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60 special needs caregivers are listed in Largo, FL

The average posted rate is $17/hr as of March 2025

The average experience for nearby special needs caregivers is 5 years

Special needs caregivers in Largo, FL

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Mariah Jo M.


Largo, FL

$13-15/hr6 yrs exp

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I grew up in St. Pete and Minnesota where I've been babysitting since I was 12. My brother is autistic so working with kids with special needs is no problem whatsoever. I love doing arts and crafts (mess free), telling stories, reading, and playing games. And in my free time I love to cook and do hair and makeup. Safety and...

Sabrina N.


Largo, FL

$30/hr10 yrs exp

Child Care

I'm a caring, patient, and experienced childcare provider with a passion for helping children grow and develop. I believe that every child deserves a safe and nurturing environment to thrive. I have worked with children, both personally and professionally known to me, for 10+ years. My approach to childcare is focused on...
Sabrina can also help with: Carpooling, travel, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Marilyn H.


Clearwater, FL

$15-20/hr2 yrs exp

5.0

(1)

I have worked with children from the last school year with Cobb County schools. Worked with all ages from K1-6; and middle school as well as high school. Worked with Special Needs children and helping transport them back and forth to school. I raised 6 children of my own; and have helped with 9 grandsons also. I CPR First Aid...
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Special Needs Care

5.0
" My family needed help for after school care. I have two children in two different schools, she picks them both up from school and brings them home. There is typically an hour between pickup times, during which she was kind enough to help with light cleaning...

Allie Y.

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Marla M.


Saint Petersburg, FL

$15-30/hr10 yrs exp

Child Care

Hello I am Marla, a mother of two adult daughters, married, and a grandmother of an adorable littler girl. I have held a Gold Seal for Quality of Care from the Department of Children and Families I, served CHILDREN, ADULTS, and their FAMILIES privately and through Protective Services and held State and Local background search...
Marla can also help with: Personal care, respite care, dementia, live-in home care, visiting nurse
Skills:

CNA

5.0
"Marla Is a meticulous house cleaner I have been very happy with the work that she does I can leave and come back and my house is spotless. I have seen her work with people and she is also very caring and loving to elders I was with her and have gone with...

Margaret C.

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Hannah L.


Safety Harbor, FL

$18-24/hr10 yrs exp

Companion Caregiver

My objective is to bring comfort and as much joy as possible working in my patients' lives. I am a qualified, experienced CNA/HHA/PCA looking to provide comfort and care in the home of my Patient. My specialty is providing compassionate care to those wanting some sunshine in their lives; and to expand their quality of life,...
Hannah can also help with: Personal care, light cleaning, respite care, live-in home care, dementia, hospice services & more
Skills:

CPR

CNA

Wound Care

5.0
"Hannah has a shimmering halo above her head! She is the most compassionate caregiver we had when my mother was under hospice care. Her empathy, tender care and compassion makes her my favorite angelic health aide. I give her my highest recommendation❣️"

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Kendall K.


Saint Petersburg, FL

$13-15/hr8 yrs exp

Currently a college student looking for jobs nannying! Whether you need something weekly, or just someone for occasional date nights, I'm more than happy to help! I love kids and have years of experience nannying, babysitting, house sitting and pet sitting. I can babysit for kids of all ages including infants and I have...
Kendall can also help with: Carpooling, travel, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Kendall has been picking up our daughter (13) from school 1-2x per week and taking her to after school activities for over a year. She has a delightful personality and our daughter really likes her. She has been on-time and reliable. Occasionally, she has also...

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Laura B.


Saint Petersburg, FL

$28/hr10 yrs exp

Active Nursing Student Caregiver

Hired by 18 families in your neighborhood

Currently work in nursing home healthcare and assisted living/ hospice settings. I have over 10 years experience in pediatric special needs care. Also, have AED life support, first aide, and CPR certification. All immunizations up to date including Covid vaccine. Specialize in caring for special needs, infants and newborns. Love...
Laura can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Laura was wonderful for our family. She jumped right in to take over with our two children (2yrs / 4mos) early in the morning and made it easy for us to feel confident handing everything off to her. She was great with both of them and also managed to help out with...

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Marla M.


