Category Archives: Babysitting and Home Care

Child care and Pickup (Arlington)

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Family with 3 kids (7, 10 + 13) to help pick up younger two at Hardy Elementary School and get them to their activities.  Car not necessary as activities are walkable or can take public transportation.

Looking for Tuesdays [2:30-3:30] and Wednesdays [1-5] to start.  

Hoping for someone who will also be available for occasional evenings (both weeknight and weekend).  Prefer someone who is part of the Queer community or at least a strong ally.  All three kids are fun, funny and active!  They love hanging with sitters and all the fun that ensues.  

Please reach out even if you can’t do afternoons regularly, but would be available for other opportunities.

Pay $25-30/hour 

Contact: Amanda Laws aelaws@gmail.com

Seeking regular part-time after-school care/house management (Cambridge/Somerville)

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Location: Cambridge/Somerville

Hours: M-F afternoons starting at 3pm, 7-9+ hrs/week

Starting: early September

Compensation: $30/hour

Our family is looking for a reliable and responsible person to pick up our sweet, silly almost-6 and 3-year-old girls from their school near Davis Square at 3pm and to bring them to their after-school program near Harvard Square (10-15 min drive or 2 stops on the Red Line), M-F, starting in September. 

For 3-4 afternoons a week (depending on what works best), we are asking for help with just the 3pm transfer. We are expecting to pay for the full hour for the transfer, so it would be $30/pickup.

For the other 1-2 afternoons each week, it would be wonderful to have someone do the 3pm transfer, then help with house management in our home near Magoun Square while the girls are at their after school program (for example, folding/putting away clean laundry, putting away dishes, small organizing projects), then bring the girls home by 6pm.

We are looking for someone dependable, with a drivers’ license and excellent driving record, ideally with their own car, and references. We would also love for this person to become a trusted babysitter for date nights, occasional days where school is off, etc., if that is of interest to you.

We are flexible and could split the days between two people if we are the right fit but you cannot commit to 5 days a week (our car could be available 2-3 days each week if you do not have your own car). Alternatively, if you are looking for regular babysitting hours, we could discuss babysitting for regular date nights as well. 

Please reach out to Sheena if you’re interested: sheenaandderek@gmail.com. 

Thanks for considering!

Childcare Needed (Medford)

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Three Medford families are looking for a warm, dependable nanny to care for three kindergarten boys (who are close friends!) in an after-school nanny share.

Ideally, this person has a car to pick up one child from Brooks Elementary at roughly 2:30 PM and drive him to Forest St. to meet the other two boys at the bus stop at 3:00 PM. If you don’t drive, that’s fine—you can meet all three children at the bus stop.

Care continues until 5:00/5:30 PM. (Negotiable depending on your availability). Responsibilities include preparing a snack, supervising play indoors or in the yard, and walking to a nearby playground when weather allows. The home is well-equipped with multiple play spaces and a fenced-in yard.
The schedule is Mon-Fri & follows the public school calendar, with flexibility around short-term schedule changes. Pay is $35/hour, or $37/hour if you have a car.

Please get in touch with Sarah Rowe (Sarah.humph@gmail.com) to share your interest and discuss details further!

Thank you!

Courtney

West Medford Family looking for afterschool care for a sweet kindergarten girl

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Job hours/timeline: the Elementary School – The Brooks School is located across the street from our house, we’d be looking for someone to pick her up at 2:30pm and hang with her until 5pm. Job would be for the school year- September through May.


Experience: Someone who loves kids! Our daughter is incredibly self sufficient but would love to have someone that will take her to the park, play and help with activities.
We will have several activities scheduled for her so we would love someone that can drive (own car preferred but could make it work without) bring her to dance, gymnastics etc. 


Salary: $25 per hour 


My contact information: Phone: 914-815-3084Email: caitlinduff@gmail.com


Best,
Caitlin Meloy

Part-time Babysitter in Medford

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We are looking for a part-time babysitter for our 16-month-old son this summer in Medford, starting as soon as possible.

We are looking for coverage Mondays and Thursdays from 9am-1pm and can be somewhat flexible with those times. Responsibilities would include feeding him breakfast and lunch, and playing with and supervising him. We live near several playgrounds and a walking path where you could take him – he loves being outside! Our son is playful, sweet, and independent. He is also timid and can struggle with separation anxiety when left with a new caregiver at first.


Our ideal candidate would be CPR/first aid certified, have experience with children around our son’s age, and be comfortable managing separation anxiety as he warms up to you. Possibility of continuing in the fall if it works with both schedules.


Pay: $25/hour

Contact: Meghan at meghan.m.singleton@gmail.com

Occasional Summer Babysitter (West Medford)

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We are looking for a responsible, occasional babysitter to care for our 12 month old in West Medford. Our little one is very active and social, loves to play games and is generally very easygoing. No extra responsibilities other than caring for our little one, feeding meals/snacks and changing diapers.

Availability: Occasional weekdays June-August, and/or weekends. Our schedule is very flexible (mom is a teacher who is off for the summer) but looking for someone who might want to pick up a few hours once or twice a week during the day, and/or one evening a week. Ideally would love to get to know someone who is available in the fall as well but not required.

Location: West Medford, near Playstead Park

Compensation: $25/hour
Contact: Please contact Kayla at butlerfamily207@gmail.com and include your summer availability. 

After School babysitting in Cambridge – Wednesdays

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We are looking for someone to pick up our 4 year old boy from the Maria L. Baldwin school in Cambridge, on Wednesdays at 2:45pm (sharp! should probably arrive at 2:40 just in case). And babysit until around 5pm. We live 5 minutes walk from the school so it is easy to go to our home from there and play at home, or whether permits stay in the playground. There is a possibility that another child will be interested in joining (for additional fee), still looking into it.

Pay: 27-30$, depending on experience.

Contact: Tamar tamaregev@gmail.com

Dates: September 2025 – June 2026

Babysitting (Lexington)

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We are looking for a regular weekly sitter who is available Wednesdays 3:30-8:30 pm starting in September through mid-June.  Possible additional hours on the weekends and summer if mutually agreeable.

We are located in Lexington and have two children, ages 5 and 8.  No driving required, but preference for someone who has their own reliable transportation to and from our home.

Respond to this post by emailing liann.lim@gmail.com.  Please write a little about yourself, your childcare experience, and relevant qualifications (first aid training, CPR certification, etc.) in your response.  If it sounds like a possible fit for our family, I will be in touch and ask for references.

Thank you!

Babysitting + pick up/drop off (Medford)

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Employer: Jordan M. 
Contact Information Phone: 617-797-6309; Email: mcknightjordan@hotmail.com
Childcare/Babysitting Location Medford, George Street, behind tufts athletic facility

Please update as follows:

Job Description: We are looking for someone M-F 2:45-6pm. We require a reliable car as we need kids picked up and dropped off from school and activities. Ideally, we need someone for the end of the school year and to help with summer camp pick-ups. We’d love to find someone to continue with us for the next school year as well if you are open to this. We pay a weekly rate which includes gas/mileage for driving.

Hours:  2:45pm – 6:00pm

Basic requirements: meeting one child at bus stop, getting them snacks and assisting with any homework (which isn’t typically more than 15 minutes). Picking up another child at school and assisting with the above. The most important thing is to have fun and play as much as possible.

Looking for someone as soon as possible.