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60 after school child care are listed in Merrick, NY
The average rate is $20/hr as of April 2024
The average experience for nearby after school child care is 2 years
After school child care in Merrick, NY
1.0
(1)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Eagle Scout actively leading kids in my scout troop since 15, former after-school councilor, and great with kids of all ages
Erik can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, light cleaning, meal prep, carpooling & more
Skills:
Special Needs Care
First Aid
CPR
Alexandra O.
Rockville Centre, NY
$25/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(4)
Hired by 13 families in your neighborhood
I am a Speech Language Pathologist in an educationally based setting. While growing up, I've had many jobs, which required caring for children. These jobs included being a counselor at both sleep away and day camp and babysitting for multiple families with children of all ages (2 years up through Elementary school). Throughout...
Alexandra can also help with: Travel, craft assistance, meal prep
Skills:
Special Needs Care
CPR
5.0
"Alexandra was a great babysitter! She handled my new energetic boys with ease. Would definitely hire her again and cannot recommend her enough to anyone looking for childcare!"
Lisanne C.
Gessie P.
Hicksville, NY
$17-25/hr • 6 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
Hi, my name is Gessie. Working with kids is my passion! I have extensive experience working with children of various ages. I volunteered for a year at my church's school as an aide in nursery and Pre K classes (ages 3-5). I spent six years as a catechist at my church teaching religious education to first graders. I have had...
Skills:
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Extremely dependable, soft spoken, my son enjoys his time with her. She has no problem with my dog or with the therapists that come in to the house for my son. She was willing to work late and covered me for a night out as well.
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Rob L.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hello, there! My name is Stephanie and I have experience working as a Nanny for a family with girls ages two and four and for a family with a newborn and a 4-year-old. Being a mother of a 9-year-old son and having over 10+ years experience working primarily with children ages 0-10 in a variety of daycare and after school...
Stephanie can also help with: Grocery shopping
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
Special Needs Care
5.0
"Steph has been amazing with my 2 little girls who were at the time 1 and 2. I work a lot and needed someone to be maternal in my absence. She was it! Any family would be blessed to have her. I never walked into a messy room filled with toys. She also taught them...
Denise J.
5.0
(3)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
I have extensive experience caring for newborn babies and children of all ages. I strive to keep them engaged, safe, and happy. I am happy to help with homework and projects. I feel comfortable driving (picking the children up from school, taking them to after-school activities, etc). Preparation of lunches and after-school...
Lisa can also help with: Carpooling, swimming supervision, travel, craft assistance
5.0
"Lisa has been an important member of our family this past year and she comes highly recommended. Unfortunately, due to a change in our family?s employment, we are unable to keep her. With that said, she takes care of both our 10-month-old infant (started from the...
Jeanette S.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I have years of experience working with, caring for, and supervising children and young adults. I have two degrees (B. S in Criminal Justice and M. A in International Crime and Justice) and an Advanced Certificate (Terrorism Studies).
The bulk of my work experience with children comes from my previous job at New York Edge - the...
Quiana can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance, travel
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Quiana was extremely reliable and dependable. She had great communication too."
Ginny M.
Brittany I.
Franklin Square, NY
$18-20/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
I have 12+ years of experience. I love crafts, and board games. I worked in an after school/summer camp for 10 years, and have babysat for family and friends for many years as well. I have experience with children of all ages, including newborns.
Brittany can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance
Skills:
CPR
5.0
"She's great with kids, has infinite patience and knows how to talk to kids."
Carlos M.
5.0
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
My name is Cindi I'm 25 years old good driver. have experience 10 years experience as nanny/babysitter children aged newborn - 14 years old , I worked for 3 families one year for each family , I've working as nanny during school year and summer season, In my second term job I took care of 2 children aged 6 and 3 years old.
In...
Cindi can also help with: Meal prep, swimming supervision
Skills:
CPR
First Aid
5.0
"She is amazing!
Cindi was great to our family, always taking a good care of our children, very responsible and organized. "
Care member
3.7
(3)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
I have 6 years of babysitting experience. I adore children and I'm very spirited. I can help out with pickup/ drop off, I have my own car and clean drivers license. I can help with after school activities, homework, prepare snacks/light meal, light laundry, etc.
