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Katie N.

Teacher/Caregiver For Students With Special Needs

New York, NY

5.0(0)
from
$35/hr
10 years experience
Hello! My name is Katie. I'm a 36-year-old living and working in New York City. For the past 2 years, I was working as a SETSS provider where I provided individual support to children with disabilities. While I am teaching part-time right now, I also enjoy other opportunities to work with children. It is most important to me to...
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Sara F.

Outgoing Special Education Major

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$21/hr
2 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
As I am a Special Education Major at Chapman University, I am extremely passionate about caring for those with special need. I have extensive experience in the classroom setting and adequate experience in a household setting. I have a young cousin with Downs Syndrome and a close friend with an Autistic child. For as long as I...

Sarupa W. says "Sara is amazing...compassionate, genuine, dependable and responsible and a delight to have around. She took care of my six year old son and nine year old...

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Jeadd A.

Funny Sitter, Honest Kind And Loyal

New York, NY

3.7(1)
from
$35/hr
5 years experience·
Hired by 2 families in your area
I am a 32 yr-old Filipino guy, I love dealing with other persons, and I love taking take good care of my patient. I love showing my love and care for them and treating them just one of my family members. I am very kind person, loyal, sweet, honest and loyal person. I am working right now as physical therapist assistant, but...

Judy H. says "Jeadd helped us for 6 weeks after my husband underwent surgery. He was a wonderful help at a very stressful time. At first Jeadd helped my husband with...

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Sophia A.

New York, NY

5.0(0)
from
$16/hr
2 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Hi! Im Sophie, and I'm excited to provide care for individuals with special needs or for neurotypical individuals. I'm a student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in psychology and political science, and I am passionate about helping with with the everyday demands of life! I am interested in working with people of...
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Enock R.

Certified Nursing Assistant

New York, NY

4.0(0)
from
$18/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 4 families in your area
Fully experienced in accomplishing home health aid duties in a timely manner. Certified in Boston as a Home Health Aide through the Boston Visiting Nurses Association in 1994. As a Home Health Aide special emphasis' is placed on cleanliness and sanitizing patient living room including laundry, dishwashing as well as dusting ,...
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Claire A.

Caregiver/tutor

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$17/hr
2 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
I have a sister with Down Syndrome and have been involved in the special needs community my whole life. I am currently a speech language pathologist at NYC. I do have my own private practice and have availability to take on additional speech therapy clients (child-adult). I graduated with my Masters in Communication Sciences and...

Star K. says "I am an UWS mom with two kids. Claire was an amazing sitter for our daughter with ASD. She was reliable, always on time and always arrived with a smile. I...

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Valerie J.

New York, NY

5.0(0)
from
$27/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
With over 20 years of dedicated experience in the home health field, I provide compassionate, dependable, skilled care to individuals and families seeking high-quality support. My background includes extensive work with the elderly, developmentally disabled, and individuals with special needs, ensuring each person receives...
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Brittany T.

Caregiver

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$17/hr
5 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
I've working with children who are along the spectrum for about five years. I started in a group home working as a direct care counselor for 2. 5 years. Then I worked as a home health aid for a young girl who had NF1 and was blind. After her I then worked for a family who had two young boys and were along the spectrum. I was...

Lavinia M. says "Brittany worked for us a little less than two years, than we moved back to Italy. That is the only reason why she is not with us anymore. Brittany became...

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Delaney B.

Part Time Caregiver

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$20/hr
9 years experience
I have worked with individuals with special needs for about 7 years. While in high school, I was the babysitter and tutor of a child with autism. I worked with him every day after school. I drove him to appointments and programs. I worked with him on academic and social skills. Later, I worked as a camp counselor, activity...

Ellen J. says "Delaney is energetic and enthusiastic. She relates to pre-teens and teens. Delaney tutored my son for a Summer and school year in math and social...

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Melissa H.

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$50/hr
10 years experience
With more than 20 years of experience teaching and tutoring I bring a thoughtful, individualized approach to every student. My formal training in Special Education was completed with the NYC Teaching Fellows in District 75. I have taught at the Quad Preparatory School, consulted with MoMath, and collaborated with my former...

Barry K. says "Melissa worked with our son with special needs for several years when he was in upper school. She was more than just an excellent math and humanities...

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Katie N.

Teacher/Caregiver For Children With Special Needs

New York, NY

5.0(0)
from
$25/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Hello! My name is Katie. I'm a 30-year-old female living and working in Brooklyn. For the past year, I was working at an after-school arts program. Currently I tutor children with special needs in one-to-one settings while I am finishing my masters. I would like to be a teacher/caregiver since I enjoy working with children in a...
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Scott B.

Fun And Energetic Nanny/Certified NYS Teacher

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$20/hr
5 years experience
Light cleaning
grocery shopping
meal prep
Hi there, my name is Scott and I am a fun and energetic nanny and a certified NYS public school teacher! I have 5 years of babysitting/nanny experience and 5 years of public school experience. I love working with children, a passion that inspired me to become an educator. My biggest strength as a nanny and educator is my...

Care Member says "Scott has been our son's private clarinet lesson instructor since 2019. When our family babysitter quit without notice at the beginning of summer 2022,...

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Abby F.

