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Megan K.

Springfield, VA

5.0(1)
from
$28/hr
20 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Carpooling
swimming supervision
20 years of experience have solidified my passion for nurturing children's growth. Babysitting previously sparked this interest, and I am eager to support families by providing reliable care. I am patient, calm, friendly, and approachable. I communicate with parents verbally at pickup and follow their preferred communication...

Care Member says "This was our first time leaving our baby with a sitter and Megan was wonderful! Will definitely hire her again!"

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Tshandukani M.

I Am Enthusiastic And Optimistic About Life. My Best Memories Are Those I Spent With Kids.

Springfield, VA

5.0(1)
from
$25/hr
5 years experience·
Hired by 4 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
grocery shopping
light cleaning
meal prep
+ 1 more
Hi I'm Tshandukani known as Shandu. I am 27 years old, born bred in South Africa, I came to the United States as an Au pair, I had such an amazing time with the 2 families I Au paired for and im grateful for the wholesome experience I had with them. I have 10+ years in child care from home and being a full time Au pair. I am...

Blair H. says "My girls loved Shandu! She is reliable, professional, and great with kids. Recommend!"

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Allie S.

Alexandria, VA

5.0(1)
from
$15/hr
2 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Craft assistance
light cleaning
meal prep
Hello! My name is Allie, and I have had almost 3 years experience as a Nursery Assistant in Sunday School. I have also helped organize a couple of children's day camps. I also have some experience tutoring, although it was all informal, so I am happy to help kids with online learning or tutoring.

Carrie H. says "We used Allie for the majority of this year and she was absolutely wonderful! I would recommend her to anyone."

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Tereza G.

Available To Provide Full-Time Care

Burke, VA

5.0(1)
from
$25/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Craft assistance
light cleaning
meal prep
swimming supervision
I have 12 years of experience working with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. I am loving, patient like to do outdoor activities, and love doing art and craft. I love working with kids. They are my passion.

Care Member says "Tereza is an amazing nanny. She is dependable, patient, honest, and kind. Tereza has made a noticeable difference in our son's behavior. Her kindness...

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Elizabeth O.

Cool Babysitter And Care About Your Kids!

Burke, VA

5.0(1)
from
$19/hr
6 years experience
Carpooling
craft assistance
light cleaning
meal prep
swimming supervision
+ 1 more
I have plenty of babysitting experience with children of all ages and abilities! I spent 4 years in high school working heavily with special education programs and volunteering, outside and inside of school, and have babysat long-term and short-term with several different families (4 this past summer alone). I am graduating from...

Julia O. says "Great with kids! She spent a lot of time helping with special Olympics and had a great love for those kids and made special connections with each of them."

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Isabel A.

Happy And Friendly

Alexandria, VA

5.0(1)
from
$15/hr
8 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Hello my name is isabel I have been working with children since 2013. I have experiences with infants and toddlers. I have many hours of training since I worked for 7 years in a daycare as a teacher. I like to make art with the children so that they can explore new things. I like to sing and learn the colors. A, b, c and have a...

Jade A. says "Isabel helps with taking care of our little toddler. Our son always greets Isabel with a smile so we know she is taking care of him very well. Part of their...

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Cynthia R.

Cynthia

Springfield, VA

5.0(1)
from
$25/hr
8 years experience·
Hired by 6 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
light cleaning
meal prep
swimming supervision
Hi my name is Cynthia. I been working as a caregiver / babysitter for more than 9 years. I have plenty experience with newborns, infants, toddlers, and all ages up to 12. A little about me ; I am a mom of 2 boys, I consider myself as caring , fun , self started if need it, and a trustworthy person. I have my own transportation,...

Sheneika W. says "Cynthia was great! She arrived on time, dropped and picked up my girls safely and on time. She communicated with me throughout the day. The girls...

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Lilliana C.

College Student Looking For A Part-time Job On The Weekends!

Alexandria, VA

5.0(1)
from
$20/hr
1 year experience·
Hired by 5 families in your area
Carpooling
grocery shopping
light cleaning
meal prep
swimming supervision
Hi! My name is Lilliana and I am currently a college student at GMU based around the Alexandria/Rose Hill area. I have been nannying/babysitting for one year and have experience with infants, toddlers, and school age kids ranging from 6months - 11 years old. I'm open to occasional babysitting or becoming a recurring nanny.

