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I have a Bachelors in Psychology with a Minor in Child Development. I have 4 years of experience with working with and teaching children with disabilities. I have a nephew with autism with whom I cared for, for several years, while my sister worked. I am patient, loving, understanding, and open to learning new things. I am...
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Hello! I am a college graduate and work weekdays in Bethesda, MD. I am an experienced babysitter with a great understanding of caring for and tutoring children with special needs. I particularly enjoy tutoring Mathematics for children and adults from grade school up to Calculus 1 and have worked as a summer tutor at Mathnasium...
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"Hannah is my co-workers daughter and I hired her to watch my two grandchildren (ages 10 & 12). Hannah is very attentive and was engaging with the girls. She was also able to assist them with their math...
Reviewed by Kathy G.
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Hi, my name is Katie! I am 20 years old and am going to be a junior at St. Lawrence University this fall! I have been babysitting/nannying since I was about 14. I have been a pet time nanny and also long term babysitter for children ranging from infant-15 years old. While I have limited experience directly nannying children with...
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"Katie cared for our 2 children, 3 and 18 months, all summer in 2021. She was always on time, polite and flexible. She prepared meals, played with them, did laundry, cleaned and our girls loved her. She also...
Reviewed by Jacqueline S.
Zufan M.
Silver Spring, MD
$17-25/hr • 10 yrs exp
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I became a Home Health Aide (HHA) in 2007 working first for an agency and then privately for families. In 2009 I started working privately for an elderly couple living in Northwest Washington, DC. His primary diagnosis was Dementia; hers was Alzheimer's. He died in November of 2015. She died in November of 2018. They both...
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"Zufan cared for my wife from 2019-2021 during the day while I worked. My wife is partially paralyzed and Zufan helped with dressing, grooming, preparing meals, giving medicine, and light chores. My wife liked...
Reviewed by John K.
Nadya A.
Olney, MD
$15-40/hr • 10 yrs exp
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I am a loving caring person. My clients are just like my grand parents or a family member to me. with my 12 years experience your beloved ones will be taking care of with compassion.
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"Nadya is very professional, warm and engaging. Our daughter, who has special needs, really enjoys being with Nadya."
Reviewed by Cindy G.
Anne C.
Silver Spring, MD
$35/hr • 7 yrs exp
Night Time Caregiver And On Call Caregiver Available, Short Notice
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I have over 7 years experience caring for adults with special needs, I have worked long term with families to help care of their lived ones, especially on autism spectrum. While this work comes with a price, it has been the most rewarding job I have ever held, It gives me instant reward seeing beautiful smiles while creating...
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"Anne was a wonderful caregiver for my 22 year old niece who has special needs. She was kind and patient and fun and reliable. She was very flexible, taking my niece to the zoo 4 times during her visit."
Reviewed by Julia F.
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Hi, my name is Melissa and I have 5 years of childcare experience. I love encouraging the children I nanny to develop their unique personalities and grow in their individuality. Sometimes understanding a child means having the heart of a child!
I love Jesus and the values of my Christian faith are very important to me. I have...
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"Melissa is the sweetest! I never have to worry when my kids are in her care."
Reviewed by Sarah L.
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My first career was IT but now I work primarily with families. I enjoy exercise, cooking, tutoring, coaching, writing, and helping others. I have an MS in Management of Technologies. Vaccinated w/ first aid certs. Available for morning and eve work. Openings 6/1/2023.
Experienced with children and adults (incl. autism, SIB,...
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"Jim is a dedicated and loyal person. He goes above and beyond to help those in need. He likes to lighten up the room with jokes and gets along with everyone. Definitely an asset."
Reviewed by Jennifer G.
Lia V.
Gaithersburg, MD
$25-40/hr • 6 yrs exp
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Hello I am Elida. During the school year I work for MCPS at the high school level. During the summer I work for Montgomery County Recreation Department as a companion and as an inclusion facilitator at Imagination Stage. I am finishing up my bachelors degree in Elementary Special Education. I am also an ABA therapist and my...
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"Lia is lovely and takes great care with our daughter. She is reliable, dedicated, and very much appreciated."
Reviewed by Linda O.
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I love working with kids of all ages! I have two younger siblings, so I would definitely know how to entertain them, as well as help with homework or whatever else they might need! I just recently left the United States Naval Academy in order to pursue a nursing degree, since they do not offer that there. I was in the Best...