Enthusiastic Babysitter

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$17/hr
4 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Craft assistance
carpooling
swimming supervision
I have been working with children for as long as I can remember. Throughout high school, I nannied throughout the summers. I have nannied for a family with a child with special needs; I have nannied for an infant; I have nannied for a family of 5. Last summer after I completed my freshman year at UMD, I worked in a preschool as...

Brian W. says "Abby is amazing. She's a responsible, loving, playful and very engaging as a nanny and babysitter. She's very creative and finds fun age appropriate...

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Kiera M.

Mental Health Therapist/Nanny Available For Part Time Positions

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$18/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 1 families in your area
Meal prep
travel
carpooling
light cleaning
craft assistance
+ 1 more
Hi! My name is Kiera. I am a Mental Health Therapist/nanny living in Manasquan, NJ. My experience includes age ranges from 3 m/o-preteens. While completing my undergraduate degree, I worked in Hamden, CT where I specialized in working with infants (5 m/o-2 y/o), as well as preschoolers (3-4 y/o). During my summers in...

Irina Z. says "Kiera is absolutely phenomenal and we love her dearly! She tamed my wild and independent 8yo who drove crazy two other nannies. Our 3yo could not wait for...

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Kelsey N.

HS Teacher Seeking After School Jobs

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$20/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 4 families in your area
Swimming supervision
craft assistance
travel
I have been caring for children since I was 13. I have extensive experience with children with special needs. ! I am currently looking for after school and recurring weekend/date night babysitting jobs in and around Cambridge! I am also available for tutoring or direct instruction/homework help for an additional fee. I have had...

Jay M. says "Kelsey is warm and friendly. My daughter took to her immediately. Kelsey was attentive to her and played developmental games with her. She did a great job...

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Alyssa H.

Part-time Caregiver Available

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$15/hr
10 years experience·
Hired by 5 families in your area
Swimming supervision
craft assistance
carpooling
travel
As the oldest of 3 kids and 10 cousins, I have been taking care of younger kids my whole life. I love being around developing minds and hearing their amazing questions. I love to play and have been working as a babysitter for 10+ years. I have babysat a total of 22 children, ages 0 months-15 years of age. My responsibilities...

Erin C. says "We LOVE Alyssa. She is the first person we trusted to baby-sit our infant daughter. Her experience is extensive and most importantly our daughter is happy...

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Suprina B.

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$50/hr
50 years experience
Meal prep
carpooling
swimming supervision
craft assistance
travel
I have over 10 years of experience working with infants, children, and young adults. My focus is supporting and encouraging positivity, try-again's, celebrating creativity to navigate, and, when possible, exceed milestones. Love children and come to work daily with enthusiasm. Special training: New Born, ABA, Floortime,...

Catherine W. says "We had to cancel due to illness but Suprina was very responsive and provided wonderful references!"

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Celine B.

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New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$25/hr
7 years experience·
Hired by 2 families in your area
Meal prep
craft assistance
swimming supervision
light cleaning
travel
Hello future family! I'm Cece and I'm 26years old. I'm recently a new mom to a baby girl named H. I'm currently a nursing student(part time) I have over 10 years of experience with childcare and I love what I do. I'm a type of nanny that is willing to get dirty with the kids play with them and treat and love them like they...

Keylee F. says "She took care of my daughter for a few months and was an awesome nanny for her! I plan to book her again for date nights."

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Sarah H.

Fun, Responsible, & Caring Sitter

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$17/hr
5 years experience
Light cleaning
travel
carpooling
grocery shopping
craft assistance
+ 1 more
Hello! I am a 26-year-old female looking to babysit children ages 5-10. I worked at an elementary school for 2 years as an Operations Coordinator and am going back to school to get my masters in teaching elementary education. I am available to babysit Wednesday - Friday. I grew up with a sister who has autism and I was very...

Olivia J. says "Sarah is a hardworking and responsible girl who is extremely trustworthy. I would feel very confident and comfortable letting Sarah be a person to watch...

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Sarah W.

Masters-Educated Exceptional Child Care Provider With 20 Years Of Diverse Experience

New York, NY

5.0(1)
from
$40/hr
20 years experience·
Hired by 3 families in your area
Swimming supervision
meal prep
grocery shopping
travel
Experienced and masters-educated child care provider with 20 years of experience providing exceptional supervision and compassionate guidance for children from infant to pre-teen. Positions includes live-in and live-out nanny, traveling nanny, teacher, camp counselor, camp arts director, child bereavement counselor, and...

Catherine B. says "Sarah took care of our kids on a visit to New York. She was prompt in responding to me and was professional and warm in the interview. We were planning...

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  • 495 special needs caregivers are listed on Care.com

  • The average posted rate is $23.00/hr as of October 2026

  • The average star rating for rated special needs caregivers is 4.6

Recent special needs caregiver reviews from local parents in New York, NY

Special Needs Caregivers in New York, NY are rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 95 reviews of the 495 listed special needs caregivers

Sara F.

Sara is amazing...compassionate, genuine, dependable and responsible and a delight to have around. She took care of my six year old son and...

- Sarupa W.

Jeadd A.

Jeadd helped us for 6 weeks after my husband underwent surgery. He was a wonderful help at a very stressful time. At first Jeadd helped my...

- Judy H.

Claire A.

I am an UWS mom with two kids. Claire was an amazing sitter for our daughter with ASD. She was reliable, always on time and always arrived...

- Star K.

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