Saint Petersburg, FL

$15-30/hr10 yrs exp

Need Personal Care Keeping Families Together. Do You Have An Injury And Need Assistance?

I am Marla, a mother of two adult daughters, married, and a grandmother of one adorable little girl. I have held a Gold Seal for Quality of Care from the Department of Children and Families and held State and Local background search for 18 years. I have served children and adults privately and through Protective Services....
5.0
"Marla has has several years working with special needs children and adults and many years of training to parallel this work. She is creative in meeting each person at their developmental abilities with dignity and honor and a whole lot of fun!"

Michael T.

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Linda O.


Pinellas Park, FL

$16-30/hr10 yrs exp

Teacher/special Needs/ Americorps/ Veterans Medical

4.0

(1)

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have a degree in Education, CNA Licensed in Fl, current CPR, 20 CEUs in 2021. I was a teacher, administrator and also worked in Special Needs school for autistic children. My father was a 95 yr old WWII Veteran I had experience caring for over 5 yrs. I also cared for an 85 yr old Lady with dementia. I assisted with bathing,...
Linda can also help with: Light cleaning, errands, transportation, meal prep
Skills:

Medical Equipment Experience

Home Health Aide

CPR

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Marla M.


Saint Petersburg, FL

$15-30/hr10 yrs exp

Entire Family Care...Keeping Families Together.

I am Marla, a mother of two adult daughters, married, and energetic grandmother of a precious baby girl. I have held a Gold Seal for Quality of Care from the Department of Children and Families and held high standing State and Local background search for 18 years ran by Department of Children and Families. I have served children...
Marla can also help with: Swimming supervision, carpooling, craft assistance, travel
Skills:

Early Education

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"She is very experienced with all services! She is excellent at her job! She will do great with any service you need her for! She has years of experience with children and has taken care of mine! She cleans for a friend of mine! She has is excellent with the...

April A.

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Marilyn H.


Clearwater, FL

$18-20/hr10 yrs exp

Honest And Dependable Caregiver

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I have worked with seniors for over 30 years. I have owned and operated a Home care agency for the last 10 years. My schedule is flexible for Transportation needs, companionship, or help with daily tasks. CPR First Aid; 20 plus years experience with Seniors; own my own pets; good with animals; worked with special needs children...
Marilyn can also help with: Respite care, personal care, hospice services
Skills:

CPR

Home Health Aide

Medical Equipment Experience

5.0
"Marilyn is very punctual and always reliable. She is very personable and is a willing helper who does whatever is asked of her."

Mary Ellen F.

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Ann G.


Clearwater, FL

$17-25/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced FT/PT PCA

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Within my 20+ years of experience, I have cared for many with special needs and disabilities. Familiar with many different diagnosis, including Autism and Alzheimers, Sensory disorder, injury victims, visual impairments and many others. I am experienced in distributing medications, physical therapy, and personal hygiene....
Ann can also help with: Errands, dementia, companionship, mobility assistance, meal prep, light cleaning & more
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"Ann did an excellent job for us helping to take care of my dad in his late stages of life. She was always on time, very dependable and did an excellent job of caring for my dad. Ann was skilled at caregiving and my family would definitely recommend her to other...

Kristy L.

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Victoria H.


Seminole, FL

$20-40/hr1 yrs exp

Compassionate, Fun And Loving Caregiver

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I love children and find joy in helping them explore new things, achieve new goals and appreciate the little joys in life. I've taken several classes in college related to early child development, developmental and behavior psychology. In addition to being approved to work as a substitute teacher at Indian Rocks Christian, I've...
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Leticia S.


Clearwater, FL

$23-27/hr10 yrs exp

Loving And Patient Full Time Nanny

Hired by 9 families in your neighborhood

I was a preschool teacher from 2011 to 2014 , after I became a kindergarten teacher from 2015 to 2018. From 2019 to 2021, I worked as nanny taking care of three amazing kids, a 2 yo baby girl, a 7 yo boy and a 9 yo girl, the routine involved taking care of the 2yo girl during the day while the older kids were at school, I used...
Leticia can also help with: Light cleaning, carpooling, craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep, grocery shopping & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"We had a great first time experience. She was so patient and engaging with our 2 kids."

Kacie J.

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Kimberly Y.


