Category Archives: Babysitting and Home Care

After-school Childcare (North Cambridge)

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Our North Cambridge family of four (including our furry friend Mowgli)  is looking for some part-time, weekday, after-school childcare help for our funny, active, articulate, and kind 6-year-old boy.

We’re hoping to find someone, or two people, interested in 3.5–12 hours/week who would care for and play with our little guy, pick him up from school in North Cambridge at 3:00 pm, take him for lessons, or just work with him on chess, puzzles, and if possible Spanish. We would love it if someone could watch him from 3:00 until about 6:30 p.m. a few days a week (ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

We imagine this could be the perfect opportunity for a college or graduate student — particularly someone studying or otherwise interested in being part of a family with a fun kid, a dog, and a super awesome food business. We are a Spanish and Bengali-speaking family. Any help with Spanish would be greatly appreciated. English is our preferred language :).

There’s also the possibility of continuing with slightly different hours during the spring semester and perhaps even the summer, as well as weekend and nighttime sitting.

Compensation could be $20-25/hour, depending on experience. Parking will be reimbursed.

Having a car is a requirement because, on some days, he needs to go for lessons in Somerville or Cambridge, which are within driving distance. 

We look forward to hearing from you. If interested, please contact Brinda at sen.brinda@gmail.com

After-School Childcare for Kindergartener (Davis Square, Somerville)

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Our Davis Square family of four is looking for some part-time, weekday, after-school childcare help for our loving, active, articulate, and creative 5-year-old kindergartener.

We’re hoping to find someone, or two people, interested in 5–10 hours/week, who would care for and play with our little guy from school pickup in Porter Square at 2:35pm until about 5 or 6pm a few days a week (ideally Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).

We imagine this could be the perfect opportunity for a college or graduate student — in particular someone studying or otherwise interested in early-childhood education.

There’s also the possibility of continuing with slightly different hours during the spring semester and perhaps even the summer, as well as weekend and nighttime sitting.

Compensation could be $20-22/hour depending on experience. 

Having a car isn’t a requirement, because school is walkable (or a direct bus or T trip) to our house, but someone with a car would be a bonus. 

We look forward to hearing from you. If interested, please contact Andrew at andrew.sessa@gmail.com

After-School Babysitting (Union Square, Somerville)

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We’re looking for a great individual to pick up our kids and hang out with them after school.

Hours: Monday-Friday 2:45pm-5:45pm (except Wednesday, which starts one hour earlier: 1:45pm-5:45pm)

Responsibilities: Pick up our two sons (6 y.o and 4 y.o) from school in Union Square, Somerville. Bring them home (a 10 minute walk) or take them to nearby activities, and play with them or help them with homework, until we get back from work. They are bilingual French/English and very sweet. 

Pay: $25/hr (negotiable) based on experience. French language is a plus.

Requirements: Past experience caring for kids; fully vaccinated for COVID; at least one reference.

Contact: David Cohen-Tanugi | davidctanugi@gmail.com | 609-902-6850 

Babysitter (Somerville)

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We are seeking a babysitter to pick up our kids (ages 7 & 9) from the Brown School in Somerville and babysit them from 2:35-5/5:35pm 1-3 times/week. Pay is $20-25 depending on experience. Outdoor play encouraged, homework help appreciated. No driving required.

Please email, text or call Molly with inquiries/applications: mollygtaylor@gmail.com 615-397-0616

Part time help (West Medford)

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Hello! Our family is in need of part time help beginning September 18th. Must have a reliable car and a good driving record.

Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 3-6pm

Responsibilities: Drive two children (ages 9 and 12) from our home in West Medford to an after school program in Cambridge. Drive them home again when the program finishes. 3.5 miles each way.

Pay: $20/hr (negotiable)

Benefits: Guaranteed hours, 90 minutes of free time while the kids are in their program.

Contact: Sarah Florenz, sflorenz@gmail.com, 339-221-0362

After-school Babysitter for Five Year Old (North Cambridge)

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We are a couple of Tufts Alumni looking for an after-school babysitter for our five year old son. He is full of energy and loves spending time out at the playground and library. At home, he likes playing with his dinosaurs and cars, reading books, and playing board games.
Your responsibilities would be to pick him up from school some days of the week (Mom or Dad does pick up on the other days), prepare a snack, take him out to the playground or library, and play and read at home.

