Information for Parents
- Publications for Parents
- Organizations for Foreign Service Families
- Organizations for Stay-at-Home Parents
- Preschools and Child Care
http://www.washingtonfamily.com
Washington Families Magazine.
http://www.washingtonparent.com
Washington Parent Magazine.
http://www.our-kids.com
Our Kids is an online guide to activities and resources for preschoolers
in the Washington, D.C. area.
http://theparentpages.com
The Parent Pages is an online guide to services and resources for families in the DC metro area. Information about the accompanying book can also be found on the site.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/guideposts/kidorama/
The Washington Post's Kid-o-Rama is an excellent searchable database
of kids' activities in the greater Washington, D.C. area.
Includes all the well-known attractions as well quite a few that
are off the beaten track. Everything from mini-golf to fish hatcheries
and more!
http://www.dc-baby.com/
Community site for parents in the Washington, DC area.
Organizations for Foreign Service Families
The AAFSW Playgroup welcomes parents and young children associated with the foreign affairs agencies. Click here for more information.
FSatHome is a Yahoo group for Foreign Service stay at home parents. You must be a member of the American diplomatic community to join.
http://www.fsyf.org
The Foreign Service Youth Foundation offers networking and activities
for Foreign Service kids aged 5-18.
Organizations for Stay-at-Home Parents
All of these organizations have chapters in the Washington DC area.
http://www.wahm.com/
Work at Home Moms, the online magazine for parents working at home, sponsors "meet-ups" in the DC area. Click the red Meetup button on the front page of the site to find other WAHMs by zip code.
http://www.familyandhome.org
Mothers At Home, based in Vienna, Virginia was supporting stay-at-home
Moms before staying home was cool. Publishers of Welcome Home magazine
and several books on parenting at home. Recently renamed the Family
and Home Network.
http://www.mothersfirst.org/
Mother's First is for mother's who are "interrupting careers
to raise their children at home." Biweekly support group meetings,
children's activities.
http://www.mops.org
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a Christian organization supporting
at-home mothering. More information on Washington area activities
can be found on the MOPS website:
http://www.dcmetrodads.com/
DC Metro Dads is an email discussion list consisting of stay-at-home
fathers living in Northern Virginia. The purpose of the
group is to provide support to stay at home fathers and to fathers
who are thinking of staying at home.
http://www.seemommyrun.com/
See Mommy Run helps parents nationwide find running or walking partners.
The Overseas Briefing Center maintains a list of child-care providers located near the National Foreign Affairs Training Center.
Contact the Arlington County Dept of Human Services, Child & Family Services Division, Child Care Office at 1801 N. George Mason D. Arl VA 22207 (703/ 228-5101) and ask for the newest edition of the "Directory of Licensed Early Childhood Programs."
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ofc/
Fairfax County's Office for Children's Child Care Resource System (CCRS), within the Department of Family Services, provides guidelines and referrals for child care within the county.
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/parks/parktakes.htm
Fairfax County offers high-quality preschools at several recreation centers throughout the county. For more information order your copy of Parktakes, the guide to recreational services from the Fairfax County Department of Parks and Recreation.
http://www.daycareindc.com
Clearinghouse site provides information about day care providers
in the Washington DC metropolitan area.