Safety Harbor, FL

$17-20/hr10 yrs exp

Special Needs

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have had several years experience working with developmental and physical handicaps. I was an occupational therapist for 32 years and then after retiring from the military I attended medical school and became a Doctor of Osteopath Eldercare specialist in 2015. I came back to Dayton Ohio in May 2016 to care for a family member...
5.0
"There are no words, truly, to express the kindness and aptitude that Kim possesses. However, I will do my best. I hired Kim for a very special task: to monitor my treatments of at-home Ketamine therapy. For the first session she was prepared, engaging, and on...

Mimi V.

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi! My name is Hannah and I am looking for babysitting opportunities. I am currently working on my bachelors in human services with a concentration on youth and families. I work weekdays as an RBT, working with children with disabilities. I have experience with kids as young as 6 weeks old to 18 years old. For the last 8 years...
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Hannah has been such an asset to our family! My daughter absolutely loves her and she connects so well with children. You can tell she genuinely loves kids and babies!"

Jennifer S.

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Kristy O.


Seminole, FL

$15-25/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced High Profile Nanny Looking For Babysitting Opportunities

Hired by 10 families in your neighborhood

I have been a nanny for the last 20 years for 3 different families. I was with one family for 11 years who had 4 kids. I was lucky enough to have traveled the world with them and I got to experience many once in a life time moments. I have also been a part-time nanny for a family with three kids. Both families were high profile...
Kristy can also help with: Meal prep, travel, craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"Kristy was friendly yet able to hold boundaries. She was very communicative and clearly skilled. Even with the triplets, she navigated well. We all want her back again!"

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Cheyney C.


Pinellas Park, FL

$13-15/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Teacher Available For Evening And Weekend Care

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

In 2013, I graduated with a degree in Special Education and began teaching right away. I obtained a masters degree in behavior analysis in 2021 and currently, I work for a grant funded project providing services to students with disabilities in rural areas. My experience working with the special needs population is not just now...
Cheyney can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance, carpooling, grocery shopping, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

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Ashley B.


Saint Petersburg, FL

$20-30/hr10 yrs exp

Caregiver Who Will Work With You

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I have been caring for children for about 20years and I absolutely love it. I have watched kids from newborn to 17 years old. Also, from 1 child at a time to 6 all with special needs. I have performed activities such as playing with them, helping with homework, feeding them , diaper changes and many others. I am a mother of 3...
Ashley can also help with: Travel, carpooling, craft assistance, light cleaning
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"My little guy had a lot of fun with Ashley! She was friendly, punctual & was a great help!"

Emily N.

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Cheyney C.


Pinellas Park, FL

$13-15/hr10 yrs exp

Special Education Teacher/School Liaison

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

In 2016, I moved to Charlotte County from Fort Myers where I had spent the last 6 years, going to school and teaching. I am a certified special education teacher, and spent the last three years working in classrooms with students with multiple complex special needs and medical needs. My class included several students with...

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Largo, FL

Marilyn H.

5.0

My family needed help for after school care. I have two children in two different schools, she picks them both up from school and brings them home. There is typically an hour between pickup times, during which she was kind enough to help with light cleaning jobs around the house. It was so...

- Allie Y.

Marla M.

5.0

Marla Is a meticulous house cleaner I have been very happy with the work that she does I can leave and come back and my house is spotless. I have seen her work with people and she is also very caring and loving to elders I was with her and have gone with her to several of her jobs and...

- Margaret C.

Hannah L.

5.0

Hannah has a shimmering halo above her head! She is the most compassionate caregiver we had when my mother was under hospice care. Her empathy, tender care and compassion makes her my favorite angelic health aide. I give her my highest recommendation❣️

- Care member

Kendall K.

5.0

Kendall has been picking up our daughter (13) from school 1-2x per week and taking her to after school activities for over a year. She has a delightful personality and our daughter really likes her. She has been on-time and reliable. Occasionally, she has also babysat in the afternoon or...

- Care member

Laura B.

5.0

Laura was wonderful for our family. She jumped right in to take over with our two children (2yrs / 4mos) early in the morning and made it easy for us to feel confident handing everything off to her. She was great with both of them and also managed to help out with a bunch of things around the house...

- Care member

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