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Brianna K.

  • 11 years paid experience
  • 10 miles
Brianna K., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 11 years of paid experience

Hi there! I am currently a student at UNMC and love to babysit during my free time. This mainly includes weekends (days or nights) and weeknight evenings. I would love to be your go-to sitter for date nights and other occasional events. Please reach out to me if you want to talk more! I have over 10 years of experience babysitting/nannying for all ages. I am CPR and BLS certified.

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$18–25/hr

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5.0

Jodi W.

Brianna is great with both our 2 year old and 8 year old!

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Lauryn W.

  • 6 years paid experience
  • 13 miles
Lauryn W., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 6 years of paid experience

Hey! I'm Lauryn, though I go by Lali (pronounced lolly, like a lollypop:). I absolutely love kids! I'm currently majoring in social work, because I'm really passionate about children growing up in a positive environment, something I would love to help provide for your kids. I'm good at cooking, cleaning, instructing, driving and following instruction. I love to have fun! I enjoy taking kids to the park, doing crafts, eating ice cream and playing imaginary, board and card games. While entertainment is a specialty of mine, I also understand that keeping on schedule is important - dinnertime means dinnertime, not anything else. I look forward to working with you!

$12–25/hr

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Kaitlyn N.

  • 5 years paid experience
  • 13 miles
Kaitlyn N., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 5 years of paid experience

Hello! My name is Kaitlyn, I’m just recently graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln where I majored in Child, Youth, and Family Studies. I love interacting and playing with kids! A little about me is I love to travel and explore/try new things. A life goal of mine is to visit all 50 states before 50! I’m the oldest with 2 younger siblings. I’ve worked with many different families aging from a couple of months to pre-teen years. I’m also CPR and first aid certification through the Red Cross. I can’t wait to meet you and your family!

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$18–30/hr

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Claudia W.

  • 5 years paid experience
  • 14 miles
Claudia W., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 5 years of paid experience

I am a very active and fun person and I definitely reflect that when working with kids. I am in graduate school at UNMC currently. I would consider myself a responsible and trustworthy person. I also have experience working with kids through being a soccer coach, nannying, and afterschool care. I have a pretty busy schedule with school but am willing to accommodate your needs as best as possible!

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$20–25/hr

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Abbigail P.

  • 9 years paid experience
  • 14 miles
Abbigail P., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 9 years of paid experience

Hi, I’m Abby! I have 9 years of nanny and babysitting experience, and caring for children has always been something I genuinely love. As the oldest of four sisters and now a stay-at-home mom to my daughter, nurturing little ones has been such a natural and joyful part of my life. I’m currently looking for a part-time nanny position where I would bring my daughter along. I truly believe this creates such a sweet opportunity for friendship, social development, and shared play. I’m intentional about keeping days structured, engaging, and full of creativity — whether that’s crafts, outdoor time, story time, or fun little outings. I have reliable transportation, am comfortable with dogs (just allergic to cats!), and am happy to help however I can to make your days run smoothly. I’d love to meet ahead of time to make sure we’re a great fit. References are available upon request — I can’t wait to connect with your family!

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$20–25/hr

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5.0

Christina C.

Abby was amazing with my two kiddos. Very respectful and kind! She took them places and spent quality time with them. From making them dinner, picking them up from school, and even going fishing! We enjoyed our time with her and really miss her! If we could have taken her when we moved, we would have!

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Hailey S.

  • 10 years paid experience
  • 7 miles
Hailey S., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 10 years of paid experience

Hi! I’m Hailey, an active, outdoorsy sitter who would love to help your kids have an adventure-filled summer. I’ve worked with children of all ages and abilities, with a strong focus on providing safe, engaging experiences. I recently moved back to Nebraska and now work as a nature-based learning facilitator, supporting kids (ages 1-13) in outdoor exploration on a farm. I also pet sit, so I’m very comfortable with animals. My experience includes managing and guiding high ropes course adventures, coaching youth slam poetry (big on confidence + creativity) and teaching swim lessons. Would love to connect!

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$22–26/hr

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4.0

Ali G.

