Open directory - Childcare - Family

Babysitter Exchange - A service that lets users trade babysitting with parents known and trusted.

Babysitters Online - Individuals and facilities for pets, home, adult, alzheimer's/dementia and child care sitting.

Canadian Sitter - A database of qualified, educated babysitters and nannies.

Care For Kids - Search for child care in Australia by postcode, region, state or name.

2care4kids.com - Licensed family child care information about day care program, preschool program, policies and contract, and other ideas to share with providers and parents.

Child Care Aware - Search facility for locating childcare by zip code, and other options. Also includes general advice and other resources.

Child Care Choices - The Department of Children and Family Services of Illinois provides information to help parents make a child care choice that is best for child and for family.

Child Care Directory - Find family child care in your area or list your family child care business.

Child Care, Inc. - A non-profit resource offering referral information for families and training for child care providers in the New York City area.

Child Care Online - Providing child care information for parents searching for care, and for educators providing quality child care services.

Child Care Pages Webring - The pages by individuals in the child care field or those who simply have good advice for parenting.

Child Care Source - Dedicated to providing information and services for parents seeking child care as well as information on professional development opportunities for child care providers.

The Childcare Solution - A nanny, au pair and childcare agency with branches throughout southeast England.

Childcare-Inet - Featuring at least one child care company from each city listed and where they are located. All listings for child care companies are businesses that have been screened for reliability.

Childtime Learning Centers - Provides for-profit child care through child care centers throughout the U.S.

Creme de la Creme - Child care centers and preschools nationwide with summer camp and after school programs.

Day Care in DC - Offers a directory of day care centers and child care providers. Includes resources for parents and providers.

Daycare Index - Directory includes daycare centers, group day homes and registered family homes in the state of Texas.

Daycare Match - Searchable directory including childcare, nannies, and sitters. Listings can include photos, education, experience, and philosophies of care.

Daycare Providers - A free nationwide search for child care in the United States. Family as well as 1 to 1000 center providers welcome.

Daycarefinder - A list of daycare providers both private and commercial.

Desert Daycares - Childcare directory for parents in the high desert area in California.

For Kid's Sake - Improving the quality of child care by providing parents and providers with useful information.

Guelph-Wellington Childcare - Includes a Guelph, Ontario caregiver database, which may be searched by city areas, also has online registration for caregivers, tips for parents, FAQs, a newsletter, and related links.

La Petite Academy - Offers early childhood education for babies through kids for preschool, kindergarten, and school age child education. Also on site corporate and resort childcare.

Montessori Unlimited - Focus on teaching children to discover the potential in themselves. Stressing learning in a fun and stimulating environment.

National Network for Child Care - NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension. Sharing knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the land grant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general public.

Oregon Employment Department for Child Care - Child Care Division, providing regulations and information.

Phone a Babysitter.com - Service connecting parents with babysitters in their area. Serves both the US and Canada.

Providers First - Founded in 1996 as an organization created to support worldwide recognition of child care providers and the valuable work they perform.

Sittercity.com - Offers a database of babysitters throughout the United States, listing qualifications, skills, and ratings from parents. Includes a company profile and description of the service.

Soho Center and the Child2000 Project - Children's Literacy, quality child care, and school success including the National Children's Literacy Initiative.