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Sabrina
Booked by 32 repeat families
63 reviews
Escondido
$28 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 91 families in Valley Center, CA

Hello I'm Sabrina! I'm 26 and been a nanny/babysitter for 5 years. I have experience with children newborn-12 years. I worked in a preschool for a few months pre-Covid. I worked in the 2 year old “growing together” (similar to a mommy and me) class and 5 year old class. I also filled in in other classes with other age groups. Feel free to reach out with any questions! Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to hearing from you.

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Abigail Escondido
$25 per hour for 1 child

Hello! My name is Abigail. I was raised in Phoenix, Az and now live in the northern San Diego area. I have about 12 years of experience taking care of babies, toddlers, and children (6mo-15yrs). Some responsibilities I can take on are tutoring / homework assist, and meals including the clean up. Some activities I might entertain your kids with might be crafts, outdoor play, dance parties, reading books or just their toys, whatever you and they are comfortable with. Thank you for your consideration. :)

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Marilyn Escondido
$22 per hour for 1 child

I have been a nanny for 2 families in the past 10 years. Each job involved picking up from school, taking them to various appointments and waiting until mom came or I took them back home. I would do light housekeeping and help with homework. I would take them to karate, swim lessons also. I babysit their dogs when needed. I’m still in touch with my girls and their parents. I’m often a “grandma “ substitute for kids who don’t see their grandparents or have any. I did some house and dog sitting for a family in La Jolla also. I’m the proud grandma of 4: 2,4,10 &14. And the mother of twins. I was a yard duty when my sons were in elementary school in addition to volunteering in both classes. I continued to volunteer with an elementary school teacher for the next 20 years. I developed a relationship with these families. I attended birthdays and later their graduations. Unfortunately Covid was the end of my last nanny job. I have since moved to north county to be closer to the grandkids. I currently work 4 days a week until 1:30. I have some flexibility in case I was needed earlier. I have also self published a book to help young children learn to say polite words. I love young kids and I love spending time with them. There were times when one of them would tell me things they didn’t tell their moms. I became their confidante. However, if I was told something I thought their mom should know, I would tell her. It helped keep mom up to speed without breaking my confidence with the daughter.

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Trinity San Marcos
$25 per hour for 1 child

Hello! My name is Trinity and I am one out of four children. I am firsy generation, Vietnamese, and have immensely helped my mother raise my three brothers. I love taking care of others, but also teaching kids (all ages) right from wrong, respect, and implementing the act of character development. I do currently study Business Management at CSULB and graduated high-school with a 4. 5GPA. I hope to gain more experience with children and help take some stress off your hands! I'd describe my personality as friendly, social, sophisticated. In my spare time, I like to go to gym, cook, listen to music, hangout with my girls! I also love going on adventures and parks. One thing you should know about me is I am very flexible and I stand on respect, loyalty, and communication. I am also happy to relieve any anxieties with extra introductions, etc.

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Violet 1 review
San Marcos
$23 per hour for 1 child
Booked by 1 family in Valley Center, CA

Hi! I'm the oldest of five kids in my family and absolutely love kids! I am currently in a master of occupational therapy program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences and hope to become a pediatric OT. I have worked for the past year as a registered behavior technician in an ABA therapy clinic with kids with autism in both clinic and school settings. I am CPR certified and have my RBT certification. Before I moved to this area, I nannied for a family with three kids for the last 5 years and served in the nursery and disabilities ministry for my church with kids ages 8 months to 13 years old. I also have coached club beach volleyball for kids ages elementary through high school for the past 4 years. In addition to nannying, I can cook, run errands, help out with homework, and provide transportation to school or extracurricular activities. I love to make up fun games, do crafts, and play outside with the kids I nanny! My friends would describe me as happy, kind, organized, and compassionate!

Violet was awesome! The kids started playing with her right away I felt confident she was taking great care of them. When I got home they asked if she would come again. I would definitely recommend her!

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"Amina came and helped us out when our babysitter canceled last minute. She was great with our kids. Even our 11 month old son who has stranger anxiety warmed up to her."

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"She was so flexible and came last minute to help out. The house was really neat when I got home and both kids were asleep. Two thumbs up!"

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"Thrisa was amazing! Came over last minute and took amazing care of our 11 month old - including bedtime - she's coming back tomorrow :)"

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