ASSOCIATIONS

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) - Office of Child Care (OCC)

Maryland State Child Care Association (MSCCA)

National Child Care Association (NCCA)

National Afterschool Association (NAA)

Maryland Family Network (MFN)

National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

 

PUBLICATIONS

School Age Notes

Modern Babies and Children

Baltimore's Child

Maryland Family Magazine

Kid Street News

Chesapeake Family

 

CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

MSDE-OCC Child Care Subsidy Program

NACCRRA - Military Subsidy Program

JHU - WORKLife Program

FEEAF - Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

 

SCHOOL SYSTEMS

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore County Public Schools

Our Lady of Grace

Our Lady of Hope

 

SUPPORT/RESOURCES FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILIES

Learn About the Military Branches
Armed Forces Directory
Our Military Kids

Military Kids Connect

Military Child Education Coalition 

Help A Military Wife

Military Wives

Operation Homefront

Operation Gratitude 

United Service Organizations (USO)

Military Scholarships

Truckin' 4 Troops

Hearts of America, Inc. 

Books for Soldiers 

MilitaryOneSource

SUPPORT/RESOURCES FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT

Chesapeake Bay Program

Back River Restoration Committee (BRRC)

Clean Bread and Cheese Creek

Irvine Nature Center

Environmental Art Museum

Children of the Earth

Grass Roots Environmental Education

Thrift Recycling Management (Book Recycling)

Treehugger
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
My Green Guide Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

 

SUPPORT/RESOURCES FOR HEALTHY LIVING

Healthy Beginnings

Let's Move Child Care

Anne Arundel County Department of Health

Baltimore County Department of Health
"Learn to Live Healthy" (sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Department of Health)
Kids Health (sponsored by the Nemours Foundation)

 

OTHER

Abilities Network
Trellis Services, Inc.
www.schoolsout.com ("School's Out")
www.useiris.com ("Immediate Response Information System")
www.wbaltv.com (WBAL-TV 11 - Baltimore)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Recalls)
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill – Little Treasures/Treasures Curricula
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Elizabeth Pantley - Advice, Solutions, Links, and Books About Parenting
The Ultimate Camp Guide
Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Maryland Poison Center
Small Step Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Association of School Psychologists

Kaboom! - It Starts With a Playground

 

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