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Care byAurora Carlin Martini

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ServicesChildcare

Childcare

Now, I give parents peace of mind, and children quality time---as we have lots of fun, while being safe and staying connected to the present moment!

Where the service stops

This is care of the child, not household service. Meal preparation and laundry are child-related only; family meal prep, family laundry and driving in the nanny’s car are all "please contact me" in the source, with no price attached.

Prices

$40–50 / hour

MinimumNot stated

Open, always: this table is never behind a click, at any screen width.

Babysitting rates
1 child
$40 / hour
2 children
$44 / hour
3 children
$47 / hour
4 children
$50 / hour
Special services
Nanny share
$25 / hour per child
Rule not closed in the source: it does not say whether this is per family or per child, and two children would come to $50/h — more than the $44/h charged for two children of the same family.
Overnight
$250 flat
Source: "does not include awake working hours".
Trips
On request — ask for a quote
Source, verbatim: “Trips: flight tickets, hotels, food + daily fee (TBD)”
Flights, hotels and food on top. The daily fee is TBD in the source.
Extra fees
Weekends
+ $3 / hour over normal fee
Holidays
1.5× normal fee
  • Cash only — the single commercial condition stated in the source, and the one the legacy site kept inside a collapsed block.
  • Payment is arranged directly with Aurora. There is no deposit, invoice or online payment anywhere in the source.

Rules not closed in the source

  • Weekend surcharge and holiday multiplier: the source does not say whether they stack on a holiday that falls on a weekend.
  • Nanny share: per family or per child is not stated.
Also true of every booking
  • Service area: Menlo Park–Hillsborough or Redwood City / Woodside — 94062 — the source declares two different areas. Both declarations, side by side.
  • Travel beyond that area is not priced anywhere in the source, and neither is any mileage or parking cost.

What is included

Reproduced from the source, including the boundaries — the items that end in “please contact me” are the ones the source refuses to price, and they stay in the same list instead of being tidied away.

  • Attentive and present childcare.
  • Safety-first approach.
  • Engaging age-appropriate activities.
  • Positive and encouraging communication.
  • Fun and light atmosphere.
  • Support with emotional regulation.
  • Respect for each child's natural pace and rhythm.
  • Outdoor and indoor playtime.
  • Diaper changes / potty help and training.
  • Homework support.
  • Pick-ups and drop offs in family's car (for information on using nanny's car, please contact me).
  • Personal hygiene assistance.
  • Bedtime routines.
  • General tidy-up after care.
  • Child-related meal preparation (for information on family meal prep, please contact me).
  • Child-related laundry (for information on family laundry help, please contact me).

*References available upon request. No reference is published on the site, and none can be checked from it.

In her words

Throughout my professional journey, I’ve learned to pay attention not only to children, but also to what the child is paying attention to. When that happens, it feels as if a small bubble in space and time is created, and a world of curiosity, imagination, and trust opens between us. Those moments are what made me fall in love with caregiving.

I dive into the child’s world and do my best to bring it to life, keeping the boundless wonder in their eyes.

Reproduced verbatim from the Childcare page of the source.

Credentials for this service

Nothing on this site carries a seal, a badge or a shield. Each line below is either a sentence found in the source or the literal words “not stated”.

  • CPR

    Certified — issuing body not stated, expiry not stated

    Divergent in the source

    The source disagrees between pages: "Twice CPR certified" on Childcare, "CPR certified" on Companionship. Neither page names an issuing body or an expiry date.

  • Child Development and Care

    Certified — issuing body not stated, expiry not stated

    Not stated

    The source states the certification but names no institution and no date.

  • Background check

    Not stated

    Not stated

  • Insurance

    Not stated

    Not stated

  • Bonding

    Not stated

    Not stated

  • First aid

    Not stated

    Not stated

  • License

    Not stated

    Not stated

Experience, as declared by Aurora

Self-declared on the source page. No third party attests to any of it, and no figure below can be checked from this site.

