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Continue readingMeet super talented virtual babysitters
Virtual babysitting opens up a world of exciting possibilities for kids to take yoga lessons, drawing classes, and even get homeschool help—all from the safety of home, while their parents get tasks done or work from home.
And, since virtual babysitting takes place over video chat, parents can hire sitters who live anywhere in the country, so they can book the best of the best. To book a virtual babysitter, hire one of the sitters below or post a job on UrbanSitter (Hint: Set your address to any major city for the biggest selection of sitters!). And, be sure to book jobs in your sitter’s local timezone.
Here are a few super talented babysitters ready to engage and entertain kids with a virtual babysitting session!
Singing & Music
Mirella
Singing, reading, homeschooling, teaching Spanish
110 Reviews | 102 Repeat families
Mae
Singing, reading, acting out stories, finger play
32 Reviews | 23 Repeat families
Shernaleria
Singing, reading stories, learning the alphabet and counting
42 Reviews | 45 Repeat families
Danelle
Singing, reading, telling jokes, teaching knitting
28 Reviews | 26 Repeat families
Gerri
Singing, storytelling/reading, science experiments, crafts, cooking, tutoring
16 Reviews | 1 Repeat family
Sheena
Singing, reading
36 Reviews | 24 Repeat families
Ashlyn
Singing, teaching piano
11 Reviews | 9 Repeat families
Marizza
Singing, story time, helping with schoolwork
11 Reviews | 8 Repeat families
Monique
Singing, reading, helping with homework
6 Reviews | 2 Repeat families
Tamara
Singing, doing flash cards
7 Reviews | 8 Repeat families
Yoga & Dance
Caroline
Yoga, teaching violin
18 Reviews | 17 Repeat families
Leigh
Dance parties, yoga, reading, help with homework
7 Reviews | 8 Repeat families
Kelly
Ballet, choreography, coloring, drawing, origami
62 Reviews | 60 Repeat families
Sarah
Yoga, children’s games
18 Reviews | 16 Repeat families
Zara
Dancing, yoga, reading, home schooling
21 Reviews | 15 Repeat families
Blanca
Exercising, Spanish language, meditation
19 Reviews | 9 Repeat families
Leslie
Yoga, teaching art, reading, homeschooling
18 Reviews | 8 Repeat families
Daphne
Dance, yoga, story time, singing
18 Reviews | 8 Repeat families
Deserae
Yoga, homeschooling
6 Reviews | 2 Repeat families
Amy
Yoga, cooking, music
7 Reviews | 4 Repeat families
Homeschool & Tutoring
Fiorella
Homeschooling (elementary), tutoring, reading, stretching exercises
45 Reviews | 35 Repeat families
Rasa
Homeschooling, tutoring, teaching Dutch
50 Reviews | 51 Repeat families
Sarah
Homeschooling (preschool, elementary), reading stories
23 Reviews | 14 Repeat families
Emily
Homeschooling, reading stories, playing games
17 Reviews | 15 Repeat families
Laura
Homeschooling (elementary)
6 Reviews | 3 Repeat families
Ingrisds
Tutoring in phonics, elementary math, elementary science, middle and high school writing, biology, algebra, geometry, trigonometry
7 Reviews
Paige
Homeschooling, reading stories
6 Reviews | 3 Repeat families
Sarah
Tutoring in math
13 Reviews | 6 Repeat families
Reading & Storytime
Brunna
Reading stories, playing games, creating stories together
37 Reviews | 21 Repeat families
Laura
Reading, art, science projects
30 Reviews | 20 Repeat families
Feiben
Reading, storytime
9 Reviews | 5 Repeat families
Haley
Reading
9 Reviews | 6 Repeat families
Leah
Reading stories, dance parties, I spy
9 Reviews | 7 Repeat families
Sil
Telling stories, puzzles, teaching meditation, drawing together
8 Reviews | 9 Repeat families
Sandra
Reading stories, practicing ABC’s, math, science, art
6 Reviews | 6 Repeat families
Catalina
Reading stories, Spanish language
6 Reviews | 5 Repeat families
Tykisha
Teaching
18 Reviews | 17 Repeat families
Barbara
Homework help (K-4th grade)
13 Reviews | 26 Repeat families
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Continue readingCOVID-19’s impact on babysitters and caregivers
Wondering how babysitters and nannies are being impacted by shelter-in-place and social distancing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic? In April 2020, we surveyed more than 600 UrbanSitter sitters and nannies and here’s what they had to say:
Income struggle
- Sitters & nannies reported an average of an 84% drop in babysitting business since COVID-19.
- 15% of sitters and nannies are supplementing their income by working in food delivery, finding online work such as teaching, tutoring and virtual babysitting, or by filing for unemployment.
Eager for work
- 68% are willing to work for parents who are “essential workers” in fields such as healthcare, grocery and government.
- 20% would move in and “shelter-in-place” with a family and another 24% said they might consider it.
- 90% would also commit to working with just one family if enough hours were guaranteed. 45% of those sitters said they’d want more than 20 hours of work per week guaranteed.
Virtual babysitting
- 74% of sitters are interested in “virtual babysitting” jobs to entertain kids for limited periods of time over video chat, while a parent is at home but working or occupied with other tasks.
- Of these sitters, 57% would charge their normal babysitting hourly rate, while 32% would charge less, and 11% would charge more than their normal rate.
- 89% have a special talent that would engage kids virtually. Top talents include reading stories, singing, teaching yoga, helping with homeschooling/tutoring, teaching a foreign language and dancing.
Looking to hire a virtual or in-person babysitter or nanny during COVID-19? UrbanSitter is open for business.