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57 available babysitters in Forest Knolls, CA

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Sara
Booked by 12 repeat families
30 reviews
San Anselmo
$30 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 42 families in Forest Knolls, CA

Dear families, I love being around children, and started babysitting when I was in high school. I’m a warm and friendly person you can trust to take good care of your kid(s). I foster creativity with children through arts and crafts, legos, dancing, playing music and playing games. My experience in caring for children is with infants through school aged kids. I am CPR/AED and First Aid certified. I’m a non smoker with a clean driving record who lives a very healthy lifestyle I am interested in building long lasting relationships with families. My childcare expertise also lies in raising my daughter to become a successful and independent adult, and I do understand the challenges and rewards that parents face. I’m a graduate of San Francisco State University, where I majored in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. I’m also able to help with homework, household chores and pet care. During my free time, I enjoy hiking, painting, reading and spending time with family and friends. Thanks for considering me! I’m looking forward to meeting you and your family soon.

Full marks for Sara! She was punctual and established instant rapport with our two kids. Very calm and loving personality. We and the kids look forward to having her again!

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Karina
Booked by 101 repeat families
124 reviews
San Rafael
$32 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 206 families in Forest Knolls, CA

My name is Karina, 38. I am Psychologist since December 2009 and I used to work with kids since 2006 when I started helping in a day care as a psychology's student, in my home country. I also babysitting for many families during my student time to pay for it. I am looking for occasional extra jobs as I am already working for two amazing families. I drive my own car, I have a California Drive License and full coverage insurance (I also have 2 car seats and 2 booster seats). Please contact me if you want to no know more about me, my experiences and when I am available. Looking forward to talk to you. Thank you!

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Yenny
Booked by 30 repeat families
38 reviews
Novato
$35 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 65 families in Forest Knolls, CA

ABOUT ME: I have been a nanny/ babysitter for more than 15 years in Marin County. I have worked primarily with infants and toddlers, but I love kids of all ages.. I can organize and provide age appropriate activities and, of course, supervise to ensure appropriate behavior. I love working with children, and I describe myself as a reliable, dedicated person with very good energy. In my free time, I love hiking, swimming, reading, travel, visit my family and friends. * Sep 2023 to Dec 2024 , Marin County, Novato. I work 37 hours Monday to Friday with one little girl , she is 21 months old. * January 2023 to sep 2023,Marin County, San Rafael. I worked full time Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm with one little girl 16 months old. * I worked full-time 40 hours in Novato with a family , and they have a baby girl 9 months old . I worked for them Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Unfortunately, this family moved to another state . ( Sep 2022) . * Dec 2018 to Sep 2021. I worked with a family full time in Ross (Marin County) , and their kids were a boy 3 years old and one baby girl 5 months old. * Nov 2014 to Dic 2018. I worked with a family full time in Lucas Valley (50-60 hours per week) , their oldest kid was newborn( 2 months old) when I started to work for them , and one year later they had another beautiful baby. * I have been working at urbansitter.com since 2014 with many families who have babies and toddlers. I have a California driving license and clean driving record; I am very comfortable driving kids around to their different activities. I have outstanding references from moms in Marin. I work mostly in Marin County. BOOKING POLICY: --I ask for a minimum of three hours per booking. PAYMENT POLICY: --Parents must agree to pay for the entire booking time. --My rates do not include driving kids, If you need me to drive your children, you must agree to pay extra for gas or mileage. CANCELATION POLICY: If booking canceled with less than 24 hours notice, fee of 50% of agreed hours must be paid during weekdays, and FULL payment required for friday and saturday night. If canceled within 6 hours or less, FULL payment is also for weekdays and weekends. SICK POLICY: I CAN NOT take care of extremely sick children (high fever, throwing up, etc.) in order to avoid spreading viruses to others.

My family and daughter LOVED Yenny! She was our nanny for 3 months, from when my daughter was 6 to 9 months, while I transitioned back from mat leave and until we moved out of state. She was an incredible help to my family, taking great care of my daughter especially as a first time mom. She is beyond qualified and has great experience in taking care of children of all ages. Yenny was so warm, patient, caring, gentle and natural with our daughter. My daughter really grew to love her in the time we were together. They developed a great routine together - they would go on walks in the neighborhood, have picnics at the park, play in the backyard or the family room, read books together, play music together, and Yenny would talk to her throughout the day which is great for development. Yenny's knowledge of child development was always so helpful to hear and at the same time she was always respectful of what my husband and I wanted. We can't thank her enough for our time together!!

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Alexandra
Booked by 10 repeat families
18 reviews
Fairfax
$30 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 27 families in Forest Knolls, CA

5 years experience as lead teacher at a Preschool in Fairfax. Associate Preschool Teacher degree with 12 ECE units. I can usually respond within one or two hours.. Patient, calm, ready to play and be of service! Originally from Toronto, I live in Fairfax and have been in the Bay Area for 16 years. My experience looking after children started in the 70’s with my own baby brother, babysitting throughout my teenage years, a young step-son and more recently my teaching work at a Preschool. I love being with all children and playing, helping with homework, reading, art, languages and piano. I look forward to hearing from you!

Alexandra and our son had a blast - he took to her immediately. Her warmth and interest in getting to know him was an instant hit for us :) we can’t wait to have Alexandra over to play again!

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Allison
Booked by 63 repeat families
84 reviews
San Rafael
$30 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 132 families in Forest Knolls, CA

Hi, my name is Allison and I am 29 years old. I currently have a full time job at Marin Health Medical Center, so I am babysitting whenever I can. I graduated from Dominican University of California in May of 2019 with a degree in Biology. Before I attended Dominican I went to Terra Linda High School and Mark Day, so I am a Marin local. Aside from my schooling, I like to travel, surf, play soccer, spend time with my family and friends, bake and more. I have been babysitting for several years and I have had experience with children of all ages. I love babysitting because I love watching children develop and grow and be someone that they feel they can count on and trust. Please reach out if you have any questions!

Allison was lovely!

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"We were incredibly grateful that Maya was able to help us out with a last-minute childcare emergency. She matched our 9-year-old's energy with arts & crafts, some quiet reading, and a walk around the neighborhood. We'd have Maya back in a heartbeat!"

Hillary S., parent

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"We used Tania for a last minute emergency. She responded very quickly. My daughter seemed to enjoy herself. My son napped most of the time. I enjoyed how she kept me updated by text."

Theresa M., parent

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"Hannah was awesome. Went above & beyond to help me with a last minute emergency. She was really sweet & great with my 16mo old. Highly recommend!!"

Lauren D., parent

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