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60 after school babysitters are listed in Melrose, MA
The average rate is $17/hr as of April 2024
The average experience for nearby after school babysitters is 5 years
After school babysitters in Melrose, MA
Have experience working with children in after school program, summer camp, babysitting settings. Comfortable with pets.
Shazia can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, light cleaning, meal prep, carpooling, grocery shopping & more
Hi there! I am originally from Melrose, and graduated from the University of Alabama in 2022. After graduating, I began my career in education as a Paraprofessional for Boston Public Schools. I have experience with children of all ages, and have nannied for various of my students families outside of school! I am energetic,...
Brenna can also help with: Grocery shopping, travel, meal prep, light cleaning, carpooling
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hello! My name is Elaine and I am a freshman at Northeastern University. I have 6+ years of childcare experience in babysitting, nannying, and working at a school. I worked at my local elementary school as a Team Lead for the after-school program, working with grades K-5. I have babysitting experience with boys and girls age...
Elaine can also help with: Grocery shopping, craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:
First Aid
5.0
(2)
Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood
I have worked with children since I was very young, beginning with watching my two young siblings at age 11. I then went on to watch my neighbors children, three days a week after school. Then when I was 16, I got a job at the Melrose YMCA After-School Program and loved it. I was there three years. I have had many jobs in...
Sarah can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Sarah has been an absolute blessing to our family, and we feel beyond lucky to have found her! We were looking for a nanny for our newborn last year, and Sarah reached out to propose a nanny share with her son who was only one month apart in age. We loved Sarah...
Lynelle A.
I grew up in a single parent home and had a babysitter for most of my childhood. I really look up to the woman that helped me through high school. I think of her as a second mother. I want to create a bond like that with your kid(s). I am an athletic person who likes to be outdoors and have fun. I worked as a lifeguard one...
Gregory can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
Kaitlyn J.
Melrose, MA
$10-20/hr • 1 yrs exp
Hi, my name is Kaitly. I have a little sister who I helped care for her whole life. She is 15 now and has amazing grades in school and is in honors classes. I also began babysitting for neighbors and family friends when I was 10 years old, then realized I loved working with children. I subsequently volunteered at a local home...
Kaitlyn can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning
I'm an English teacher at Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield. I have tons of experience with all different age groups. I have babysat and worked at a summer camp before.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hi family , it's a pleasure introduce myself to you . I'm love assisting and help you with the kids because is the job when I have fun too, playing and be involved with the kids to me it's a pleasure. I wanna be sure we are in the same page about how handle with the kids behavior and education as a team and maybe be a part of...
Queila can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, travel
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"Queila took care of our four month old twin boys for a period between my parental leave and the boys going to day care. She was *extraordinary*. She was incredibly sweet and doting to the kids, organized, communicative, thoughtful, and warm. Taking care of twin...
Sonya P.
Janna W.
Melrose, MA
$15-25/hr • 6 yrs exp
Hi! My name is Mariah , and I am a student living in Midtown, Manhattan. I love kids and have been babysitting on and off for around 6 years. Along with volunteering at nurseries, I have also worked for varying families, both consistently and just on occasion. My experience includes children anywhere from infants to...
Janna can also help with: Light cleaning
5.0
(1)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
I am brand new to Care. com and am eager to get started :) I have always loved children and miss having them around in my life! I moved to NYC two years ago from Kansas City with the engineering company that I currently work for as a Civil Engineer. Back home, I had the kiddos of my friends and family to play with and watch...
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Smart, fun and professional. My daughter liked her very much. My dog, too!"
Marybeth L.
I am a mom of three. My oldest is 28. I have years experience in care-giving. References available.
Karen can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep, craft assistance
5.0
(1)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
Hello! I work full time from home in Eastie and I'm looking for early morning weekday sitting, weeknight hours and weekend availability. I have ~ 18 years experience caring for children ages infant to high school level. I am the oldest of four children in my family and have several younger cousins whom I have always cared for. I...
Jenna can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Fantastic babysitter. Just wish she lived closer."
Emily D.
Ashley R.
Somerville, MA
$25-40/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(4)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Hi there! I have my degree in elementary education and over 10 years of experience working with children. Between being an elementary classroom teacher, assistant teacher in a K-1 classroom, volunteering at schools, babysitting, working at a summer program, and working with an after school enrichment program, I have many great...
Ashley can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:
CPR
Early Education
First Aid
5.0
"Ashley is very consistent and reliable. She’s communicative and always runs on-time. She’s very flexible with our unique schedule requirements and I feel great knowing that my daughter is in good hands! "
Care member
5.0
(1)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Hi families! I am looking for part time babysitting jobs while I complete my masters in speech pathology at Boston University. I love children, and am looking to work with them after graduation. I am a creative, fun, and active sitter, and babysitting/nannying for the past 12 years has made me an expert in child care. I am also...
Morgan can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep, travel, grocery shopping
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
Early Education
5.0
"Morgan is amazing! She was hired to help take the twins to their pediatrician visit, but ended up doing so much more in the short time that she was at our place. She is willing to step up and help out with any aspect of child care. It really took a load off of us...
Regine B.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I am looking to do after school/date nights/weekend babysitting. I graduated from the University of Maine where I majored in communications and minored in childhood development. I have 10+ years of childcare ranging from the ages of 1 to 12.
I have always enjoyed spending time, looking after and working with kids. After I...
Skills:
Early Education
First Aid
5.0
"Gabby has recently come aboard to assist our family with after school childcare for our two elementary school aged children. She has proven to be a terrific help - engaging with our children, helpful with related errands and tasks, reliable, responsible, mature,...