  • +6000 hours of hands-on childcare;
  • Twice CPR certified;
  • Child Development and Care certified;
  • Daycare volunteer in Brazil;
  • Former Au Pair in Colorado;
  • Babysat for multiple families in part time and on call arrangements;
  • Cared for children aged 03 months to 12 years;
  • Specialized in caring for 2-3 year olds.
  • Comfortable with bedtime routines, bathing, meals, playtime, driving, tidying up, learning activities, and more!
Evidence

21 photographs published on the Childcare page of the legacy site, in the order that page used. 2 of them are stock images and are marked as such — they are not a record of this work. None of them carries a date, a place or a photographer credit in the source; each caption describes only what is visible in the frame.

An overhead view of adult and child hands making crafts on a white table covered in crayons, pompoms, lolly sticks and coloured paper.
01 · stock

Stock photograph, not Aurora’s work. It opened the Childcare page of the legacy site. No photographer, date, place or licence is recorded anywhere in the source.

Aurora Carlin Martini lying beside a baby under a wooden play gym, the baby’s face covered by a pink mark drawn over the photograph.
02

Aurora with a baby under a play gym, in a home with a staircase and a vaulted ceiling behind. The baby’s face was covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child, in a client’s home. Face hand-covered in the source.

A second, nearly identical frame of Aurora Carlin Martini beside the same baby, whose face is again covered by a pink mark.
03

The same moment, a second frame. The baby’s face was covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child, in a client’s home. Face hand-covered in the source.

Two children and Aurora Carlin Martini lying inside a blanket fort with soft toys. One child’s face is covered by a pink mark; the other child’s face is uncovered.
04

A blanket fort. There are two children in this frame and only one of them was covered in the source; the second child’s face is published here exactly as the legacy site published it. The source states no date and no place.

INCOMPLETE REDACTION — a second child’s face is fully visible and was never covered. Strongly recommended for removal.

A child in a hooded animal onesie sitting on a piano stool and reaching for the keys, seen from behind, with a small pink mark over the visible part of the face.
05

A child at a piano. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child, in a client’s home. Partially hand-covered in the source.

Aurora Carlin Martini cheek to cheek with a child at a frozen-yogurt counter, the child’s face covered by a pink mark.
06

Frozen yogurt. The child’s face was covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child in a public place. Face hand-covered in the source.

A child in a full dinosaur costume running towards Aurora Carlin Martini, who crouches with both arms open in a living room. The child’s face is inside the costume hood and not visible.
07

A child in a dinosaur costume, in a home living room. No mark was needed here: the face is inside the costume. The source states no date and no place.

The same child in the dinosaur costume being lifted in a hug by Aurora Carlin Martini, with a small pink mark over the child’s face.
08

The hug that followed. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child, in a client’s home. Partially hand-covered in the source.

Two children and Aurora Carlin Martini, who is wearing a surgical mask, making peace signs across a kitchen island with a tray of unbaked cookies. Both children’s faces are covered by pink marks.
09

Baking, with Aurora in a surgical mask. Both children’s faces were covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

Two clients’ children, in a client’s kitchen. Faces hand-covered in the source.

Two children in aprons spooning batter into a muffin tin at a kitchen counter, both faces covered by pink marks. One child wears a white chef’s hat with a name written on it.
10

Filling a muffin tin. Both faces were covered in the source — but a first name remains legible on the chef’s hat, so the redaction hides the faces and publishes a name. The source states no date and no place. See README.md.

INCOMPLETE REDACTION — a child’s first name is legible on the chef’s hat. Strongly recommended for removal.

Aurora Carlin Martini lying face to face with a baby on a white bed, holding a wooden toy above them; the baby’s face is covered by a pink mark.
11

Play on a bed. The baby’s face was covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child, in a client’s home. Face hand-covered in the source.

A second frame of the same scene, Aurora Carlin Martini laughing as the baby reaches for the toy, the baby’s face again covered by a pink mark.
12

The same session, a second frame. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child, in a client’s home. Face hand-covered in the source.

A selfie taken high inside a rope-net climbing structure in a park: Aurora Carlin Martini in a helmet and sunglasses, with three children above and behind her whose faces are covered by pink marks.
13

A rope climbing frame in a public park. Three children’s faces were covered by hand in the source; other people in the park were not. The source states no date and no place.

A public playground, with unredacted bystanders in frame alongside the covered children.

