Category Archives: Babysitting and Home Care

Babysitting– 25 – 28 hrs per week for 3 year old

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I am looking for a part-time babysitter/nanny, starting in January, to care for my 3 year old daughter.  Responsibilities will include picking up from school, playing, & taking her for walks or to the playground, and activities. She loves being outside and is very easy going, she loves to dance and sing.

I’ll either be working from home or at the office.  I’m looking for someone from January – June.

Schedule/Hours

  •  Required: Monday – Thursday – 2:30/3- 5:30/6pm, Fridays – 8:30 – 5pm starting in early January
  • I’m looking for 20-25 hours of coverage per week

Requirements: Ability to get to Charlestown independently, COVID vaccinated/ boosted; babysitting references.

Pay: Starting at $22/hour

Location: Charlestown, Orange Line accessible

Contact: Catherine  – renehc@amazon.com

Babysitter for 1-year-old (Davis Square, Somerville)

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We are looking for a babysitter to help watch our 1 year old daughter. I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Tufts. We are located a short walk from campus in Somerville, near Davis Sq. 

We are looking for a babysitter that is available to help on the odd evening and/or weekends. We are looking for someone who has experience with infants or toddlers. Preference will be given to candidates who are CPR and first aid certified.

If interested, please reach out to us by email at danielle.changala@gmail.com or by text at 714-315-3264. We look forward to meeting you!

Weekday Childcare (Medford, MA)

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We are looking for someone who can provide childcare for our children 4 days-a-week from January 2nd till February 2nd 2024 (these dates have some flexibility). $24/hr for 36 hours a week (8:30am-5:30pm Tuesday-Friday). This would be at our home which is one block away from the Tufts fields. We have three boys aged 6, 4, and 2. The 6- and 4-year-olds are in school, and will require pickup (driving required). Most of your day will be with the 2-year-old only. Our boys are very sweet and love to play – photo of our children included. There is also the possibility of ongoing part-time driving work to help with school pickup and/or 1-day a week ongoing childcare after Feb 2nd.  If you are interested in hearing more about this job, please contact Kelly Williamson on kncwilliamson@gmail.com.

Evening Babysitting for 3-year-old (Arlington)

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Hi! We live in Arlington and are looking for a babysitter for our 3-year-old. He is a sweet, fun, easygoing kid.

Looking for occasional weekday evenings and occasional weekend afternoon/evenings. Responsibilities during evening hours may include helping him with his dinner, bath, and bedtime. This is a perfect opportunity for a college student, as he goes to sleep early and you can get paid to do your homework until we return.  Compensation $20-25/hour depending on experience. Our house is easiest to get to by car, although you could get there by bus if needed.

Please contact Chrissy at randc3.family@gmail.com if you are interested!

ELA and Math Tutor for 6th grader (Somerville, MA)

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A family in Somerville is seeking an ELA and math tutor. See the message below for details:

I am looking for an ELA and math tutor for my 11 year old son, who is a 6th grader at the Kennedy School in Somerville. It can be two separate tutors, or a unicorn who can do both! My son has an ADHD/ASD1 diagnosis. He learns easily one on one, but has a hard time focusing in a classroom setting, so we are looking for weekly sessions to consolidate what he has learned in class. Ideally it would be 2 hours in math and two hours in ELA. Time and days is flexible- anytime between 3 and 5 PM on a weekday. We can pay $30/hour. If interested or would like more information please contact me at afolland@gmail.com. My name is Alison. 

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

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.