Hours: 3:00pm-6:00pm Monday – Friday (3 or 4 days a week is negotiable to fit your class schedule), starting September 7th. If you are available, you can pick up additional hours on school holidays and early release days, as well as occasional nights and weekends.

Location: Mass Ave and Cameron Ave in North Cambridge; 20 minute walk from campus, 10 minute walk from Davis

Pay: $24-$28 per hour depending on experience, guaranteed hours

Requirements: Fully vaccinated for COVID, at least one reference
Please contact Caitlin at coll.cait@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Morning School Drop Off/Babysitter for Pre-Schooler (West Somerville)

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We are looking for a part time babysitter/morning transportation to school for our fun, creative 4 year old daughter.  Responsibilities include picking up our 4 year old from our house in West Somerville (5 minute walk from Tufts) and bringing her to Capuano School (about 15 minutes by car or 35 minutes by bus) several mornings per week.  Hours are 7:30am – 8:30am on Mondays and Tuesdays with the opportunity for more days if there is interest/availability.  This could also lead to future date night babysitting gigs.
Our daughter is very social and warms up to caregivers quickly.  She loves music, art, and pretend play.
We live on the Somerville/Medford Line, 2 blocks away from Tufts Campus.  
Pay: $25/hr

Hours: 7:30-8:30am Mondays and Tuesdays (potential for more days if interested)

Start Date: September 7th or 8th

Requirements: Reliable transportation and/or comfortable with public transportation, experience with pre-schoolers (preferred), references

Please email or text Meghan at coleman.meg@gmail.com/ 978-390-2025 if interested!

Babysitter for toddler (West Somerville)

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We are looking for a babysitter to care for (and play with) our 20 month old toddler 1-2 days a week (and/or for the occasional date night). One parent typically works in a home office and will be available to help if any questions or needs arise. 

Our daughter has a great sense of humor and loves to draw, listen to music / dance, go for walks in the stroller, and play in the nearby parks.  Hours: 2-6PM, 1-2 days per week on Monday, Tuesday, and/or Wednesday — we are flexible regarding the day(s) 

Location: West Somerville within walking distance to the Tufts campus. 
Pay: $20/hr 

Please email or text Britt at brittwoodlmt@gmail.com / 617-775-7511

Part-time babysitter/nanny (West Somerville/Hillside)

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We’re looking for a babysitter to care for our two young children (22 months and 3 months) beginning in September. 
Hours: about 7 hours/week Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30-1 (ish)

Location: West Somerville Hillside neighborhood, 5-10 minute walk from Tufts campus

Responsibilities: Play at home or walk to a nearby park, feed toddler a snack and lunch, give baby bottles, change diapers. 

Pay: $25-30/hour
Our toddler is very sweet and quick to warm up to friendly caregivers, and the baby is super mellow. Experience with infants and toddlers strongly preferred, but willing to train a great candidate if necessary! 

Contact: Natalie Brown (nataliebrown126@gmail.com 703-229-3580)

Spanish-speaking Babysitter (Medford)

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We are looking for a Spanish speaking student who would be interested in taking care of our 10 year-old twin daughters on Thursdays from 3 to 5pm approximately (3:30 to 5 if not available earlier), starting in September and throughout the school year. Our daughters had a Spanish speaking babysitter when they were younger, they fully understand Spanish and are able to communicate fairly well although they are not bilingual. They have been asking for someone who could help them keep practicing. Therefore we would like to hire someone whose native tongue is Spanish (or both English and Spanish), who is outgoing and would commit to only speak Spanish to them.

Activities would include playing various games with them -indoors and/or outdoors depending on the weather- and maybe helping them a little bit with homework. They will likely be back from school around 2:45pm but are old enough to go home alone, so arrival time for you is flexible. We live very close to Tufts, about 10 minutes walking on the Medford side.

Pay: $25/hour.
Non smoker please.
Experience with children a plus but not required.

If you are not available on Thursdays but are still interested, feel free to reach out all the same. Tuesdays 5/5:30 to 7pm could also be an option. Please email if you have any questions.

Contact:delpicard@gmail.com, (617)852-3454, ask for Delphine (Please leave a message if I cannot pick up.)