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Special needs caregivers in Mill Valley, CA

Karina R.


Mill Valley, CA

$33-50/hr10 yrs exp

Part-time Nanny Available

Have worked with children for 15 years. Experienced nanny for special needs children, babies, toddlers, and pre-teens. In addition to leading groups of all ages at a summer camp as an art and sports/ game instructor.
Karina can also help with: Craft assistance, travel, swimming supervision, carpooling
Skills:

CPR

Trustline Certified

First Aid

Christin K.


San Francisco, CA

$35-40/hr10 yrs exp

Babysitter/ Nanny/Caregiver/ Chauffeur

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Dear Parents, My name is Christin and I am the second oldest of four children. I would like to offer my child care services to you and your family. I have always enjoyed working with younger children, and have had many years experience working as a full time nanny for private families as well as working for...
Christin can also help with: Light cleaning, carpooling, meal prep, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Christin is amazing. She is self motivated, punctual, and dependable. She immediately bonded with my son and he always had so much fun with her. I would absolutely hire Christin again."

Ashley U.

Camila R.


San Rafael, CA

$45/hr10 yrs exp

Career Nanny Of 10 Years, Looking For A Full-Time Job

Hired by 20 families in your neighborhood

I am a professional caregiver, very patient, dedicated, and I have a flexible schedule. I am an on-call nanny/doula in San Francisco Bay Area, I have worked for more than 600 families. - + 20 years of Professional Childcare Newborn, Infant, Toddler & Children Experience - + 10 years of Professional Personal Assistant - + 3...
Camila can also help with: Carpooling, travel, craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:

Trustline Certified

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"Camila has worked with our family for the past two years and she is an absolute gem. She took care of our two kids, now aged 7.5 and 5 years old. She got them ready for school, did drop off and pick ups and took them to various after school activities. On the days...

Vrushali P.

Amber L.


San Francisco, CA

$30-32/hr4 yrs exp

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hello! Im Amber, a recent graduate from a private university in San Francisco, with over four years of experience caring for infants and children, including those with special needs and disabilities. I am both proactive and adaptable, meaning I take initiative while carefully respecting and following the parenting style and...
Amber can also help with: Meal prep, swimming supervision, light cleaning, grocery shopping
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Hi, I am Marissa and I previously had Amber work for me and my two young children. She was with us total of 2.5 years. I grew to greatly trust her around my family and she had access to my home and vehicle, and demonstrated very safe and reliable driving. Being...

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Julia R.


Greenbrae, CA

$20-30/hr4 yrs exp

Nanny Looking For A Full Time Job ( Long Term Position )

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi families! My name is Julia, I have experience with children from 3 months to 12 years old, children with special needs, and have successfully potty trained 3 children. My goal is to help your child with their development as well as making sure that they are enjoying their time. I am responsible, punctual, very respectful,...
Julia can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel, meal prep
5.0
"Julia is a great babysitter with a great heart. She is very energetic, creative, with a silly personality that always make the kids laugh and have a good time. She is also very responsible, respectful, organized and clean. I definitely recommend Julia and her work,...

Priscila S.

Alina R.


San Francisco, CA

$35-50/hr4 yrs exp

Nanny, House Keeping, Family Assistant

Dear family, I hope this message finds you and your family healthy. My name is Alina, with 3+ years childcare experience, starting with my nephews as toddlers, following with 2 boys (age 4 and 7), a family with 2 twins (age 9) and ultimately with 3 kids with special needs (age 6, 9 and 11). My responsibilities include but are...
Alina can also help with: Swimming supervision, light cleaning, craft assistance, meal prep
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Alina has done a great job in taking care of my twin 10 year old daughters. She was able to help them with the home schooling during the COVID epidemic. She was able to find activities to keep them busy. My girls loved spending time with Alina. I highly recommend...

Liviu K.

Sirirat K.


San Francisco, CA

$35-37/hr10 yrs exp

Kind And Like To Create Activities

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

Hello Family, With over a decade in the field of childcare and teaching, I am well versed in cognitive and motor function training techniques, and have the ability to create nutritious meals that meet a variety of different dietary restrictions. With my bright and kind personality, I am able to connect quickly with children,...
Sirirat can also help with: Grocery shopping, travel, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance & more
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Early Education

5.0
"Sirirat babysat our two year old son. she was wonderful. our son enjoyed spending time with her."