Caroline C. says "Lilliana has been an amazing addition to our family this past winter. She keeps open lines of communication with us and has been very easy to work with...

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Helen Q.

Babysitter

Woodbridge, VA

5.0(1)
from
$18/hr
7 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Craft assistance
light cleaning
meal prep
swimming supervision
Currently work at a day care . I have my own transportation, I am CPR certified, MAT Certified and I'm bilingual.

Lee W. says "My kids enjoyed having Helen as sitter. She is very kind and was on time to help me out in short notice. Thank you Helen!"

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Martine T.

Nanny

Springfield, VA

5.0(1)
from
$22/hr
2 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Carpooling
swimming supervision
I'm BLS certified as well as a certified CNA. I'm currently located in Springfield, VA and looking for a family to nanny for the next year or more. In the past I have nannied 8 kids (ages 6-11) during the school year and over the summer. I love nannying because I love being a great influence to younger kids and not to mention...

Leanne C. says "Martine is one of the kindest, most loving people I have ever met. We hired Martine for the summer of 2019 and we're already begging her to come back next...

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Doris S.

Looking For A Nanny For Your Children? I Am Here To Help You. Please Contact Me.

Alexandria, VA

5.0(1)
from
$24/hr
18 years experience
Grocery shopping
light cleaning
swimming supervision
Hello everyone, have many years of experience with children, I had my own child care for 10 years then I moved to a new great experience working with special needs children which I worked for 4 years. Av July 1 I'd describe my personality as responsible person, that like to be on time at work every day also complete with tasks...

Care Member says "Doris is like family to us now. She worked as my daughter's in-home nanny from the time that L. was 4mos to 2yrs. She was willing to commute for L....

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Rosemary R.

I Been Working With Infant's,children All Ages For The Past 20

Woodbridge, VA

5.0(1)
from
$15/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 2 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
light cleaning
swimming supervision
travel
I have 20+ years working with infants and children all ages. Puntual, responsable. very active . love to keep children in outdoors activities library, playground, sports activities, Zoo and museums. help with school homework. always keeping kids busy!

Stephanie S. says "Rosemary has been a great addition to our family as a Nanny for our baby girl. She has been with us since our daughter was 3 months old (now 8 months...

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Ava B.

Summer Nanny!

Fairfax Station, VA

5.0(1)
from
$22/hr
6 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
grocery shopping
light cleaning
meal prep
+ 1 more
I graduated from Clemson University in 2024 and then moved to Rouen, France, where I was teaching French children from ages 4-14. Before that, I have nannied children for about 6 years, all ranging from ages 0-14! I have particular experience with infants, but I enjoy any and all children! I am a certified EMT, with an active...

Hilary M. says "Ava is wonderful! She babysat for my two kids and was on time and super friendly and responsive. The kids loved her too."

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Rehana K.

Alexandria, VA

4.1(1)
from
$10/hr
9 years experience·
Hired by 24 families in your area
Carpooling
light cleaning
meal prep
swimming supervision
travel
I am Rehana with an experience of almost 9 years I am in Woodbridge VA and I am CPR certified, Covid-19 Vaccinated and currently looking for a job. Due to Covid-19, I am taking precautions seriously as I'm wearing mask, social distancing, meeting less people as possible on daily basis, sanitizing regularly, taking care of...

Care Member says "Loved Rehana! Well, Rehana was only with us for a short period of time. I learned to trust her immediately with my daughter. Not only was she very...

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Jelian A.

Springfield, VA

4.9(1)
from
$25/hr
8 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Carpooling
light cleaning
meal prep
travel
I am a Dependable and compassionate caregiver, I have been working in the home care for over eight years. I pride myself On being able to learn new skills quickly and adapt to any situation. I have a clean background, I would appreciate the opportunity to work with you

Care Member says "She was great I called her last minute she came and my girls loved her , very friendly kept me updated and sent pictures which I loved would...

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Zakiya L.

Part-Time Caregiver

Alexandria, VA

5.0(1)
from
$25/hr
7 years experience·
Hired by 2 families in your area
Carpooling
travel
Hello, My name is Zakiya and I am 24 years old. I have over 7 years of experience working with kids in different environments as this is something that I've loved doing and have had a passion for, for as long as I can remember. I have nannied children as young as a week old until the age of 13 I've also nannied families with up...