Great with my kids, my eldest took to her the most and enjoyed her company. Was on time and gave me updates if anything happened or texted me back quickly if I asked for a update while I was out. My experience with her was overall good and I'd recommend her as a babysitter. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because after her last babysitting job, she said she would be available to babysit one more time and the day before she had to cancel. Which I totally understand, so we re-scheduled. On the re-scheduled day, she canceled again, due to having too much on her plate with a full time job, a competition she was in and an additional job. While this is all completely understandable, this was during my husband's deployment and I depended on her to get groceries every week or so. I tried texting her telling her it was ok and asked further about her schedule to see if she could spare 2 hours for me to get food but I never got a response and haven't heard from her since. If she had told me sooner about not being available (2 weeks prior before her last message), I could have found someone else and gotten things done when I needed them done. I would have loved if we stayed in contact and kept up babysitting whenever she was able but lack of management of the many things she had going on in her life and the foresight of when she might be overwhelmed with all those things, ultimately ended our correspondence sooner than I would have liked.

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Angela R.

  • 5 years paid experience
  • 8 miles
Angela R., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 5 years of paid experience

Hi! My name is Angela and a little about me is that I am currently a freshman undergraduate student at UNO going into Occupational Therapy for pediatrics with a major in Public Relations!I love to be active and be busy wether it’s hanging out with friends, traveling, working or volunteering, doing some yoga or going on a run to of course hanging out and spending time with my family. A fun fact about me is that I am also bilingual and can speak Spanish and I am learning sign language.A little bit about my background with caregiving is I’ve working in a childcare facility for 3 years with experience with ages 4 months to 12 years although I would say I have the most experience with toddlers to preschool/kindergarten (my favorite ages) and I have been babysitting consistently for two years and also teach kindergartners Sunday school every other Sunday as well. Overall I would absolutely love to look after your littles and make them feel loved, comfortable and safe while with their sitter, I look forward to it!!

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$15–20/hr

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5.0

Joseph F.

Angela was great, she showed up 10 minutes early and the kids loved her!

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Allie S.

  • 5 years paid experience
  • < 1 mile
Allie S., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 5 years of paid experience

Hi my name is Allie and I am a sophomore at Wayne State College. I am offering child care, pet care, and household services. I am CPR certified. I love working with children and have been watching an assortment of toddlers and kids since I was 13 years old. My responsibilities have included all aspects of child care such as preparing meals, doing activities, and driving to and from outings. I also have a lot of experience in watching animals. I have taken care of everything from dogs down to hamsters. My responsibilities usually include feeding, play time, letting outside, walks, and overnight if needed. I would love to help out you and your family with any need I have listed!

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$10–18/hr

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Stephanie P.

  • 5 years paid experience
  • 6 miles
Stephanie P., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 5 years of paid experience

☆♡Hello! My name is Stephanie J Palma. I'm a 2025 Wayne State College graduate with a bachelors degree in Communications, Arts, and Film. As moving from a small town to a big city, I yearn for community. Being the eldest out of 4 in a Hispanic household is where my experience started. Spanish was my first language! Im so grateful to be billingual. That being said, parents worked all the time so it was up to me to take initiative and responsibility to be their primary caretaker. I've always been a family girl. I have also done independent babysitting, and experience in Daycare. Those experiences made me into the caring, independent woman I am today. I went into college undecided, and took classes from psychology, business, education, to broaden my choices and expand my knowledge. I'm eager to learn and that has not changed even after graduation. I took it upon myself to be FIRSTAID and CPR certified in March. I love to cook, bake, clean, craft, read, bike, walk, DOGS AND CATS, hangout with friends, watch movies, play video games, dress up, go swimming and always open to trying new things! ♡☆

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$15–30/hr

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Kaila N.

  • 8 years paid experience
  • 6 miles
Kaila N., Babysitter in Council Bluffs, IA 51503 with 8 years of paid experience

Hi, I’m Kaila. I’ve been working with kids and pets for the last 8 years and caregiving has always come naturally to me. For the past four years, I have worked as a behavioral therapist specializing in ABA therapy with children ages 2–18. I’m also the oldest in my family, so I grew up helping raise all the younger kids. I also used to work as a vet tech and I have three dogs of my own, so I’m very comfortable with animals. I’m starting my master’s program this fall and looking for a family who needs someone patient, reliable, and experienced

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$25–30/hr

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