San Mateo families count on UrbanSitter for same-day emergency child care. In most areas, average response time for urgent needs is under two minutes.
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Families in San Mateo turn to UrbanSitter for emergency and same-day babysitting.
102 available today | Avg hourly rate: $31.33/hr
Every babysitter on UrbanSitter completes an annual background check, and every profile is individually reviewed by our Trust and Safety team. Learn more.
Hello, my name is Leah I am 20 years old and I love children! If you were to have me as your nanny/babysitter during the week you’d be making a great decision, I take care of my cousins all the time. I enjoy playing with kids, helping them with homework, making after school snacks and even gaining better experience with children’s development. I hope to have kids one day of my own and I wholeheartedly will make them safe and happy whenever I come around! I have always enjoyed sports, arts and crafts painting specifically and music, I’d be so happy to share my creativity with a good loving family! I am currently realtor based in San Mateo, with that being said I hold myself accountable to being responsive and efficient with any task at hand when in a relationship based business!I can guarantee loyalty and good communication with parents and I’d love to be there to help. Sincerely -Leah
“Leah has been taking our twins to their extracurriculars a couple of days a week and she's been great! Very attentive and communicative, really pays attention to the kids interests.”
Hello, families! 😁 I’ve been taking care of little ones since many years ago. I was a preschool and elementary teacher so my experience is specially in ages 2-10+. Looking forward to connect with you.☀️
“Daniela was great with our daughter! They had fun in our home while we were out. She connected with my daughter quickly and they had fun games and drawings. I’d recommend her to my friends ”
A guy looking to create an account so he can dog sit his girlfriend dog when she can’t do it because of work. Not looking to ever baby sit or dog sit anyone else
I am a very experienced care provider, teacher, nanny and traveling nanny, driver, meal preparer. My profession skills became embedded at a young age and continued through university and beyond. I am very caring, thoughtful, diligent and knowledgeable. I am seeking part time or occasional for some weekend, mornings, evening or over night care where I can go to the home of the family who is hiring me or I can host.
My names Shawnee and I’m 20 years old. I grew up with younger siblings and so many younger cousins that I took care of my whole life and also babysat all throughout highschool for family friends and mutuals. I’m a very outgoing person who is very high energy as well!
As of October 2026
All UrbanSitter babysitters are background checked every year. Profiles are individually reviewed by our Trust and Safety team.
2,358 sitters background checked in San Mateo, CA
5.0 average star rating from total of 27,893 reviews in San Mateo, CA
"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
"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
"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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