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Childcare & elder care in St. Thomas
CareLink connects St. Thomas families with verified caregivers for every stage of life — babysitters and nannies, after-school cover, full-time placements, and elder or patient care. Every caregiver is JCF Police Certificate verified, ID-checked against her face, reference-checked by telephone, and interviewed by us.
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Care in St. Thomas
Parish capital: Morant Bay
St. Thomas is predominantly agricultural and is the least expensive parish in the country for care — roughly J$450–J$650 a day at the standard tier. Improved road links along the southern coast have shortened the run into Kingston considerably.
Families here are usually looking for someone local and known, and often for fewer hours than a Kingston household would need. Part-time and school-hours arrangements are the norm rather than full-time.
With many working-age adults having moved toward Kingston, elder-care enquiries in St. Thomas frequently come from a relative living elsewhere who needs someone reliable checking on a parent daily.
Communities we cover: Morant Bay · Yallahs · Seaforth · Port Morant · Golden Grove · Bath
Ways CareLink helps in St. Thomas
Babysitters & nannies →
One-off sitting, after-school cover, and recurring nannies across St. Thomas. Standard rates $450–$650/hr.
Elder & patient care →
Companion care, live-in support, and post-hospital recovery from the same personally-vetted caregivers.
Household helpers →
Live-in or live-out helpers and nanny-helpers who blend childcare with light household support in St. Thomas.
Full-time placements →
A managed hire for a full-time live-out or live-in nanny — we shortlist, verify, and match.
Post a job →
Tell St. Thomas caregivers what you need and let verified applicants come to you.
Care rates in St. Thomas (JMD/hour)
| Type of care | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| Standard (school-age) | $450–$650 |
| Premium (newborn / special needs / ECE) | $750–$1,050 |
| Urgent (under 2 hr notice) | +20% surcharge |
See the full parish-by-parish rate guide. Anything below J$425/hr is below Jamaica's national minimum wage.
Caregivers in St. Thomas
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Common questions — St. Thomas
Do you have caregivers in the smaller St. Thomas communities?
Our coverage is thinner here than in Kingston Metro, and we would rather tell you that than pretend otherwise. What we do is search for you specifically — we recruit and vet against your actual requirement rather than showing you a list that does not exist. If we cannot find someone suitable within a sensible distance of your home, we will say so instead of placing someone who will not stay.
How much does childcare cost in St. Thomas?
Standard babysitting in St. Thomas runs $450–$650 JMD per hour for one or two children aged 3+. Premium rates ($750–$1,050/hr) apply for newborns, special needs, ECE-credentialed caregivers, or overnight care. You pay your caregiver directly — CareLink takes no percentage of her rate.
Do you offer elder and patient care in St. Thomas?
Yes. The same four-step verification we built for childcare — JCF Police Certificate, AI document review, reference checks, and ID verification — applies to our companion, live-in, and post-hospital caregivers in St. Thomas. See /elder-care for details.
How are St. Thomas caregivers verified?
Every CareLink caregiver in St. Thomas uploads a current JCF Police Certificate, which we verify with AI vision plus manual review. Caregivers also have their government ID checked against their face, their references personally telephoned by us, and an interview before they are presented to any family.
Why CareLink for St. Thomas families?
Local trust
Every caregiver is ID-checked, Police-Certificate verified, reference-checked and interviewed by us.
Verified Police Certificate
We collect and AI-verify every caregiver's JCF Police Record.
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bank transfer, Lynk, cash, or PayPal — and confirmations on WhatsApp.