- Maryland Committee for Children Child Care Finder
- Maryland Committee for Children resources for parents
- Montgomery County Child Care Resource & Referral Center
- Montgomery County Public Library’s child care & parent resource site
- List of accredited early childhood education facilities in Montgomery County
- National Association for the Education of Young Children search engine to find an accredited day care center near you
- Nanny message board on DC Urban Moms
- All Things Nanny – a great blog by a nanny industry dynamo
- Search for your neighborhood list serv on Yahoo! Groups and coordinate a nanny share
- Washington Post‘s “Tip Sheet” article on finding a babysitter
At this time I’m just listing resources that can help parents find a childcare provider, not individual centers, home care providers or nannies. If I have left off an important way to find a quality caretaker of the most important little people in the world, please leave that recommendation in the comments here.
- Audubon Nature Preschool
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cooperative Nursery School
- Chevy Chase United Methodist Church Preschool
- Concord Hill School
- Oneness Family School
- Ohr Kodesh Early Childhood Center
- Outdoor Nursery School – need a better link!
NW DC Preschools
I list all preschools – this is just a database for parents, not an endorsement of the programs or a selective list. If your school is missing, golly, let me know! Just leave a comment and I will update the list. Thanks!
- Tips on Trips and Camps.com
- Washington Family Magazine’s Virtual Camp Fair
- Our Kids Camps & Camp Fair Listings
- Audobon Nature Society Summer Camps
- Barrie Montessori Camp, Silver Spring – age 4-14
- Brookside Gardens Summer Camps – age 8-10
- Camp Little Foot, special needs, Rockville – age 3-17
- Camp Olympia, sports, Rockville – age 3-15
- Camp Sonshine, Silver Spring – age 4-17
- CREATE Arts Center Camp, Silver Spring – all ages
- Creative Adventures, Inc. Mont Cnty – age 6-12
- EarthTreks Climbing, Rockville – age 6-teen
- Enrichment Centers, Mont.Cnty – all ages
- Evergreen Montessori Camp, Silver Spring – age 3.5-12
- Fairfax County Parks & Rec Camps
- Grace Episcopal Day School Camps, Mont. Cnty – age 3-13
- Gymboree Silver Spring Camps
- Landon Grand Slam Tennis Camp, Bethesda – age 7-17
- Marva Gymnastics, Rockville – age 3-16
- MC School of Art & Design, Silver Spring – teens
- Montgomery College Camps – age 5-17
- Montgomery County Parks & Recreation Summer Camps – all ages
- Musical Theater Center, Rockville/Silver Spring/Germantown – age 7-16
- National Building Museum Camps in DC
- PEP Friendship Camps for Girls and Boys, Kensington – age 8-12
- Rockville Chinese School – age 4-12
- Round House Theatre Camp, Mont.Cnty – all ages
- Sandy Spring Friends Day Camp – age 4-17
- Silver Stars Camp, Silver Spring – age 3.5-15
- Strathmore Summer Camp
- Sudradtar Institute of Dance & Related Arts Camp, Silver Spring
- Takoma Sports Camps – age 6.5-14
- Universal Martial Arts Center, Silver Spring/DC – age 3-16
- Woodland Horse Camp, Silver Spring – age 5-15
- Woodside United Methodist Church FREE Vacation Bible School – age 3-6th grade, all faiths welcome
- YMCA Camps, DC/MontCnty – all ages
I list all programs. This is just a database for parents, not an endorsement of the programs or a selective list. If your program is missing, let’s fix that. Just leave a comment and I will update the list. Thanks!









































