<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31171" dir="ltr">Amy & Casey,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31224" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31178" dir="ltr">There is a Google RP-Parents group. We've met twice and hope to have monthly meet-ups and possibly more. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31214" dir="ltr">The kids range from 18mths to 6yrs so far.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31239" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31238" dir="ltr">If anyone is interested send an email to valmuse2 at gmail dot com</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31240" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31241" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31175"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31174"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31173"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31183"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31244" color="#000000" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31243"><em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31242">Valrie</em></strong></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31172"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31237"><em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31236"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31235" face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31234" href="http://sunrisefoods.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://sunrisefoods.blogspot.com</a></font></em></strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31176"><strong><em><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"></font></em></strong> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31177"><font color="#000000" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><strong><em></em></strong></font> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31184"><font color="#ff9f40" size="3"></font> </div></div></div></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31188" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31187" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31186" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31185"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31189" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Amy Jordan <amybuffjordan@gmail.com>; TownTalk <towntalk@riverdale-park.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 21, 2015 2:19 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RP TownTalk] Looking for child care options near home<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31193"><br><div id="yiv1651251433"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31192" dir="ltr"><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31191" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We had LOVELY experiences with the Greenwood School in Hyattsville (<a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31190" href="http://www.greenwoodschoolmd.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.greenwoodschoolmd.org/</a>). I am forever grateful to Laurie Klinovsky, the director of Greenwood School, for her support for our kids over the years. </div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31245" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When our kids were little, we used local in-home daycare providers who are sadly no longer living in the area. </div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In addition to the state-run Locate ChildCare service of Maryland Family Network (<a href="http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/programs-services/locate/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/programs-services/locate/</a>). I'd recommend contacting these two groups for more information:</div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><ul><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">Prince George’s County Family Child Care Association. </font><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.pgcfcca.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.pgcfcca.com</a></span><br></li><li>Professional Child Care Provider Network of Prince George's County, Inc. <a href="http://www.pccpnpgc.com/testimonials.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.pccpnpgc.com/testimonials.html</a><br></li></ul></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_extra" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31205"><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Make sure you do your due diligence when you research providers (which you are clearly doing by sending out queries like this one.) This is a great guide to how to find a good place: </div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/resources/choosing-child-care/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/resources/choosing-child-care/</a></font><br></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As to a local Riverdale Park parent group, Krista Molino had the same thought many years ago, and ended up partnering with a parent in Beltsville (Ann Sterling) to form the PGParents listserv (<a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/pgparents/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/pgparents/info</a>). That said, Hyattsville has their Hyattsville Nurturing Moms group; I'd love to see something similar for Riverdale Park! (I'm not sure if we can join the Hyattsville Nurturing Moms group, because they say you have to live in the Hyattsville boundaries. But perhaps someone else knows?) </font></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Sarah</font></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></div><br clear="all"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31204"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31203"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31202" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31201"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31200" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31199"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31198" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31197"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31196"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31195" color="#351c75" face="georgia, serif">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31194" href="http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</a><br></font></div><div><font color="#351c75" face="georgia, serif">Supporting students with learning differences and their families</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1421860605791_31206"><font color="#741b47" face="georgia, serif">•<i> </i><i>Raising Your Challenging Child</i><i> </i>•<i> </i></font></div><div><i><font color="#741b47" face="georgia, serif">Group training in behavior management for kids</font></i></div><div><font color="#741b47" face="georgia, serif"><i>10 sessions</i><i> </i>•<i> starting February 23rd, <span>2015 </span>in Riverdale Park, MD </i></font></div><div><i><font color="#741b47" face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://raisingyourchallengingchild.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://raisingyourchallengingchild.com</a></font></i></div></div><div><font face="garamond, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="yiv1651251433gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Amy Jordan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amybuffjordan@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:amybuffjordan@gmail.com">amybuffjordan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv1651251433gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>My husband and I are expecting our first child and have been in Riverdale Park a little less than a year. We're wondering if anyone has strong opinions about any of the daycare centers nearby or recommendations for in home daycare providers nearby?</div><div><br></div><div>Also, is there a parent group for Riverdale Park? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance!</div><div><br></div><div>Amy and Casey</div></div>
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