Child Care Connection is a professional referral service that offers personalized attention in helping families find the best childcare candidate for their needs. The venue has recently added an online option for families. Check the website for details.

Facilities at Fairview Recreation Center include a full size gymnasium and a smaller youth gymnasium, weight room, dance/martial arts studio, arts and crafts studio, 2 saunas, pottery studio, multipurpose room, industrial kitchen, nursery, teen center, and computer lab. All rooms are available to rent for pricate events.

The center hosts recreational activities and classes, and free pro bono legal clinics on civil law topics each month. See the website for details.

HowsMyNanny.com is a nanny-reporting service: Parents purchase a license plate for their stroller, and the public is encouraged to anonymously report good or bad nanny observations. Registered parents receive emails alerting them to reports about their particular nanny.

Matsu Stay at Home Dads was created for stay at home dads in the Matsu area and Anchorage. It hosts at least one play group a week and one "dads' night out" each month. To join, contact Adam Imperato by email.

An accessory that keeps us organized? We're so there.

The ingenuis momAgenda was created by a busy mom (is there any other kind?) who was frazzled by keeping track of her own schedule, along with her four children's appointments, lessons, playdates, and parties. Her solution is a refined day planner that provides a way to track multiple schedules with week-at-a-view spreads with rows for each child and mom, monthly views, and places for notes, dinner ideas, and other necessities. The colors range from all-business chocolate and black to vibrant lime or fuschia.

Take it everywhere, or check out the kitchen folio version for "command central".

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers a Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Locator on its website. Searches can be done by zip code or by state, and can be filtered to include only stations with Spanish-speaking technicians.

There are more than 245 Ronald McDonald Houses in 26 countries, offering support and practical assistance to families with very sick children. It's a safe bet that your local chapter can always use volunteers.

The TABS website has listings of hundreds of schools and the database is accessible at no charge. The write-ups are sketchy at best, but do typically include contact information.

In the early 1990's, a group of committed parents, staff, and administrative leaders accepted the challenge of creating a facility where babies, children, and families would get excellent medical care right here in Alaska.

Since 1998, The Children's Hospital at Providence has opened a newly remodeled pediatric center, subspecialty clinic, NICU, and maternity center, to provide state of the art medical treatment. Its family-centered care approach provides the highest quality of health service in an environment that reduces stress and involves parents with every step of care.

In addition, the Children's Hospital has purchased a sponsorship to a safe and secure online resource that allows families to keep others appraised of the condition of loved ones. The use of thestatus.com as a secure site allows parents to create and maintain a web page that not only keeps others updated, but allows people across the country to send encouraging emails.

Tottoos.Org creates personalized temporary tattoo-like decals called "Tottoos" for children's safety. Decals can be printed with a parent's cell phone number in case the child and parent become separated. Parents choose the personalization that gets printed on the decals, such as "If I am lost, please call (phone number)" or "To reach my parents, call (phone number)." These decals are recommended for children six and under, who may not have a parent's cell phone number memorized, who would become afraid if they were lost.

Medical Tottoos are available for people of any age to alert to conditions such as peanut or bee-sting allergy, asthma, diabetes, autism, seizure disorders, multiple food allergies, Alzheimer's, allergies to medication, and more. They are a highly visible and waterproof way to provide vital information in case of emergency, and can include emergency phone numbers and special instructions such as "use EpiPen" or "heart medication in purse."

Also available are Be Visible, Be Safe Glow Lights, created to keep kids safe after dark. They are pre-printed with the phrase "Emergency Contact Number" and you can write whatever number is appropriate at the time of use. The lights can either be worn as a necklace or attached to clothing. Use with young children to help keep an eye on them at night and have your phone number visible in case you get separated, or with older children and adults when they go out after dark to ride a bike, go camping, or even when boating or out on a hiking trip. The light glows for 12+ hours and not only adds visibility, but enables your emergency contact to be reached if you become injured or lost.