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"I hired Grace to help care for a 9 month old for a few months. Grace is a fantastic communicator, learned my girl's routine quickly, and was engaging and fun. I would definitely recommend her!"
Reviewed by Marguerite A.
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Almost every job that I've held has involved working with children. I've worked with kids in many capacities. For about two years, I worked as a camp counselor with kids as young as 5 up to middle school ages. Additionally, I worked as a party host for children's birthday's and other events. For the past four years, I've been...
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"she seemed great but her hours were not compatible with our needs. I was impressed with her."
Reviewed by Elsa W.
Stephanie M.
Laurel, MD
$20-30/hr
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I have 10 years of experience. I can help with Transportation Services and Meal Preparation. Light housekeeping. I think of myself as caring and compassion and I enjoy helping the elderly and people with special needs I have working over 10 years of working with and caring for seniors this is something that I am very passionate...
Kaitesi R.
Silver Spring, MD
$16-21/hr • 4 yrs exp
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I have good experience with children with specialneeds. The fact that I have my own nephew and niece with special needs, it has helped me learn so much and understand kids and anyone with special needs. I know how to give them affection, help them learn what they can. I have experience of 4yrs and a half being a Caregiver to...
Pabla L.
Rockville, MD
$20-30/hr • 10 yrs exp
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I have been a caregiver for about 15 years now. I was recently working with newborn girl for over a year, but her parents are taking her into the nursery this summer so I am looking for work again. My specialty is working with newborns, but I have also worked the elderly and people with special needs and they have been very...
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I am a public health professional looking for opportunities to help seniors maintain a high quality of life. While I've never had paid senior caregiving experience, I assisted my grandmother periodically in her final years and have extensive paid experience with children and adults on the autism spectrum. I primarily am on the...
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I have 40+ years of experience. I can help with personal cares, meal preparation, medication management, assist as needed with transportation to appointments etc. and care management.
Understand the complicated medical system and challenges in navigating it. Wealth of experiences as a nurse in the community at home and in the...
Mami B.
Rockville, MD
$14-19/hr
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My name is Mami and I am self employed companion, caretaker, and educator. I'm a native French speaker and have plenty of experience serving as an interpreter and French language educator. I was an Assistant teacher at WIS in DC and a substitute teacher for MCPS. I had about 15 years of experience in the education field, with a...
Karen R.
Silver Spring, MD
$22-25/hr • 3 yrs exp
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My name is Karen, and I have 2 children, one 17 years old and the other 3 years old, so I know as a mother how important and necessary it is for us that our children are in the best hands. I have worked in daycares for almost 3 years, I have certifications with CPR, ADA, special needs, ADHD, 90 hours in development of skills of...
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I have 3 years of experience. I can help with laundry, light housekeeping.
I am looking to go back to school for my degree in Special Education I love working with children of all ages, race, from different backgrounds etc. The reason why I want to become a Special Education Teacher is because all children want to be loved and...
April C.
Fulton, MD
$16-30/hr • 10 yrs exp
Former Preschool Teacher, Elementary Teacher Substitute, Fun Sitter, Comfortable With All Children
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I am an adoptive mom and graduate student. I would be a great choice for caring for your child(ren) who are neuro-typical or special needs. I have 17 years of experience. I can help with Swimming Supervision, Carpooling, meal preparation, laundry, doing crafts etc. I'm comfortable with up to three children and have been...
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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Ashton, MD
Hannah B.
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Hannah is my co-workers daughter and I hired her to watch my two grandchildren (ages 10 & 12). Hannah is very attentive and was engaging with the girls. She was also able to assist them with their math homework since that is her major in college. She also showed up a few minutes early so that we...
- Kathy G.
Katie P.
5.0
Katie cared for our 2 children, 3 and 18 months, all summer in 2021. She was always on time, polite and flexible. She prepared meals, played with them, did laundry, cleaned and our girls loved her. She also helped with potty training and discipline when asked. Would highly recommend her!
- Jacqueline S.
Zufan M.
5.0
Zufan is an outstanding and trustworthy caregiver. She helped my elderly mother get to appointments around DC. I would hire her again in a second.
- David G.
Nadya A.
5.0
Nadya is very professional, warm and engaging. Our daughter, who has special needs, really enjoys being with Nadya.
- Cindy G.
Anne C.
5.0
Anne was a wonderful caregiver for my 22 year old niece who has special needs. She was kind and patient and fun and reliable. She was very flexible, taking my niece to the zoo 4 times during her visit.
- Julia F.
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