Victoria can also help with: Carpooling
5.0
"Victoria is such a sweetheart and very loving to children. She seems to care for them so
Much and is very much involved with them as she cares for them and plays games with them or anything they like. She is responsible, helps clean up, Victoria takes her time...
Lisa D.
Alexa F.
Massapequa, NY
$20-25/hr • 5 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I am a college graduate and certified elementary school teacher currently working as a permanent sub. I have always loved working with children from working as a camp counselor to babysitting throughout high school and college. I also work at a summer program for children with special needs. As a babysitter, I have had the...
Alexa can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:
CPR
Special Needs Care
5.0
"We first met Alexa when she was working as a counselor for our older daughter at the local summer recreation program. We have since hired her as our babysitter and she has been working for us for the past 4 years. Alexa puts her heart into her job and both of my...
Carrie L.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hi. My name is Debbie and I reside in Seaford. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I have been with a GREAT family for 7 1/2 years. Unfortunately family needs have changed (they need someone who drives for after school activities) and I am now looking for a new family to take care of. I have taught the little ones ABCs,...
Deborah can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision
5.0
"Deborah has been my nanny for the past 7 1/2 wonderful years. She started out caring for my son (then 1 1/2 years old; now 9). I became pregnant with twin daughters (now almost 7). She was always on time, in rain, snow or shine, and never in 7 1/2 called in sick!...
Carolina E.
5.0
(1)
Hello! I have been a Teacher for the past 9 years and a Tutor for the past 11 years. In addition to this, I have been a: Mother's Helper, Babysitter, Camp Counselor, Teacher, After School Program Assistant Teacher, After School Program Teacher and super-involved Aunt of 5 young children. I am: caring, creative, detail-oriented,...
Allison can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, travel, carpooling
Skills:
Early Education
Special Needs Care
5.0
(3)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
Hi, my name is Carly. I am a creative, energetic 31-year-old college graduate from The University of Rhode Island. I've been a nanny for 4 years and was a camp counselor in high school. I love to have fun with the kids I care for- I fill the day with stimulating activities, arts & crafts and outdoor playtime. I am comfortable...
Carly can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel, carpooling & more
5.0
"I've had the pleasure of employing Carly C. as our nanny for the past year. Our son is starting school in the fall, so we no longer need someone full time, but Carly will be sorely missed by our family. She is ALWAYS on time, incredibly organized, and most...
Jennifer E.
5.0
(2)
Hello my name is Melissa. Live in Amityville and work in Massapequa.
I have over 12 years experience babysitting children ranging from infancy through teenagers.
I am caring and loving person who enjoys playing board games, bubbles, signing dancing arts and crafts , keeping the kids active both inside ( dance parties,...
Melissa can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep
Skills:
CPR
Special Needs Care
First Aid
5.0
"Melissa is very dependable, flexible, caring, and trustworthy. She adheres to routines such as feeding, bedtime and my son always asks when she is coming back because she will do arts and crafts and fum activities with him. She is very knowledgeable and helpful."
Care member
Erica V.
Franklin Square, NY
$20-25/hr • 8 yrs exp
5.0
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hi, I'm Erica a 24-year-old Flight Attendant . I have worked with kids now for over 8 years from all ages. Past experiences include after school programs, babysitting, children entertainment companies, and even assisting in religion classes. I am also CPR certified with my current career. I am full of energy and patiences. I'm...
Erica can also help with: Light cleaning, travel, carpooling, craft assistance, meal prep
5.0
"Erica is a mature, responsible, trustworthy and reliable young lady. She is patient, empathetic, caring and very attentive with children. Erica has a very positive attitude and a wonderful personality. I highly recommend her for the position of child care. "
Irma G.
Nalijah W.
Amityville, NY
$11-16/hr • 4 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I am the oldest out of six children and I have been babysitting for as long as I can remember. I am extremely outgoing and creative, I love interacting with children. I have worked in after school for three years and I absolutely enjoyed it. In aftercare our top priority was to supervise the children. We also would help them...
5.0
"This was my first time using care.com for our childcare needs and it was a great experience. Nalijah agreed to meet in person which gave her an opportunity to meet my son and I. It also made me more comfortable deciding to hire her. Nalijah is very pleasant,...
