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Babysitters in Portola Valley, CA

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Lina P.


Portola Valley, CA

$30-35/hr6 yrs exp

Wonderful Nanny Available

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Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am happy, funny, dependable, hard-working, polite, responsible, creative, outgoing and self-starting individual. I am fully vaccinated and have a CPR certificate. I have driven car for more than 10 years, I have a license and my record is clean and excellent ref. I have 6 years of experience in childcare, specifically with...
Skills:

CPR

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Juliana P.


Palo Alto, CA

$35/hr10 yrs exp

Fun, Responsible And Dedicated Babysitter

5.0

(10)

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

My name is Juliana. I have been in the bay area for a 2 year. I used to live for 15 years in New Jersey. I'm located in Palo Alto, CA. I'm a calm, kind, and engaging nanny with over 14 years of experience providing exceptional care to children from newborn to 14 years old. I communicate positively with children of all...
Juliana can also help with: Travel, light cleaning, swimming supervision, carpooling, meal prep, craft assistance & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Juliana started helping me in the summer of 2020 when my daughter was 1.5 and my son was 6 years old. I was scared to take our children out in public at the time Covid was still very new. Juliana is wonderful with our kids! She's always so kind and supportive....

Kristi C.

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Ajee J.


Palo Alto, CA

$25-40/hr7 yrs exp

Hello, My name is Ajèe. I am currently a student at San Josè State university and a teacher's assistant at a Belmont elementary school. I truly enjoy working with children. I can be a wonderful babysitter for your family .
Ajee can also help with: Travel, light cleaning, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

Trustline Certified

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Very nice and She is always Reliable person very good with All children"

Patricia C.

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Gloria T.


Redwood City, CA

$25/hr7 yrs exp

Babysitter

3.0

(4)

Hired by 7 families in your neighborhood

I am a cheerful, positive and respectful person. I enjoy working with children of all ages. I am someone who loves the outdoors and believe that too much TV is never a good thing. Playing outside, playing games and encouraging children to use their imagination is something that I am passionate about.
Gloria can also help with: Light cleaning, travel, carpooling
5.0
"Gloria is our after school sitter a few days a week. She helps our girls with homework and plays games with them. Our girls look forward to spending time with her. We are happy to have found her and to have her working with us!"

Aracely T.

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Bruna S.


Mountain View, CA

$49/hr10 yrs exp

Full/Part-Time Babysitter Available

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I'm a careful nanny available to work on weekends. I have experience with children from 7 months to 10 years. I like to play with games that improve the kid cognitive system, so everyday is a new learning for them.
Bruna can also help with: Carpooling, swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, light cleaning
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Hiring someone to come to your home and take care of your children is nerve racking and difficult... at least it was for me. But we got so lucky with Bruna! From our very first email interaction to an in person interview, Bruna was punctual, professional, and warm....

Christine L.

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Rakell S.


Redwood City, CA

$35/hr10 yrs exp

Lovely Nanny/sitter

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Engaging with young children enriches one's character, as their presence fosters purity, creativity, lightness, and happiness. This is why I hold a deep affection for them. My name is Rakell, and I am 43 years old, residing in Redwood City. In Brazil, driven by a profound sense of love, I dedicated 8 years to volunteering as a...
Rakell can also help with: Swimming supervision, light cleaning
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Early Education

5.0
"Rakell cared my 14 months old daughter for couple of days. She has a very calm demeanor. She is ethical and respectful. She shows up on-time, washes her hands upon her arrival and follows your instruction properly. She speaks both English and Portuguese fluently. I...

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Ping G.


Cupertino, CA

$30/hr4 yrs exp

Hi, This Is Ping, I Have 3 Years Of Paid Experience, Ages From One To Ten Years Old.

Hired by 10 families in your neighborhood

Hi, this is Ping, are you still looking for a babysitter ? I am a Montessori teacher. Since I took care of my brother's kids in 2012, I started to be a part time babysitter, and I have over 5 years of paid full time babysit experience, ages from seven months to 11 years old. This experience have made me a patient, caring and...
Ping can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning
5.0
"Ping has been taking care of our 8 month old baby and 2 years and 5 month old kid during our occasional date nights. She has been extremely trustworthy, proactive and always keeping her word. And most importantly, our kids love her and would always want to keep...

