Occasional Babysitter for 3yo (Ball square, Somerville) – $27 per hour

We’re looking for an occasional babysitter for our 3 year old daughter Maxine. 

Depending on your availability, it could be after school during the week, or on weekends, for 2 to 3 hours each time. Maxine is 3yo and speaks English and French. We live in Ball square, Somerville. Compensation is $27 per hour.

If interested, please contact: grapinet.arnaud@gmail.com or 781-874-3584

Babysitting 2 Year Old (Lexington)

I am looking for afternoon care on weekdays and weekends for my 2-year-old son, Julian. The frequency would be about 3-4 times a month, if not more.

Primary responsibilities would be undertaking appropriate creative/educational/outdoor activities, reading to and with our son, reinforcing appropriate discipline, and tidying play areas. We have two cats who are very friendly and won’t require any monitoring. No housework or meal prep required. We live within a 10 minute walk from Downtown Lexington.

Julian is adventurous, friendly, creative, and is a ton of fun. He loves playgrounds, trucks and making new friends.

We are looking for someone who enjoys the company of toddlers, warm and kind with an adventurous spirit. A background in child development and/or experience babysitting would come in handy (though isn’t necessary). 

Requested Hours:  Thursdays and Fridays 3-6 and occasional Saturdays/Sundays from 12-4 or 4-6.

Pay: $20-$25 based on experience.

Start date: ASAP, through the rest of the semester, and hopefully next semester (and next year), too.

If interested, please email cassandre.voltaire@gmail.com or text me at 857-236-9015. Thank you!

Afterschool Babysitter (Medford)

We are a family new to the area from Michigan seeking a babysitter for occasional after-school care and 1-3 nights a month. We are looking for an experienced and nurturing babysitter with a sense of fun and love for children to care for our daughter. Our daughter is 7 years old and loves music, dancing, and playing outside. 

Primary responsibilities would include 1) occasional after-school pick-up, 2) undertaking appropriate creative/educational/outdoor activities, 3) preparing meals and snacks, 4) reading to and with our daughter, 5)reinforcing appropriate discipline, and 5) tidying play areas. We have one cat who is friendly and playful and won’t require any monitoring.

Location: West Medford, close to the Brooks School
Start Date: ASAP
Requirements: Able to provide reference(s)
Pay: $20-25 depending on experience 
Contact: Matthew Alemu at matthew.alemu@gmail.com/ 734-355-1814

December Morning Daycare Drop-Off (Arlington Center)

Seeking a reliable caregiver to drop our 6mo infant off for daycare during the first 3 weeks of December. We are both school teachers, and unfortunately need to begin our commute before the daycare center is open!

Our son’s daycare is fairly close by, located on Mass Ave. It is a 3min drive from our home or a 12min stroller walk. We would have his things packed and ready to go, you would spend maybe 30-40 min with him to play or possibly feed a prepared bottle, and then drop him off at daycare by 8am. We have 4hr free parking on our street, and the 77 bus has frequent drops off at the end of our block.

No house duties included in this position- we want the hour to be as simple as possible! All his belongings will be prepared for the day, he will just need company for a little bit and safe arrival at his daycare.

Location: Arlington Center, near Town Hall
Hours: 6:45am – 8am, M-F (first 3 weeks of December)
Pay: $20 – $25 per dropoff, will happily negotiate based upon experience

Looking for someone who is:

  • experienced with infant care
  • non-smoker
  • responsible & consistent with arrival & drop off times

Please reach out to Diana at diana.galanakis@gmail.com if you are interested! 

Weekday Babysitter/Home Helper (East Arlington)

Looking for a mother’s helper/babysitter with weekday availability. 
We live in East Arlington, 10 minutes from Tufts and the bus to Davis sq is steps away. Seeking someone who enjoys being around kids, ages 3 & 6. They love crafts, reading books, and dramatic play.
You would hang out with the kids after school while we work from home.  No food prep, all will be pre-set by the parents. 
We hope to find someone flexible with a mix of babysitting and home helper responsibility (mostly to fold and put away kids’ clean laundry & tidy toys when they are not home, not any cleaning or dishes!).
Ideally looking for a year or longer relationship! Pay $19-$24/hr depending on experience and fit.
Please reach out to RikkaPartners@gmail.com

Babysitting for 1-year-old starting in January (Davis Square, Somerville)

Looking for a babysitter to start in January for my son, who will be around one year old at that time. The ideal hours would be 8am-12pm Monday-Thursday but we can be flexible with the times/ dates during the week depending on class schedule. We currently have a Tufts student working with us but she is going abroad in the Spring. We live right in Davis Square. No meal prep or cleaning. Taking him for walks and hanging out with him doing his activities in the living room and putting him down for his morning nap. He is a very happy baby!

Address: 64 Meacham Rd, Somerville, MA 02144

Contact Bridget at 617-930-2127 or bridget.e.darling@gmail.com

Nanny for Infant (Near Tufts)

Seeking a part time nanny for two full days a week when I return to work. Our son will be 4 months by the time we would require help. Must be comfortable with dogs as we have a very happy and well trained 5 year old chocolate lab. We live right next to tufts campus for convenience. We can be flexible on which two days depending on class schedules/other jobs/etc. 

Our son is a very happy and easy going baby. One day one of us may be working from home and we would care for our dog, but on days we are both in the office some light pet care would be required (simply letting her out in the fenced in yard to pee) 

Start date: flexible. Please reach out and we can chat. 
Hourly rate: $20-25/hr 8a-4:30p, depending on experience. 
If interested, please reach out to Caitlin at McDonough.caitlin@gmail.com or call 339-927-6751

Transportation Needed for 5-year old child (Arlington, MA)

We are seeking someone to pick up our 5yo son from his school in East Arlington at 2:30pm and drop him off at home, also in East Arlington, at 5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During those hours the primary responsibility is transporting him to weekly events in Burlington and Lexington, so access to a car and a good driving record are essential. 
During the time not absorbed by travel and events, he enjoys going to libraries and arts and crafts. He’s generally a happy, bright, friendly, and slightly silly guy! 
Hourly salary in the range of $32-36/hr depending on level of experience, we will reimburse for mileage and parking costs. 

Contact is rwscheffler@gmail.com

After-school Childcare (Cambridge)

Description: We have two children aged 7 and 3.5 and are looking for help 2 to 3 evenings a week. This job includes picking our kids up from school, bringing them home and spending the evening with them till after dinner time. This job is perfect for a graduate student, a teacher and other roles. Below you will find more specifics on what we are looking for:

  • A loving caretaker for our two young children.
  • Car and active driver’s license. We will provide car seats.
  • Evening activities with the kids.

Optional weekend hours are a bonus, but not required. Please reach out if you think we would be a good match – we would love to talk soon. Thank you!

Hours: 2 to 3 times a week. 3:30-7:00pm.
Pay: $20-$24 based on experience.

Start date: ASAP
Location: Cambridge and North Cambridge
If interested, please email amenazavery@gmail.com or text me at 5059181265.