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We hire Alexis while our regular sitter was out on a gig for about two months. We absolutely loved having Alexis support us, and my

Review for Alexis G. by Mo O.

She is very loving, caring and trustworthy person. I always felt great when she took care of my mom. I highly recommend hiring her

Review for Eka B. by Eka B.

Meriah was excellent with my mother, her patience was limitless, and very dedicated to daily chores In addition to keeping her engaged in

Review for Meriah J. by Conny H.

Special needs caregivers in Ridgefield, NJ

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Valentina N.


Ridgefield, NJ

$25-30/hr3 yrs exp

Fun And Patient Tutor. Also A COTA\L

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My name is Val. I work as a pediatric COTA and have an 3+ year experience working with kids of special need from ages 2-20. I am resilient, open minded and enjoy working with kids. I am patient and fun but I also keep prioritizing what needs to be done.
Hi I am available if needed 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. daily as I have a son (4 yrs old in school) Please let me know if you have any questions

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello! I'm Heidi, a 28-year-old vaccinated Ridgefield resident and happily engaged. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Communication Science Disorders with a minor in Psychology. I have been a dedicated paraprofessional at Bergen Center for Child Development, working with special needs students aged 5-21 for the past two years. My...
Heidi can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, swimming supervision, meal prep, carpooling, grocery shopping & more
Skills:

CPR

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Rezvan B.


Ridgefield, NJ

$25-45/hr6 yrs exp

Care Of Senior

Experienced caregiver with over 6 years of providing compassionate support to children, seniors, and individuals with special needs. excellent communication and organizational skills, reliable, and dedicated to fostering safe, nurturing environments.
Rezvan can also help with: Errands, live-in home care, respite care, meal prep, dementia, light cleaning & more
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Alexis G.


New York, NY

$25-28/hr10 yrs exp

5.0

(3)

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hello! I am 27 years old, originally from California. I have been a nanny for 8 years. I have experience with children with special needs. I am bilingual and looking for a new family to care for!
Alexis can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, meal prep
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"We hire Alexis while our regular sitter was out on a gig for about two months. We absolutely loved having Alexis support us, and my child LOVED spending time with Alexis as well. Alexis was gentle, caring, thoughtful and a great communicator -- which was...

Mo O.

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Eka B.


New York, NY

$20-30/hr10 yrs exp

My Overall Skills

Certified HHA , CHA. I have skills to communicate and make them fill safe and happy. 20 year experience tough me how to deal with emergency and special needs
Eka can also help with: Dementia, hospice services, meal prep, light cleaning, companionship, errands & more
Skills:

CNA

5.0
"She is very loving, caring and trustworthy person. I always felt great when she took care of my mom. I highly recommend hiring her"

Eka B.

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Meriah J.


Rutherford, NJ

$25/hr2 yrs exp

Professional Hands On Help

Hey guys, my name is meriah. I am a Very Fun, outgoing, energetic person. I spend lots of time around all ages, I am also very big on outdoor nature/adventure. Experience with light house cleaning, Clean driving Record, Available for background check, I am a Volunteer firefighter I am CPR and first aid certified, Lots of...
5.0
"Meriah was excellent with my mother, her patience was limitless, and very dedicated to daily chores In addition to keeping her engaged in small activities and conversation. I would recommend Meriah anytime"

Conny H.

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Rosemary G.


New York, NY

$25-50/hr10 yrs exp

Nanny, Babysitter, Art Teacher

Hired by 14 families in your neighborhood

I am an art educator and caregiver, with over 10 years of experience working with children. I currently nanny an infant, a 2-year-old toddler, and a 4-year-old. I am looking for date night babysitting or art tutoring. I have taught numerous art programs for kids, including a year teaching art at a private middle school and...
Rosemary can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Rosemary is communicative, takes initiative, and quickly connected with our 1-year-old daughter. She naturally engaged and entertained our little one, prepped and fed dinner, and took on the bedtime routine, which did at times require some extra doses of caring...

Ashley S.

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Sam T.


Astoria, NY

$15-22/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hi! I'm Sam, a 27-year-old teacher with my masters in special education and teaching for the visually impaired. Before becoming a teacher, I was a full-time nanny, and I worked I families of up to three children between the ages of 11 months-12 years. I have 13 years of childcare experience working as an Arts & Crafts director...
Sam can also help with: Grocery shopping, meal prep, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, light cleaning & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Sam is dependable, trustworthy, knowledgeable of children's needs and an all around good person. After a day or two of Sam and our soon-to-be 2 yr old son adjusting to one another, I was able to work from home without interruptions and be certain that our Little...

Lynette M.

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Alyssa M.


New York, NY

$18/hr7 yrs exp

Experienced with children ages 1-14. I grew up with a lot of younger siblings and cousins. I moved to Nyc in January for my job in marketing, from Iowa. I miss being around kids and don't have family in the city with kids. After work and weekends are best, trying to fill up my free time especially with winter coming. I have...
5.0
"Alyssa is a kind compassionate fun loving responsible young woman"

linda C.

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Midori K.


New York, NY

$27/hr7 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi my name is Midori. I have over 7 years of childcare/nannying experience and experience working with special needs children. I am fluent in English and Japanese, and I am able to cook and some light cleaning around the house. Some previous experience that I have is an instructor for elementary age school students at an after...
Midori can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, grocery shopping, meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Midori was a great help to my husband and kids, she is always willing to give a helping hand and the kids love her. I hope she gets along with your family as well as ours."

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Janelle R.