Looking down into a large cardboard box where two children lie side by side under blankets, both faces covered by pink marks, surrounded by flattened painted cardboard on the floor.
14

Two children resting in a cardboard box among painted cardboard sheets. Both faces were covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

Two clients’ children, in a client’s home. Faces hand-covered in the source.

Aurora Carlin Martini holding a baby outdoors under a fig tree, leaning in towards the baby, whose face is covered by a large pink mark.
15

Outdoors with a baby. The baby’s face was covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child. Face hand-covered in the source.

A close view of a small child in rainbow-striped pyjamas strumming a blue toy ukulele, framed from the chin down so no face is visible.
16

A child with a toy ukulele. No mark was needed: the frame stops below the face. The source states no date and no place.

A child’s arm in star-patterned pyjamas squeezing a piping bag of frosting over a plate of four cupcakes on a wooden table.
17

Icing cupcakes. Only the child’s arm is in frame. The source states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini leaning over a baby who is lying on a play mat, the baby seen from behind so that only the back of the head is visible.
18

Tummy time. No mark was needed: the baby is seen from behind. The source states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini sitting still while a child, out of frame except for a hand and hair, paints her face with a brush.
19

Aurora having her face painted by a child. No child’s face is in the frame. The source states no date and no place.

Aurora Carlin Martini holding a baby in a striped sun hat on a picnic blanket, the baby’s face covered by a large pink mark.
20

Outdoors on a blanket. The baby’s face was covered by hand in the source. The source states no date and no place.

A client’s child. Face hand-covered in the source.

An abstract close view of a wind-carved snow drift in raking light, ridged blue and white.
21 · stock

Stock photograph, not Aurora’s work and not related to childcare. It closed the Childcare page of the legacy site. No photographer, date, place or licence is recorded anywhere in the source.

Reviews naming Childcare

Transcribed from the screenshot tiles on the legacy Reviews page. Where a service has none, the absence is printed instead of hidden.

Mohak S.

5 / 5

ServiceChildcare

Transcribed from an image — to be confirmed with Aurora.

“Aurora was excellent with our 11 & 12 year old daughters. She helped them eat healthier, nudged them politely and explained patiently when they needed to be more organized or do their chores, and entertained them with great activities during summer break.”

Greg S.

5 / 5

ServiceChildcare

Transcribed from an image — to be confirmed with Aurora.

“Aurora was wonderful taking care of our 9 month old baby girl. Very thoughtful, attentive, and engaging. Would totally hire her again should we need support again.”

Helene J.

5 / 5

ServiceChildcare

Transcribed from an image — to be confirmed with Aurora.

“Aurora is absolutely wonderful! She babysat our 3-year-old daughter for two nights in a row, and we couldn’t be happier with the experience. Our daughter typically has a very hard time when we leave (lots of tears and anxiety) but Aurora handled it beautifully. By the second night, there were barely any tears at all, which speaks volumes about how comfortable and safe Aurora made her feel. Aurora is patient, caring, and clearly knows how to connect with young children. We came home to a happily sleeping little girl both nights, and that peace of mind is priceless. We highly recommend Aurora!”

Jill D.

5 / 5

ServiceChildcare

Transcribed from an image — to be confirmed with Aurora.

“Aurora has come in the afternoons to watch our girls after school for the last year. She is reliable and on time and meets the girls where they are emotionally / energy-wise when they get home (quiet games, water or outside play, baking, puzzles, art etc). She’s been flexible with our family needs and has been open to feedback. She helps with dishes, cleaning up after play, and folding laundry - which has been so helpful to us! The girls love her and we plan to keep her a part of our lives for date nights. :)”

Matt L.

5 / 5

ServiceChildcare

Transcribed from an image — to be confirmed with Aurora.

“Aurora has been watching our son for several months now, and we can't recommend her enough. We know he's in good hands when he's with her. Thanks, Aurora!”

All seven reviews, their provenance and the coverage per service

Next step
Ask for a time for Childcare — Aurora replies by phone or e-mail

The form opens with Childcare already selected, and hands the message to your own e-mail app. A request is not a booking: a time is only held once Aurora confirms it. The source states no opening hours and no response time.

Or reach her directly