Ayodele H.
Daija W.
Westbury, NY
$40/hr • 2 yrs exp
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Working with children has always been my passion. From volunteering after school , to watching my siblings or family friends children I have grown to love all ages ! I've been nannying since a very young age and still up until today I baby for families through New York now! I can provide great references and contacts if that...
Daija can also help with: Meal prep, travel, light cleaning
Skills:
First Aid
CPR
5.0
"Daija is dependable and punctual. She has been great with our 11 month old daughter. I'd recommend her to anyone looking for care."
Aaron B.
5.0
(2)
I have been working with children since I was a preteen. From there I went on to work for a day care full time. I started caring for a 3-year-old boy after my full time job M-T and after a few months they had another child. I worked for them for 5 years till they moved to France. After that I worked in a Dr. office for many...
Christina can also help with: Carpooling, travel, craft assistance, light cleaning, swimming supervision
5.0
"She was the Nanny for our 2 children for over 3 years. We'll all miss her! "
Sarah L.
Kerry M.
West Hempstead, NY
$16-21/hr • 6 yrs exp
I am a mom of 3 girls, ages 16 to 12. The past 6 years I have have been babysitting two girls before and after school. My duties included feeding them breakfast, driving them to school, picking them up after school, providing an after school snack and watching them until their parents picked them up. This year, their parents...
Kerry can also help with: Travel
Skills:
First Aid
I have six years of experience working with special needs and general education children in school and home based. I have working in a school as a Teacher Assistant and as a one on one for the past four years. I am a certified Teacher Assistant, ABA trained, and CPI trained. I am also currently in college to work toward becoming...
Gabriella can also help with: Craft assistance, carpooling, travel, meal prep, grocery shopping
Skills:
Special Needs Care
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Most recent reviews for after school child care in Merrick, NY
Alexandra O.
5.0
I almost want to leave a bad review so that no one else will hire her and we can have her all to ourselves!
Alexandra was awesome. Came a few mins before her scheduled time and we chatted a bit - saw how she engaged with my 4 year old and 6 year old. They loved her. Hubby and I left for a date...
- Amber B.
Gessie P.
5.0
Extremely dependable, soft spoken, my son enjoys his time with her. She has no problem with my dog or with the therapists that come in to the house for my son. She was willing to work late and covered me for a night out as well.
- Rob L.
Stephanie K.
5.0
Steph has been amazing with my 2 little girls who were at the time 1 and 2. I work a lot and needed someone to be maternal in my absence. She was it! Any family would be blessed to have her. I never walked into a messy room filled with toys. She also taught them lessons every day! She was my Mary...
- Denise J.
Lisa D.
5.0
Lisa has been with my family for almost 3 years, since my son has been 1 (he's 3 now) and since my daughter has been born (she's 2 now). Lisa is reliable, dependable, and very flexible. She's very easy to work with! She's very hands-on with the kids, interacts with them well, and teaches them....
- Kristen P.
Quiana S.
5.0
Quiana was extremely reliable and dependable. She had great communication too.
- Ginny M.
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FAQs for after school child care in Merrick, NY
In 2024, how much is after-school care near me in Merrick, NY?
Hiring a person to provide after-school care in Merrick, NY through Care.com will cost an average of $20.00 per hour as of April 2024. This rate may vary depending on the provider's experience, the duties you need your after-school caregiver to perform and how many kids you need them to take care of.
How can I find after-school child care near me in Merrick, NY?
Care.com currently has 1 after school child care providers in Merrick, NY. You can search for these caregivers by their distance from where you live and compare your options by hourly pay rate, years of experience and the specific services they can provide for after school care. You can also read reviews from other families near you that have previously worked with these providers.
What types of after-school providers can I find near me in Merrick, NY?
As an alternative to an after-school program, you can hire an after-school caregiver in Merrick, NY to help your kids with a variety of needs. After-school providers can pick your children up from school, take them to extracurricular activities around Merrick, NY, help them with homework, and watch them in your house for a couple of hours before you get home from work. Just make sure your needs match up with the skills of the after-school providers you reach out to.