am currently in a graduate program for social work located in good ole' MD. I have 2 puppers who are my entire world and I love to read, eat good food, and make others laugh. Many describe me as bubbly, optimistic, level-headed, and...
Alanis can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, travel, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Alanis has been really super so far! My daughter loves her, she's incredibly interactive!"

Jodi P.

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Casey T.


Inwood, WV

$23/hr10 yrs exp

Full-Time Caregiver/Tutor Available

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hi there :) I have been taking care of children for the past 10 years. I have experience with multiple children, infants, twins, children with special needs, pick ups/drop offs, tutoring, meal preparation, errands, distance learning, light housekeeping, and taking care of pets. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Casey can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

Early Education

5.0
"Casey is responsible and reliable. She is a great role model for my 2nd grade daughter, and I trust her to pick her up from school each day. She also plans great lessons and has greatly helped my daughter improve her math fluency skills this year. I am so grateful...

Jennifer J.

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Anna B.


Martinsburg, WV

$15-20/hr2 yrs exp

Part Time Babysitter

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hi! I'm Anna and I have a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. I have a lot of experience working with children and children with special needs. I work at a summer camp for children with special needs and worked as an Autism teacher for a year. I am also comfortable with large dogs!
Anna can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling
5.0
"Anna was very quick to respond to messages, thorough in her questions and answers, she was right on time, and did a great job taking care of my niece. My niece really enjoyed spending time with her as well. I would recommend her for future jobs in childcare."

Robin L.

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Bridget M.


Frederick, MD

$20-30/hr6 yrs exp

Hi- my name is Bridget. I was the eldest of a large family so I've been helping with children (and infants) almost my entire life and currently I work with children with special needs. I have a BFA from salisbury university and am very passionate about making sure kids have creative outlets!
Bridget can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"Bridget is very kind, genuine, and passionate with everything she does. She is on time consistently and goes above and beyond with anything she is asked. Bridget was super useful and helpful and went out of her way to help with anything. She was a big help to me...

Ken M.

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Shirley V.


Purcellville, VA

$25/hr8 yrs exp

Full Time Caregiver Available

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

My name is Shirley, I've been working with children for most part of my life. I started working with children in 2009 for about eight years, I began by having my own daycare at home for three years. I was able to obtain my CPR, licence and the skills needed to work with children. My daycare was full of children of different ages...
Shirley can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Shirley worked for me for three years. She helped take care of my three daughters and kept our house amazingly clean and organized. Shirley is dependable, trustworthy, and a hard worker. I would definitely hire her again."

Kara W.

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Nikki S.


Bunker Hill, WV

$20-35/hr10 yrs exp

I have been working with children of all ages and backgrounds for over 10 years now. These children range in age from premature infants to 8th grade students. I have worked a lot with children who have developmental delays, speech impediments, as well as, behavioral issues. I believe that every child, with the right environment...
5.0
"Nikki is considerate, responsive, and presents herself well."

Sean K.

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Lori S.


Leesburg, VA

$20-35/hr10 yrs exp

Stop and Smell the Roses....

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have MUCH experience with individuals with various special needs. I am PRN overnights on occasion contracting with the government for woman whom have been warded to the state and found to have severe psychological diagnoses. It gives great satisfaction to encourage them to lead productive/social lives(safely) promoting a...
5.0
"5 big stars for Lori! She did an amazing job with my autistic son., I really could not have asked for more. Lori jumped right in, and hit the ground running. She knew exactly how to approach and interact with my son, and she needed very little direction from me....

Kim M.

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Maria H.


Martinsburg, WV

$18-25/hr10 yrs exp

Love My Job

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

Hi! My name is Maria, and I am a mom of three grown children .. I have taken care of children of all ages, as well as special needs for over 15yrs. I have a lot of energy and truly love my job! I have excellent references available! Thank you!
Maria can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Maria was an absolute blessing to find. She is so communicative, dependable, and great with kids. She is a natural teacher and helped my baby reach so many milestones that I never would have expected. She was counting to ten and saying her ABCs before she turned...

Cheryl B.

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Laura S.


Frederick, MD

$21/hr9 yrs exp

Hi, I'm Laura, 26 years old from Brazil, I have been work with kids for 8 years, kids with special need as well. I also feel comfortable spending time with children of all ages. in Brazil I worked as a teacher. Im currently taking care of 4 children: 1, 4, 8 and 10 years old, I have been their baby sitter for 2 years but our...
Laura can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"Laura was amazing and helped us feel very comfortable leaving our son in her care! She was prompt, flexible and very caring with him. We look forward to using your service again the next time at visit! Many thanks!"

Lori N.

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Jenna B.


Leesburg, VA

$13-15/hr5 yrs exp

Hi! My name is Jenna and I just recently graduated from Virginia Tech. I have been nannying, babysitting, and pet sitting for over seven years. I was most recently CPR and AED certified in 2020 with the Red Cross. In high school I volunteered with special needs children and participated in Adaptive PE day! I love to have fun,...
Jenna can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

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Lori S.


Leesburg, VA

$20-50/hr10 yrs exp

Professional Caregiver/Day Support Specialist

3.8

(6)

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

I firmly believe that life is too short not to love what you do, children and elders have a way of bringing out the best in life and in me. Having attended school for nursing, I am CPR/First Aid and Medication Administration certified, as well as hold a CDA in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis on working with...
Lori can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, travel & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

CNA

5.0
"Lori conducted herself very professionally, jumping right in wherever she was most needed. I appreciated the eagerness to help in whatever capacity and the attitude she carried while doing it. I trusted my family ( my children, my Mother in law, our home and our...

Joe S.

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Harpers Ferry, WV

Stephanie C.

5.0

Stephanie is an infant whisperer. She made an immediate connection with our 4mo and definitely helped advance his communication. She spent all day talking to him and expecting him to answer. I can't understand his verbal utterances nearly as well, but he's quite the talker. He has conversations...

- Mike C.

Donna N.

5.0

We can't provide a high enough recommendation for Donna! She was our son's nanny from 9 weeks old until we moved when he was 15 months. She is the only person outside of the family we have trusted to care for him. She was always flexible with our busy schedules, willing to come early or stay late,...

- Lindsey G.

Karen V.

5.0

Karen is amazing. Kind, very punctual and great with the kids. Very recommended!

- Care member

Andrea D.

5.0

Andrea watched our baby boy and he absolutely loved her. She spent time playing with him, reading to him, and singing him songs. She has done an excellent job with him especially during nap time. She was able to get him to sleep even though he was fussy.

- Care member

Rebecca D.

5.0

Becky is the absolute best. She is super flexible and cares so much about our babies. She has so much information on child development and is on top of the needs for each individual child. We have been so thankful for her and her family!

- Care member

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