Private Childcare in the Riviera Maya
Thoughtfully Provided
Trusted and reliable childcare for families staying in homes, hotels, resorts, villas, and vacation rentals throughout the Riviera Maya, with care tailored to each child and family by a qualified Early Childhood Educator.
Peace of Mind for Traveling Families
Trusted, attentive childcare gives parents the confidence to enjoy their time away, knowing their children are receiving developmentally appropriate care tailored to their individual needs.
Qualified Early Childhood Educator
Professional knowledge of child development, routines, and play-based learning that supports each child's individual needs.
Play-Based Learning
Meaningful activities that encourage creativity, exploration, confidence, and age-appropriate development.
Private Childcare for Travelers
Care tailored to hotels, villas, vacation rentals, and private homes, making travel easier for the whole family.
Serving the Riviera Maya
Available throughout Tulum, Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Holbox, and Bacalar.
Our Approach
Our approach begins with understanding each child as an individual — their routines, interests, temperament, comfort needs, and stage of development.
Care is responsive and child-led, allowing us to adapt naturally to each child while creating a safe, engaging, and reassuring experience throughout their time with us.
Private Childcare Services
Professional private childcare for families staying in hotels, villas, vacation rentals, and private residences throughout the Riviera Maya. Care is thoughtfully tailored to each child’s age, routines, comfort level, and individual needs.
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Professional childcare in the comfort of your home or private residence, supporting your child’s usual routines while parents attend appointments, work, enjoy personal time, or simply need additional support.
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Designed for families travelling in the Riviera Maya, with childcare provided directly at your hotel, resort, villa, or vacation rental while you enjoy dinners, excursions, celebrations, or time to yourselves.
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Overnight care for families who need trusted childcare throughout the night. Your caregiver remains at your accommodation and is available to support your child’s nighttime routine, comfort, feeding, waking, and care needs until the scheduled end of service.
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Dedicated childcare for weddings, retreats, private events, and community gatherings, thoughtfully coordinated around the setting, schedule, number and ages of children, and the needs of each family.
Care Options & Rates
Every family is different. The rates below provide a starting point for private childcare, with each booking thoughtfully tailored to your child's age, routine, environment, and individual needs.
In-Home Childcare
550 MXN / hour
Thoughtfully tailored, professional childcare provided in your home, supporting your child's routine, environment, and individual needs.
3-hour minimum booking.
Hotel & Travel Care
550 MXN / hour
Trustworthy childcare provided in hotels, villas, and vacation rentals, allowing families to enjoy their stay while children remain engaged and comfortably cared for.
3-hour minimum booking.
Events & Community Care
By Request
Dependable childcare for retreats, weddings, private events, and community gatherings, with engaging, play-based activities designed for children of different ages.
Pricing is customized based on group size, duration and event type.
Standard Private Childcare — 550 MXN / hour
3-hour minimum booking. Applies to standard childcare bookings of up to 9 hours in a day.
Multi-Day & Extended Care — 500 MXN / hour
Available for qualifying bookings of 3 or more days with a minimum of 4 reserved hours per day.
Extended Hours — 685 MXN / hour
Applies to childcare exceeding 9 hours in the same day.
Hourly Rates
Overnight Childcare
Overnight childcare is available for families who require continuous care at their home, hotel, villa, or vacation residence. The caregiver remains at the property overnight and is available throughout the reserved care period.
Overnight Childcare rates apply to care provided between 12:00 AM–6:00 AM.
For bookings that begin before midnight or continue beyond 6:00 AM, only the hours falling within the overnight care window are charged at the applicable overnight rate. Remaining hours are charged at the applicable childcare rate.
Newborn & Young Infant Overnight Care — 750 MXN / hour
Birth through 6 months.
Infant & Toddler Overnight Care — 650 MXN / hour
Over 6 months through 2.5 years.
Standard Overnight Care — 600 MXN / hour
Over 2.5 years, for children who generally follow an established nighttime routine.
Children requiring significant or frequent nighttime assistance may require a higher-support overnight rate. Final pricing is confirmed based on the child’s age, routine, and level of overnight support required.
Additional Children
Rates include care for up to 2 children.
Each additional child is 150 MXN per hour, subject to the children’s ages, individual care needs, and level of support required.
For larger families, groups, weddings, retreats, and special events, additional caregivers may be required. Staffing requirements and applicable pricing are confirmed based on the number and ages of children and the nature of the booking.
Please include the number and ages of all children in your booking request so we can recommend the appropriate care arrangement and provide an accurate quote.
Booking and Payment Policy
A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to confirm and reserve your booking. The remaining balance is due no later than 48 hours before the first scheduled childcare session.
Bookings confirmed within 48 hours of the scheduled service require full payment before care begins. Applicable payment processing fees are the responsibility of the client.
All bookings are subject to availability and are confirmed only after the required payment has been received.
Please review the Mega Little Palms Policies and Terms before submitting your booking request.
Qualified. Experienced. Trusted.
Founded by a qualified Early Childhood Educator, Mega Little Palms combines professional childcare with years of hands-on experience supporting children across a range of ages, routines, and family environments.
Families visiting Tulum and the Riviera Maya choose Mega Little Palms for professional, trustworthy childcare in homes, villas, hotels, and vacation rentals.
About Mega Little Palms
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Mega Little Palms was created around a simple belief: children deserve care that recognizes who they are as individuals.
Every child brings their own personality, routines, interests, comfort needs, and way of experiencing the world. Care is responsive and child-led, creating space for children to feel secure, build trust, explore, and engage at their own pace.
My goal is to provide an experience that feels natural and reassuring for the child while giving parents confidence that their family’s routines and preferences are being respected.
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Every booking reflects the standards that define Mega Little Palms.
• Safety, comfort, and emotional well-being
• Respect for each child’s routines, boundaries, and individual needs
• Meaningful, age-appropriate play and engagement
• Clear and dependable communication with parents
• Consistency, preparation, and attentive one-on-one care
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Every booking is personally provided by me, Megan, a qualified Early Childhood Educator with a Bachelor of Arts and a diploma in Early Childhood Education from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).
My experience includes supporting children across a range of ages and developmental stages in educational settings, private family homes, hotels, villas, and vacation residences. My approach draws on professional knowledge of child development together with hands-on experience providing responsive, child-led care.
My background includes:
• Early Childhood Education qualifications and professional knowledge of child development
• Experience supporting infants, toddlers, and children across multiple developmental stages
• Experience in both educational and private family settings
• Play-based, child-led care supporting learning, confidence, and emotional well-being
• Experience providing childcare for traveling families in hotels, villas, and private residences throughout the Riviera MayaMy experience also includes providing private childcare for families staying in established residential and resort communities throughout the Riviera Maya, including La Zebra SLH Hotel in Tulum, La Privada in Aldea Zama, Tulum, and Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen.
Mega Little Palms is also a recommended childcare provider for homeowners and guests at Nativa Tulum, supporting families staying within the private residential community.
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Mega Little Palms offers more than childcare — it provides families with a trusted, personalized care experience built around consistency, connection, and confidence.
Families communicate directly with the person who will care for their child, allowing important routines, preferences, and individual needs to be understood before care begins.
With a professional Early Childhood Education background and experience supporting both local and traveling families, care combines knowledge of child development with the warmth, flexibility, and personal attention families value when entrusting someone with their child.
The result is childcare that feels personal, dependable, and thoughtfully integrated into your family’s time in the Riviera Maya.
Mega Little Palms provides private childcare and babysitting services for families staying in Tulum • Playa del Carmen • Cancún • Mérida • Bacalar • Cozumel • Isla Mujeres • Holbox