Child Care & Preschool Finder

• 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.

Preschools in Silver Spring, Kensington, Takoma Park, Rockville/Aspen Hill, Bethesda & Chevy Chase, and NW DC

Silver Spring Preschools

• 4 Corners Community Nursery
• Acorn Hill Waldorf Kindergarten & Nursery
• Arcola Elementary Preschool Program
• The Barrie School
• Bel Pre - Montgomery Child Care
• Casa De Montessori - need a better link!
• Easter Seals Child Development Center
  
• Evergreen Montessori
• Forcey Christian School
  
• Good Shepherd Episcopal
• Grace Episcopal Day School
• Green Hill Child Development Center
• Graceland Preschool
• Har Tzeon Agudath Achim Early Childhood Center
• Jamon Montessori Day School
  
• Julia Brown Montessori
• Karasik Child Care Center for kids with & kids w/out special needs
• Kensington/Forest Glen - Montgomery Child Care
• Liberty Grove Nursery School - cooperative
  
• Montgomery Primary Achievement Center (MPAC) for kids w/special needs
• Rock Creek Montessori
• Silver Spring Day School
• Silver Spring Learning Center
• Silver Spring Nursery School
• Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Childrens Center
• Sligo Woods Preschool
• Spring Bilingual Montessori Academy
  
• Spring Knolls Cooperative Early Learning Center
• St. Andrew Lutheran Preschool
• St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School
• St. Camillus School
  
• St. John the Evangelist Catholic School
• St. Luke Christian Day School
• Springbrook High School preschool program
• The Winchester School
  
• YMCA Silver Spring Preschool
• Young Israel Shomrai Emunah of Greater Washington Preschool
• Is your school missing? just send an email to jessica dot mcfadden at g mail dot com!
  

Takoma Park Preschool Websites

• John Nevin Andrews School
  
• Our Lady of Sorrows School
• Sligo Adventist School
  
• Takoma Children's School
• Takoma Park Child Development Center
• Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School
• Washington McLaughlin Christian School
  

Kensington Preschools

• Crossway Community Montessori School
• Kensington Nursery School
• Cedar Lane Nursery School
• Holy Cross School (prek-8)
  
• Holy Redeemer Nursery School
• The Learning Center for Young Children
• Shaare Tefila Nursery School and Kindergarten
• Spring Bilingual Montessori Academy
• Temple Emanuel Nursery School

Rockville, Aspen Hill, Olney, Ashton & Sandy Spring Preschools

• Ashton United Methodist Church Preschool
  
• Aspen Hill Cooperative Nursery School
• B'Nai Shalom of Olney
• The Children's Learning Center in Rockville
• Early Childhood Center
  
• Green Acres School
• The Mater Amoris Montessori School in Ashton
  
• New Day Preschool
  
• Park Street - Montgomery Child Care
• Rockville Presbyterian Cooperative Nursery School
  
• St. Raphael's Catholic Nursery School in Rockville
• Sandy Spring Friends School
  

Bethesda Preschools

• Bethesda Cooperative Nursery School
• Bethesda/Lynbrook Montgomery Child Care
• Bethesda Montessori School
• Cabin John/Brookmont Children's Program
  
• Concord-St. Andrew's Cooperative Nursery School
  
• Glenbrook Cooperative Nursery School
• The Harbor School
• The Primary Day School
  
• Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
• Suburban Nursery School in Bethesda MD
• Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church Nursery School
• River Road – Montgomery Child Care
• Washington Episcopal School
  
• Wesley Nursery School
• Westmoreland Childrens Center

Chevy Chase Preschools

• 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

• Jewish Primary Day School
  

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!

Summer Camp Finder

• 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 camps, as well as preschools. 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!