Karoliina P.

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Kaera S.


Menlo Park, CA

$30-40/hr10 yrs exp

Caregiver/House-manager

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello! I am available for temporary or more long term help (I will be away the last two weeks of July). I recently just moved to the South Bay Area. I am a grad student at Palo Alto University. I live in Menlo Park and my classes are in Mountain View. I would be happy to be commute from either location. My hours are flexible...
Kaera can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep, carpooling
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"Kaera helped us out for a few weeks before she left the country for some travel. The kids loved her - she was up for anything, flexible, and easy to integrate into our lives for what was too short of a time!"

Jennifer T.

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Borislava L.


San Carlos, CA

$30-35/hr10 yrs exp

Loving Nanny

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I am a nanny with 10 years of experience in the childcare field. I have a passion for teaching children and helping them reach their developmental milestones. With me, children will not just be well taken care of, but also learn and grow. I am present and like to communicate with them thru the day. I believe even simple...
Borislava can also help with: Craft assistance, light cleaning
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Bori was an incredible addition to our family this fall while the kids were home from school. She was always on time, very dependable, and arrived each morning with a smile on her face and a bag full of activities. She worked mainly with our preschooler, taught him...

Sonia G.

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Jorgelina V.


Palo Alto, CA

$28-35/hr10 yrs exp

Full Time Nanny Share Or Part Time

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

12+ years of experience, from newborns to teenagers. Mom of a 20 months old boy wanting to go back to work and willing to do a nanny share with my son, or a part time. Active, love outdoors and fun activities. Flexible, punctual and reliable. Clean record available. CPR certified. Own car. Native Spanish speaker and excellent...
Jorgelina can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, light cleaning, meal prep, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Jorgelina is a caring, hardworking young woman who puts her heart into every daily task. Her hands on attitude combined with her love for the job show she has a lot to offer and differentiate her from the rest. Her organization skills are unique and is always...

Vanesa B.

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Jorge C.


Redwood City, CA

$36/hr10 yrs exp

Amazing On Call And Part Time Babysitter

Growing up, I've had a couple of years taking care of infants and toddlers for my mom's bosses I would be paid for my service. Starting at 16 years old I started teaching martial arts to children of different ages. We had summer camps, movie nights which I had the responsibility of taking care of the kids and playing with them....
Jorge can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, grocery shopping
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"Jorge was a great babysitter for my six year son he’s wonderful with kids my son loved playing with him, they went to the park together our kid came back home very happy, great service! definitely going to hire him again."

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Cassie S.


Mountain View, CA

$30-36/hr7 yrs exp

Summer Babysitter/Nanny!

Hired by 11 families in your neighborhood

Hello! My name is Cassie, and I am looking to help a few families out with childcare on Fridays! I have a background in pediatric speech therapy, so working with kids is my specialty!
Cassie can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"I have known Cassie since she was twelve years old. She started babysitting for me when she was fourteen or fifteen, and continued to do it whenever I needed her, up until the time she moved away to go to college. She took care of my four kids, and they...

Kristin S.

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Bagdat S.


Mountain View, CA

$30-32/hr9 yrs exp

Hello Lovely Families

Hired by 22 families in your neighborhood

Hello dear families :) I am available for morning and night job . Experienced babysitter
Bagdat can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"We hired Bagdat part time when our son was 9 months old and we couldn’t have found someone better. Even though she was with him for only half the day, she fit in as much as possible. She was always on time, fed him breakfast, cleaned him up, and dressed him for the...

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Yu C.


Sunnyvale, CA

$35-50/hr6 yrs exp

Mandarin Sitter And Tutor

I am an experienced Mandarin Chinese teacher. I have language teaching degree from Harbin Normal University and have completed 52 units of college level Child Development and Liberal Arts classes in the US. I completed AP Chinese teacher's training through college board in 2014. Most of my students are from non-Chinese speaking...
Yu can also help with: Craft assistance
Skills:

Early Education

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Stephanie S.


Sunnyvale, CA

$49/hr6 yrs exp

NANNY

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie I'm currently postpartum doula, newborn care specialist with large nanny experience as well, looking for extra hours to fill up my schedule. If I need describe me a little bit, I'm lovely, flexible and patient. Thank you .
Stephanie can also help with: Swimming supervision
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"She's really great with babies and super lovely, flexible of time available to work. Care your baby like hers that's so important for me."