Kristen W. says "We had a fantastic experience with Zakiya and cannot recommend her highly enough for any future childcare needs. We encountered an unanticipated...

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Jane S.

Woodbridge, VA

5.0(1)
from
$25/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 7 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
travel
I am a certified teacher with 15+ years experience. I love children of all ages and believe that children need to be exposed to a variety of activities to grow and learn. I enjoy sharing my interests with the children I care for. Those interests include the outdoors, arts& craft activities, reading books and conversation. But...

Mel R. says "Jane has been caring for my 18 month old daughter for the past couple of months and she's done a fantastic job of encouraging my daughter to learn and...

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Alyssa D.

Caregiver And/or Pet Sitter And/or Housekeeper Ready To Start ASAP!

Fairfax Station, VA

5.0(0)
from
$20/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
grocery shopping
light cleaning
meal prep
+ 1 more
Hi there! Thank you for considering me for your child care or pet care needs. I am a college graduate, and recently stepped away from 4 years in the corporate world to take some much needed personal time for myself, and spend time doing what I love. I have been caring for pets and children (newborn - 12 years old) for over 10...
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Jordan E.

Woodbridge, VA

5.0(1)
from
$20/hr
5 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
light cleaning
meal prep
Hi, I'm a 23-year-old college graudate from James Madison University. I am now in nursing school at Marymount University! (Since I am in nursing school, I unfortunately cannot nanny full time.) I really enjoy caring for and working with kids, and plan on becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner in the future. I have 5 years of...

Brianna B. says "Jordan is fantastic. Just hire her, you won't regret it. Jordan has been nannying for me all summer, helping take care of my 4-month-old daughter all day...

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Elyana G.

Alexandria, VA

5.0(1)
from
$20/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Carpooling
craft assistance
swimming supervision
travel
I am 35 years old and I have a 2-year-old daughter and 2-month-old son. I am looking to start watching another child this fall/winter since I am staying home from work as a school counselor. I am reliable, fun, and engaging. My daughter will be in school part-time so most of the time it will just be my son. I am interested in...

Gayden A. says "Elyana was a trusted member of our village from the time our first born was 5 months old up until we moved states 4 years later. She was a regular...

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  • 60 babysitters are listed on Care.com

  • The average post rate is $19.41/hr as of November 2025

  • The average star rating for rated babysitters is 4.7

Recent babysitter reviews from local parents in Lorton, VA

Babysitters in Lorton, VA are rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 15 reviews of the 60 listed babysitters

Megan K.

This was our first time leaving our baby with a sitter and Megan was wonderful! Will definitely hire her again!

- Care member

Tshandukani M.

My girls loved Shandu! She is reliable, professional, and great with kids. Recommend!

- Blair H.

Allie S.

We used Allie for the majority of this year and she was absolutely wonderful! I would recommend her to anyone.

- Carrie H.

FAQs for finding a babysitter in Lorton, VA:

Figuring out how to find a babysitter in Lorton, VA can feel overwhelming at first. To make your search easier, you can use Care.com to search through the profiles of babysitters near you. You can review 29 babysitters in Lorton, VA on Care.com, with an average rating of 4.7. Once you choose candidates that fit your needs, you can contact them to schedule interviews, check references, and request additional background checks.

The average rate for Lorton, VA babysitters on Care.com is $19.41 per hour as of November 2025. How much a babysitter charges can vary greatly depending on location, years of experience, the desired babysitter duties, and how many children will need looking after. The cost of care can also be influenced by special needs such as overnight care. You can use the Care.com childcare calculator to help you calculate your child care costs.

You can find all kinds of babysitters in Lorton, VA through Care.com. As of 2025, you can browse caregivers that specialize in a range of duties, from overnight and infant care, to weekend and after school babysitters. Alongside keeping an eye on your children, caregivers can provide a variety of babysitting duties. They can help with homework or can possibly take on more extensive tutoring responsibilities, can drive your children to school or activities, and can spend time playing with them or helping them get their chores done. When you interview potential sitters, ask them what babysitting duties they are happy to take on.

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