Heather J.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
My most recent babysitting experience was taking care of a newborn and her two older sisters (3 and 6 years old). I fed the baby, changed her diapers, kept a regimented sleep/waking cycle, sang to her, read her books, and recorded any irregularities in bowel movements or behavior due to changes in formula. I took the older...
Rachel can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning, grocery shopping, carpooling, swimming supervision & more
Skills:
CPR
Early Education
First Aid
Esther J.
Somerville, MA
$25-40/hr • 8 yrs exp
4.9
(13)
Hired by 34 families in your neighborhood
My name is Esther. I love caring for children! I'm a Certified infant/toddler/preschool teacher. I am fluent in English and French & I'm conversational in Spanish. I currently work at a Daycare Center in Somerville. I'm very comfortable with caring for 4 children at a time (as I have up to 10 children at a time in my classroom)...
Esther can also help with: Meal prep, travel, light cleaning, craft assistance, carpooling, swimming supervision & more
Skills:
Early Education
Special Needs Care
First Aid
5.0
"Esther was great for our family! While we were visiting Boston, we needed babysitting for our 6, 5, 3.5, and 1.5 year old, and Esther stepped up to the occasion on 3 different days! Each time she came with activities ready to engage the kids and maintained a...
Care member
5.0
(3)
I have enjoyed being a career child care provider, for all ages, for 20+ years, in the roles of babysitter, nanny, camp counselor, after school teacher, teacher, and substitute teacher. As an artist I bring creativity, curiosity, flexibility, mindfulness, diligence, fun and a sense of humor to all of my interactions. I am...
Sara can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning, grocery shopping
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"We hired Sara as a nanny to watch our daughters who were 1 and 3 at the time. She watched the 1 y.o. almost full days and would watch our older daughter on non-school days and during the summer. She connected so well with both of them. Our 1 y.o. was very difficult...
Care member
5.0
(1)
Looking to join and help out families. I come with 18yrs experience in the early ed field and with my experience I have learned to love, and enjoy how much fun it is to learn. I can create fun and nurturing atmosphere to help foster a child's development. In my time, I have built strong connections with families and have...
Marilyn can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:
First Aid
Early Education
CPR
5.0
"Mari is the best! She's extremely dependable and always arrives on time with a smile. We've been working with her since our oldest child was 1 and our kids (now 4.5 and 2) love spending time with her."
Beverly A.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I have been babysitting since I was around 12 years old. I have experience with multiple children of various ages and also with twins. I enjoy reading, watching movies, playing games, going to museums, and doing arts and crafts and would love to share these activities with any interested children. I have additional references,...
Caitlyn can also help with: Travel, craft assistance, carpooling
5.0
"Caitlyn was great with our son. She was patient and playful with him. She played with him, changed him, made him food, and took him for walks. I especially want to note that I enjoyed the creative ways she would play with our son and expose him to novel...
Sarah P.
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Recent after school babysitter reviews from local parents in Melrose, MA
Sarah W.
5.0
Sarah has been an absolute blessing to our family, and we feel beyond lucky to have found her! We were looking for a nanny for our newborn last year, and Sarah reached out to propose a nanny share with her son who was only one month apart in age. We loved Sarah from the second we met her, and we're...
- Lynelle A.
Queila M.
5.0
Queila took care of our four month old twin boys for a period between my parental leave and the boys going to day care. She was *extraordinary*. She was incredibly sweet and doting to the kids, organized, communicative, thoughtful, and warm. Taking care of twin infants is no joke and she was a total...
- Sonya P.
Isabel D.
5.0
Smart, fun and professional. My daughter liked her very much. My dog, too!
- Marybeth L.
Jenna D.
5.0
Fantastic babysitter. Just wish she lived closer.
- Emily D.
Ashley R.
5.0
Ashley is very consistent and reliable. She’s communicative and always runs on-time. She’s very flexible with our unique schedule requirements and I feel great knowing that my daughter is in good hands!
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FAQs for finding an after school babysitter near you in Melrose, MA
What types of after school babysitter services are available near me in Melrose, MA?
You can review 11 after school babysitter profiles near you in Melrose, MA to get an idea of what types of babysitting services sitters in your area offer. For example, some after school babysitters may be comfortable picking up your children from school or cooking dinner for your family while your children do their homework at the kitchen table.
How much does it cost to hire an after school babysitter near me in Melrose, MA?
The average hourly rate for after school babysitters near you in Melrose, MA is $17.64. It’s worth noting that these rates can vary depending on years of experience and how many children you have, amongst other factors.
How can I find an after school babysitter near me in Melrose, MA?
If you need after school care for your children, you can hire a babysitter who you can rely on to pick up your children from school or to meet them at your house when they get home from school. You can search for after school babysitters near you in Melrose, MA on babysitting websites like Care.com.
Can I hire an after school sitter near me in Melrose, MA to watch my children between when they get off school and I get off work?
Whether you work in the home or out of the home, you likely need care for your children for a few hours after school while you wrap up your work day. This is when hiring an after school babysitter near you in Melrose, MA can really come in handy.
How can I safely find after school babysitters near me in Melrose, MA?
We ask all after school babysitters on Care.com to complete an annual background check known as a CareCheck. If an after school babysitter completes a CareCheck, they have a badge on their profile that notes the date the background check was run. We strongly recommend you do your own due diligence to ensure you feel comfortable with the after school babysitter you hire by interviewing them, asking for references, and running an independent background check before you hire a sitter near you in Melrose, MA.