Ana C.

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Nayara D.


Mountain View, CA

$35/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi parents! My name is Nayara, I am 30 years old and am looking for a job opportunity after spending 2 years with my last family. I'm a very creative, fun, passionate, caring and organized person! I love creating a nurturing and lovely environment for the kids, having fun, teaching fun things and being able to attend their...
Nayara can also help with: Meal prep, swimming supervision, light cleaning, carpooling, craft assistance
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"Nay was a huge help to our family. She helped with both childcare and household management. She was incredibly dependable and very hard working. She's an organization wizard and did an amazing job making places tidy. I've never seen drawers as tidy as when Nay...

Kenny M.

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Jacqueline B.


Los Altos, CA

$22-25/hr3 yrs exp

Compassionate Babysitter

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello, my name is Jackie, I live in Los Altos Hills. I love working with kids. I have 2 years experience working with children and babies ages newborn to 7years old. CPR certified. Love to do out door activities with the kids. Easily connect with kids and enjoy spending time with them.
Jacqueline can also help with: Light cleaning, swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, meal prep, carpooling & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Jackie is a very calm and loving care giver and she connected so well with my 6 year old. She made her feel very loved."

Mohamed C.

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Ivanna O.


Palo Alto, CA

$35/hr5 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi there! My name is Ivanna and I'm a psychology student. I'm currently looking for a second job to cover my other availabilities. I currently work for a family in the evenings. I come from a large family and have always found taking care of children is an extremely rewarding opportunity as you get to really watch them grow and...
Ivanna can also help with: Grocery shopping, light cleaning, carpooling, travel, craft assistance
5.0
"Hired her as a last minute sitter through online (not care.com) because our other sitter cancelled. She had a background check already which is what helped us choose her. She was great too ! On time and S. loved playing with you!! Thank u so much again "

Leina G.

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Nubia P.


Menlo Park, CA

$18-30/hr5 yrs exp

Fun Sitter

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I have more than 4 years of experience and CPR certified. Covid/ boosted vaccinated and have my own car. Experience with kids from 0 to 10. I also have great references!!! Looking forward to hear from you! Thank you :)
Nubia can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning, travel
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"My twin boys and I love Núbia! She is amazing and such a natural with our boys. They are in their toddler run around and get into everything phase but every time we have her over to help with them, they sleep better than ever and are so happy. Couldn't do it all...

Jacqueline A.

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Keasi F.


Mountain View, CA

$35-50/hr3 yrs exp

Fun And Happy Sitter.

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I'd describe my personality as hard working trustworthy honesty person. I like working with kids because I'm a mother and a grandmother and I understand how important it is to have someone you can trust to care for your children I'm looking for a job that I can work overnight like a night nanny for new borns. I started...
Keasi can also help with: Meal prep, grocery shopping, light cleaning
5.0
"She's the most beautiful Luckiest woman, she's amazing 👏 and more aggressive, working 💪 so hard person with all her best of ability with great performance, attendance, integrity and more professionally. I wish her all the best and her future endeavors. And I...

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Recent babysitter reviews from local parents in Portola Valley, CA

Juliana P.

5.0

Julianna helped take care of my child in December 2022. She was very dependable and punctual. She engaged my child in a lot of fun indoor activities, took her to the park etc. We would be happy to work with her again in the future.

- Rucha K.

Ajee J.

5.0

Very nice and She is always Reliable person very good with All children

- Patricia C.

Gloria T.

5.0

Gloria is very cheerful. She brought a positive energy to my daycare when I hired her as an assistant. The children loved her and responded well to her. She was very reliable and promptly responded to all my text messages. I look forward to hiring her again.

- Ruth C.

Bruna S.

5.0

Hiring someone to come to your home and take care of your children is nerve racking and difficult... at least it was for me. But we got so lucky with Bruna! From our very first email interaction to an in person interview, Bruna was punctual, professional, and warm. She babysits my 2 year old...

- Christine L.

Rakell S.

5.0

Rakell cared my 14 months old daughter for couple of days. She has a very calm demeanor. She is ethical and respectful. She shows up on-time, washes her hands upon her arrival and follows your instruction properly. She speaks both English and Portuguese fluently. I highly recommend her if you are...

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