Barbara S.

Jessica B.


San Francisco, CA

$30/hr10 yrs exp

Expert Nanny

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi, I'm Jessica, a 29-year-old fluent in Portuguese and English, with over 10 years of paid experience in childcare. I currently work full-time for a family with 9-month-old twins in San Francisco, but my contract ends soon so I'm looking for a new family. Most of my experience has been with newborns, infants, toddlers, and...
Jessica can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Jessica is an excellent nanny, always caring for my three kids and has become part of our family. She is reliable, punctual, clean and very organized. She has been there for us whenever we needed her, even on a short notice. A wonderful addition to any home...

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Annie W.


San Francisco, CA

$35-38/hr10 yrs exp

Educated Child/youth Worker/special Needs Children .

Hired by 30 families in your neighborhood

I love children and dogs! 20 plus years experience working with children professionally. Educated & trained , college degree in early childhood development /education + special needs. CPR. Worked with children in daycare, preschool-nursery school, kindergarten in Norway for 11 years. I am positive, kind, caring, dependable,...
Annie can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel
Skills:

Early Education

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"I hired Annie in November to care for my 1 year old daughter.I came to San Francisco for work,and needed child care for a week.She is wonderful ,so kind and caring .Me and my daughter both love her and hope to work with her next time we are back in SF!"

Angie D.

Katelyn K.


San Francisco, CA

$15-23/hr6 yrs exp

Hired by 11 families in your neighborhood

My name is Katelyn and I am 24 years old with a bachelors degree in Middle Childhood Education. I am currently a full time nanny as I virtually pursue my masters degree in child life. I began nannying at 15 years old and have 4 years of full time nannying experience. In the past I have also worked as daycare teacher for almost 2...
Katelyn can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, craft assistance, meal prep, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

Olivia C.


San Rafael, CA

$40-50/hr10 yrs exp

Nanny, Homeschool Teacher, Special Needs Aid, Tutor

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello! I have 13 years of experience working with children, infants - 8 years. I recently moved back to San Rafael from Hawaii. I worked as a homeschool teacher in Marin for a group of kindergarteners during Covid and in Hawaii ran an arts and nature-based camp. Before this I was a Montessori teacher. I have taken courses...
Olivia can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, carpooling, meal prep, craft assistance, travel & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Early Education

Allison L.


San Francisco, CA

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

Babysitter Available For Summer Hire!

Hired by 10 families in your neighborhood

Hello there parents of Care. com I am an experienced school counselor, teacher and tutor, with a specialty in working with children with special needs. I have been working with children of all ages in a professional capacity since 2006. I started babysitting at the age of 14 and have never really stopped working with children, I...
Allison can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, travel, light cleaning, swimming supervision
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

4.0
"Allison was great! We just moved to the area and she was extremely dependable we have a 10 month old daughter .and she seemed to have loved Allison. We arrived home after About 5 hours with the baby snuggled up sound asleep and happy. Very grateful for Allison! (:...

Amber D.

Irene E.


San Rafael, CA

$17-32/hr8 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello Families, My name is Irene. I'm pursing a career in nursing . I have been nannying/babysitting/house assistant for over 8 years now . My child care experience expands across all age groups including special needs. Ive also lead an academic pod during Covid . I find such joy in being a positive mentor In a child's life....
Irene can also help with: Craft assistance, travel, carpooling, swimming supervision, light cleaning
Skills:

First Aid

5.0
"We love Irene so much she's part of the family, we moved so we had to end the nanny relationship. She is an incredible human being, great with kids, an awesome problem solver and very reliable. We miss her terribly. Any family would be happy to work with her and...

Talia E.

Monica M.


Greenbrae, CA

$30/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

Hi. My name Is Monica. I have taken care of all ages groups: newborns, infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children and teenagers. I studied physical therapy and have recently graduated with an associates in Psychology and behavioral sciences. I speak Spanish and English fluently. I also have an intermediate Italian language...
Monica can also help with: Travel, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

4.0
"Monica is responsible and dependable. She's been very helpful with distance learning, and she enjoys doing arts and crafts with our kids."