South Hackensack, NJ

$25-30/hr4 yrs exp

Hi there! I've been working as a nanny for 10+ years. I've worked with children of all ages from 3 weeks old, to 16 years old. I love to spend time with children. I read and do age-related activities. I can tutor as well, if necessary. Safety is is main priority, so that it is never a worry. I am CPR/AED certified as a...
5.0
"Janelle is so wonderful! She has been a date night, etc. sitter for my 2.5 year old son for the last 9 months or so. She's so great with him and really patient when he has a terrible twos meltdown. He's not a great eater and she is always trying new foods and ways...

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Sarah W.


New York, NY

$35/hr20 yrs exp

Masters-Educated Exceptional Child Care Provider With 20 Years Of Diverse Experience

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Experienced and masters-educated child care provider with 20 years of experience providing exceptional supervision and compassionate guidance for children from infant to pre-teen. Positions includes live-in and live-out nanny, traveling nanny, teacher, camp counselor, camp arts director, child bereavement counselor, and...
Sarah can also help with: Meal prep, travel, grocery shopping, swimming supervision
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"She is a hard working, caring and loving person. She is someone I can always rely on and I never worry about leaving kids with her. I would recommend her to any and everyone. She is fun and creative but also sets rules that make the environment safe and fun as...

Erin M.

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Hannah F.


Brooklyn, NY

$20-30/hr8 yrs exp

Part-Time Caregiver, Available!

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello, I'm Hannah! I'm a fully vaccinated college graduate with experience in children's publishing. I love kids and animals and have over 10 years of childcare experience. My care style is always informed by parents needs & style first and foremost, though I am most familiar with REI, Montessori, and other social-emotional...
Hannah can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Hannah is amazing! My three-year-old clicked with her right away. She's calm and confident and knows how to set clear boundaries with compassion. She's also lots of fun to be around and an excellent communicator with parents. We will definitely hire her again!"

Rose F.

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Mariana A.


Bronx, NY

$35/hr10 yrs exp

Mariana - Experienced Care-provider

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I have 10+ yrs of experience. I've worked with multiple children, twins, elderly and special needs. I am a mother my self and understand the struggle parents have when it comes to finding someone trustworthy and reliable. I do tutoring, transportation, back up, overnights, vacation and on call childcare. I care for children in...
Mariana can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, travel, swimming supervision, carpooling, light cleaning & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"We hired Mariana for babysitting our daughter and she was fabulous!! She went above and beyond taking excellent care of our daughter, giving her medication, giving her snacks & dinner, doing nap time/bedtime routine, and cleaning up/organizing the toys they played...

Elizabeth M.

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Lucia R.


Clifton, NJ

$18-30/hr10 yrs exp

Certified SPED Teacher

4.0

(1)

I have been babysitting children for over 15 years. I have babysat for all ages including multiple children at the same time for families. Previously, I worked taking care of adults with special needs and children with special needs. I used to work at an adult daycare and worked as a camp counselor for 4 summers. Previously, I...
Lucia can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, meal prep, carpooling, grocery shopping
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

4.0
"I interviewed Lucia and found her to be very professional. She had a well prepared resume listing her excellent experiences. Unfortunately her school schedule did not coincide with our childcare needs."

Emily A.

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Rubi R.


Bronx, NY

$25-30/hr5 yrs exp

Rubi R. From Bronx, NY

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi, my name is Rubi! I was a college student majoring in Early Childhood Education before the pandemic and was in search of finding a position in my desired field to pay for my tuition. Since then, I've realized that I have more of a passion to help bring up the next generation with a different approach- something more personal....
Rubi can also help with: Light cleaning, craft assistance, travel
Skills:

Early Education

5.0
"Rubi is a great care taker. Amazing! My little sister and niece loved her. She was cheerful, energetic and full of spirit. Her love and admiration for children was appealing. She was very responsible and handled all tasks we agreed we upon. Rubi was punctual,...

Christopher D.

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Elizabeth R.


Brooklyn, NY

$50-56/hr10 yrs exp

Part Time Caregiver

Hi there! My name is Elizabeth, I am a registered nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit in the city! Aside from my nursing degree, I have over 10 years of experience in childcare, ranging from the structured setting of a child care center to a more flexible at home babysitting setting. I have also taken on the role as coach,...
Elizabeth can also help with: Craft assistance, travel, carpooling, swimming supervision
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Elizabeth is absolutely amazing with children of all ages. She has cared for my children during various periods over the past 5 years. She is responsible, communicative and yet still fun! My children absolutely adore her - and, once you meet her, you'll see why!...

Michele R.

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Kyara R.


New York, NY

$17-30/hr8 yrs exp

- Flexible Hours - Over 5 Year Experience - Assistance With Homework And Creation Of Activities

I have 5+ year experience working with children ages 0-7 years. I also have experience working with children of special needs. I have been an after school group leader for 6 years with a kindergarten class. I am a mother of a newborn baby. I have assisted children with homework and provided academically enriching activities. I...
4.0
"Kyara has worked with all types of children with multiple backgrounds, different ages and special needs. I would recommend her to anyone. "

Lilia R.

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Bellie T.


Elmhurst, NY

$30-40/hr10 yrs exp

Senior Career

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Aside from my bachelors degree in nursing from my hometown Philippines, I am also a certified CNA in NY. A compassionate, loving, caring & trustworthy person. I rejoice in every opportunity available to provide care for patients needing assistance in their senior years. My sturdy built is likewise a plus for special needs in...
Bellie can also help with: Home modification, personal care, respite care, dementia, live-in home care
Skills:

CPR

CNA

Medical Equipment Experience

5.0
"Billie is not only very capable but also a truly caring individual. He has a warm and upbeat personality that was evident a first meeting him. He interacts well with my husband while performing the necessary tasks and, at the same time, putting a smile on my...

Helene P.

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