CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL FINDER
Resources for Parents – All ages and stages of children
- Adoptions Together – Events for Adopting/Adoptive Parents
- DC Urban Moms (and Dads)
- KidFriendly DC
- Montgomery County public schools parent academy – events offered weekly
- Our Kids
- Out By Ten
- My Asian Kid DC – Adoption Resource website
- Parent Encouragement Program (PEP)
- Washington Parent
List of Moms (and Dads) Groups
- Baby Talk Moms
- Wheaton Area Moms
- Yahoo! Groups for Silver Spring parents
- La Leche League
- Mocha Moms of Silver Spring
- Moms Group Manual Local Group Finder
- MOMS (Mothers Offering Mothers Support)
- Montgomery County Parents of Multiples
- Playgroup message board on DC Urban Moms
Special Needs
- AutMont – Autism Resources in Montgomery County& the DC Area
- Autism resources (links provided by The Ivymount School)
- Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program
- SEEC – Resources & Peer Mentoring for Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities
Pre/Post Natal Parent Resources
- Holy Cross Health Care Classes
- Holy Cross Hospital Lactation Center
- Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington
- PACE (Parent and Child Education) Workshops for New Parents
- Bradley Method instructors in the Silver Spring/DC metro area
- Hypnobabies Childbirth Education Classes
- Stroller Strides
- Blue Heron Wellness
Free (or almost free) local activity providers for kids
- Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood
- Black Hill Nature Center in Boyds
- Brookside Gardens Children’s Programs
- Brookside Nature Center Programs
- Locust Grove Nature Center in Bethesda
- Meadowside Nature Center in Rockville
- McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda
- Montgomery County Community Centers – many have open gyms or indoor play facilities
- Montgomery County College Planetarium – Silver Spring Campus
- Montgomery County Library Storytimes & Events
- Montgomery County Parks & Playgrounds List
- Montgomery County Recreation Brainstorm A-Z, from Aquatics to Zen-like Tai Chi!
- NASA Goddard Visitor Center in PG County – closed Monday & Federal holidays
- National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD
- Parent Resource Centers of Montgomery County
- Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium – closed Mon & Tues
- Takoma Park Community Playtime on Mondays
- Takoma Park DC Library
- Takoma Park MD Library
- Whole Foods Silver Spring Half-Pints Club – healthy snacks, crafts & fun
- Woodlawn Manor Living History Museum, Tours, Hikes and 19th Century Fun in Sandy Spring, MD
Parent/Child Activity Vendors
- Alliance Francaise of Washington
- Audobon Naturalist Society
- Bach to Rock America’s Music School
- Bounce About Open Gym in Waldorf, MD
- Blue Heron Wellness yoga & pilates for kids
- Color Me Mine Silver Spring
- CREATE arts center
- Glen Echo Park kids’ programs & performances
- Gymboree Silver Spring – first class is free
- FunFit Family Fitness Center
- Hiking Along
- Hoop Ed – Basketball Clinics and Camps for kids kindergarten and up
- Imagination Stage performances & classes for kids
- Interactions Learn and Play
- Jabberu – foreign language centers for kids in the DC area
- Kennedy Center family programs & performances
- Kindermusik – first class is free
- Lenore Blank Kelner & Co. – arts integration classes
- Lorton Arts Center
- Levine School of Music at Strathmore
- Mommy & Me Montessori Class – Beanstalk
- Montgomery County Aquatics – swim classes and year-round open swims
- Montgomery County kids’ classes
- Music Together Montgomery
- musiKids classes & open play
- National Zoo classes for kids
- Performing Arts Center of Montgomery College
- Prince George’s Publick Playhouse
- Round House Theatre programs for kids
- School of Rock in Silver Spring/DC
- Silver Stars Gymnastics
- Sing Along with Karen
- Strathmore performances & workshops
- Stroller Strides – first class is free
- Sutradhar Institute of Dance & Related Arts
- Ten Shin Ichi Ryu martial arts in Kensington
- Tot Talk Playgroup in Chevy Chase
- Washington Mystics Kids Club
- White Oak Duckpin Bowling
- Willow Street Yoga classes for all ages
Favorite Parent Blogs – Blog Roll