Erin R.

Diana D.


San Francisco, CA

$28/hr6 yrs exp

Lovely Sitter

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hi! I am a very reliable, open minded, patient and creative person with more than 7 years of experience caring for children of all ages. I've been living in the U. S for over 3 years after finishing my Au Pair program. I am also a graduated Psychologist with plenty of experience working with special needs kids. With me your kids...
Diana can also help with: Travel, meal prep, craft assistance, swimming supervision, light cleaning
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"Diana is such a sweet and caring person! Our 4 month old daughter LOVES seeing her every time she comes. She is such a professional at making sure our daughter has everything she needs. She even reads, plays songs, and other fun activities with our daughter! I...

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Georgialee Q.


Sausalito, CA

$37/hr4 yrs exp

Compassionate & High Energy

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

enthusiastic personality patient & communicative loves to learn & teach engaging & energetic creative & empathetic - experience with toddlers to teenagers - experience with special needs & allergies - CPR certified - valid driver's license & passport
Georgialee can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, travel, swimming supervision, light cleaning
5.0
"We hired Georgialee last February while we worked from home, so we saw her throughout the day teaching and caring for our children. Georgialee is safety-conscious and complied with all COVID safety protocols. Beyond the basic musts for any care-giver (prompt,...

Christine S.

Georgialee Q.


Sausalito, CA

$25-30/hr1 yrs exp

Teenage Special Needs

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have worked with a teenage boy with epilepsy and the learning challenges that he faces as well as helping his learn social behavior. The feeling when he remembers something or shows advancement in his progress is irreplaceable- so rewarding.

Melissa S.


Greenbrae, CA

$40-45/hr10 yrs exp

Part-Time And Occasional Nanny

Hired by 7 families in your neighborhood

Hello, my name is Melissa. I am a professional career nanny and family assistant with 25 years of professional childcare experience that occurred over the age of 18. I have experience caring for children ages newborn - teens, including infant/adolescent multiples, and children with special needs and food allergies. I am...
Melissa can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, grocery shopping, light cleaning, meal prep & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Early Education

First Aid

5.0
"We recently had Melissa take care of our spirited, opinionated four year old for two days. I loved the way I observed her interacting with him: she treated him with respect, encouraged his imagination, and calmly remained the adult calling the shots, even when his...

Cary M.

Annie W.


San Francisco, CA

$30-35/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Hi, im Annie. I have worked with children with special needs for 25 years. I love children. I am 45-year-old , Very respectful, , trustworthy, honest, kind, , dependable, energetic , down to earth & outgoing. I love to make ppl laugh and feel special. I live in Pac Heights and only work in tje city.
5.0
"I am a Single dad ,with a 4 year old special needs daughter.she loves when Annie comes over for date nights/ weekend help. So happy we connected so well with Annie!"

Andrew H.

Allison L.


San Francisco, CA

$15-25/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Educator Available

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I started babysitting when I was 15 years old and you can say I never really stopped. I have been teaching and tutoring for the past 7 years working with ages ranging from 5 months all the way through 18 years. I have experience working with special needs as well as gifted and talented children. I am also CPR and first aid...

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Mill Valley, CA

Christin K.

5.0

Christin is amazing. She is self motivated, punctual, and dependable. She immediately bonded with my son and he always had so much fun with her. I would absolutely hire Christin again.

- Ashley U.

Camila R.

5.0

Camila has worked with my twins for the past year and has been professional and kind. She has come up with their schedules and worked both days and nights with us. She has given me alot of education and also follows the recommendations of their physical therapist because they were super premature....

- Care member

Amber L.

5.0

Working with Amber was fantastic. She was on time, professional and clearly loves working with children.

- Care member

Julia R.

5.0

Julia is a great babysitter with a great heart. She is very energetic, creative, with a silly personality that always make the kids laugh and have a good time. She is also very responsible, respectful, organized and clean. I definitely recommend Julia and her work, which she does with love.

- Priscila S.

Alina R.

5.0

Alina has done a great job in taking care of my twin 10 year old daughters. She was able to help them with the home schooling during the COVID epidemic. She was able to find activities to keep them busy. My girls loved spending time with Alina. I highly recommend her.

- Liviu K.

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