
"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."
Marie C., parent

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Hi! I’m Paulina — a warm, responsible, and energetic caregiver with a background in health and education. I love working with kids of all ages and always aim to create a fun, safe, and engaging environment. Whether it’s helping with homework, creative play, or bedtime routines, I bring patience and positivity to every moment. Looking forward to supporting your family!
Hi, my name is Judine, and I am a compassionate, dependable caregiver with a strong healthcare background. I currently work as a Patient Care Associate in the ICU and Mother/Baby Unit at a well known hospital, where I provide attentive, hands on care to patients and families during some of life’s most important moments. In addition to my professional experience, I am also a proud mother to a kind, loving, and brilliant 6 years old, which has deepened my understanding of children’s needs, safety, and emotional development. I offer flexible, part time childcare and senior care services to families seeking trustworthy and nurturing support. I have experience caring for newborns through senior citizens in both hospital and private home settings. I take great pride in being a professional who genuinely cares about the well-being, comfort, and safety of those entrusted to me. I would love the opportunity to support your family and work together to create a safe, caring, and positive environment. Sincerely, Judine
I love kids I used to babysit back in Texas I just moved to Miami Florida I love dogs and I speak Spanish French and English. Babysitting is one of my favorite things to do.
I’m a current 3rd year medical student interested in pursuing pediatrics and pediatric psychiatry. I am officially trained in CPR [Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Basic Life Support (BLS)] for both adults and children. As part of my medical training, I have helped care for children of all ages in both outpatient and inpatient settings including those with learning differences or neurodiversity. As a middle child, I have experience with older and younger children which informed my approach to babysitting (and conflict management 😊). I am comfortable taking care of and working with both young and older children. On a personal note, I am a Florida native with immigrant parents from South America, thus I have a native proficiency in Spanish and I love soccer. Also, I have a background in art. I am open to preparing meals for children as long as any allergies, dietary restrictions, or preferences are disclosed in detail. I am comfortable with pets in the home if they are well-behaved/trained and have no history of causing any illness, injuries, or bites to others. For transparency: pet-sitting is not one of the services I offer. In addition, I have experience as a summer school teacher and tutor for middle school and high-school students. I offer tutoring for middle school, high school and college levels in the following areas: basic sciences, biology, general chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy/physio, psychology, neuroscience, history, writing, reading, college and medical school application essays, SAT/ACT/AP exam in the aforementioned subject areas, MCAT exam (behavioral science and CARS sections). I have experience tutoring since I was in middle school, high school, college and have continued to do so in medical school. For your convenience, I am more than happy to overlap tutoring with baby sitting depending on the number of children and their ages. For example, if there are two kids to be watched and the older one is being tutored, I would feel more comfortable if someone else was home supervising the other child if that child is very young at least for the duration of the tutoring session.
Im Diana from Colombia, I came to the United States one year and 9 months ago, im a lawyer in there, and starting over in the USA, im the baby sitter for a baby of 10 months old and I have him since he was 5 months. I came from a traditional Colombian family, my mom used to work so my grandparents take care of me, I have a 20 years old sister and I take care of her when she was a baby.

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5.0 average star rating from total of 356 reviews in Opa Locka, FL

"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."
Marie C., parent

"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!"
Jenny S., parent

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

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