Amy Bryan, Local Childcare Coordinator

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• March 21, 2010
  • March Meeting #2
    March Meeting #2
    Time: 4:00 pm
    
    Starbucks in Middletown - Getting to Know You! Bring scrapbooks, photos, your laptop...and share about your hometown, home country and family. Au pairs not able to attend the Flyers game should be at this meeting, but all are invited! at 4:00 pm

• New Host Mom Shares Her Reasons for Hosting
• Spring 2010 Customer Satisfaction Surveys Have Launched!
• Should My Au Pair File With the IRS For Tax Purposes?
• Census 2010 - How to Count Your Au Pair
• Childcare Tip of the Week #12: Prevention & Treatment for Common Outdoor Hazards

• Carolina on January Meeting Recap - CPR Training
• Carolina Sanchez on Protected: Au Pair Contact List
• carol steinbrecher on Childcare Tip of the Week #2 — Creating Structure & Routine
• carol on November Meeting–See what we learned!
• Steve Datz on December Meeting

• ABryanLCC on Twitter!
• Activities for School-Aged Children
• Activities for Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers
• Au Pair Answer Mom
• Au Pair Mom
• Best Au Pair Guide
• Conversion Chart
• Cultural Care Au Pair Online Community
• Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles
• Delaware Teen Driving
• Englishtown
• Free Online Dictionaries
• International Holidays
• Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles
• Pay for Au Pair Activities Using PayPal
• Pre-paid International Calling Cards
• Skype — Internet Chat and Phone Service
• Social Security Administration
• The Buzz, Cultural Care’s blog
• Times Around the World
• U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Embassy & Consulate Locations Worldwide
• U.S. Postal Service
• Weather Forecasts

• Chinese - American Community Center
• Delaware Polish Festival — Wilmington, DE
• Delaware Saengerbund & Library Association
• Delaware Swedish Colonial Society — Wilmington, DE
• Festival Hispano de Delaware — Wilmington, DE
• Russian Delaware
• St. Anthony’s Italian Festival — Wilmington, DE
• Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Wilmington, DE
• Wilmington Greek Festival — Wilmington, DE

• Carmike 14 Cinema — Dover, DE
• Cecil College Cultural Center — North East, MD
• Children’s Theater of Dover & Kent County (DE)
• Delaware Symphony Orchestra — Wilmington, DE
• Delaware Theatre Company — Wilmington, DE
• Department of Music, University of Delaware — Newark, DE
• Newark Symphony Orchestra — Newark, DE
• PTTP, University of Delaware — Newark, DE
• Regal People’s Plaza Cinema 17 — Glasgow, DE
• Schwartz Center for the Arts — Dover, DE
• The Grand Opera House — Wilmington, DE
• UD International Film Series — Newark, DE

• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Malawi
• Mexico
• Montenegro
• Nicaragua
• Norway
• Panama
• Poland
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• Venezuela

• Alapocas Run State Park — Wilmington, DE
• Bellevue State Park — Wilmington, DE
• Brandywine Creek State Park — Wilmington, DE
• Brandywine Zoo — Wilmington, DE
• Cape Henlopen State Park — Lewes, DE
• Delaware Seashore State Park — Rehoboth Beach, DE
• Fenwick Island State Park — Fenwick Island, DE
• First State Heritage Park — Dover, DE
• Fort Delaware State Park — Delaware City, DE
• Fort DuPont — Delaware City, DE
• Fort Miles Historic Area — Lewes, DE
• Fox Point State Park — Wilmington, DE
• Holts Landing State Park — Ocean View, DE
• Killens Pond State Park — Felton, DE
• Lums Pond State Park — Bear, DE
• Trap Pond State Park — Laurel, DE
• White Clay Creek State Park — Newark, DE

• Au Pair Education
• Cecil College — North East, MD
• College of St. Rose — Au Pair Weekend Course, Silver Bay, NY
• Delaware Technical & Community College — Stanton & Dover, DE
• English Language Institute at the University of Delaware — Newark, DE
• Long Island University — Au Pair Weekend Courses
• University of Delaware — Newark & Wilmington, DE
• Wesley College — Dover, DE
• Wilmington University — New Castle, Middletown, Dover, DE

• Annapolis, MD
• Baltimore, MD
• Cape May - Lewes Ferry
• Cecil County, MD
• Chestertown, MD
• Colonial Williamsburg, VA
• Delaware Beaches
• Discover New England
• Greater Philadelphia Area
• New Jersey Shore
• New York
• Newark, DE
• Ocean City, MD
• Pennsylvania Dutch Country — Lancaster County, PA
• Rehoboth Beach, DE
• State of Delaware
• State of Maryland
• Visit Delaware
• Washington, DC

• Artisans’ Bank
• Delaware National Bank
• PNC Bank
• TD Bank (formerly Commerce Bank)
• Wachovia Bank
• Wilmington Savings Fund Society (WSFS)
• Wilmington Trust

• ERIKA Insurance
• File an insurance claim
• Find a doctor
• Health information

• Applebee’s
• Appoquinimink Library
• Bruster’s Ice Cream
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
• Dutch Country Farmer’s Market
• E’s on Main Street Cafe
• Everett Theatre
• Friendly’s
• Gilbert W. Perry Jr. Center for the Arts
• Historic Houses of Odessa
• Mid-County Bowling & Entertainment Center
• Nino’s Pizza
• Ruby Tuesday
• Starbucks Cafe
• Sushi Yama
• Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant
• Town of Middletown
• Willey Farms — Townsend, DE

• Air Mobility Command Museum — Dover, DE
• Barratt’s Chapel & Museum — Frederica, DE
• Biggs Museum of American Art — Dover, DE
• Brandywine River Museum — Chadds Ford, PA
• Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village — Dover, DE
• Delaware Art Museum — Wilmington, DE
• Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts — Wilmington, DE
• Delaware Historical Society — Old New Castle & Wilmington, DE
• Delaware Museum of Natural History — Wilmington, DE
• Hagley Museum & Library — Wilmington, DE
• Historic Lewes, DE
• John Dickinson Plantation — Dover, DE
• Legislative Hall — Dover, DE
• Longwood Gardens — Kennett Square, PA
• Nemours Mansion & Gardens — Wilmington, DE
• Old New Castle, DE
• Old State House — Dover, DE
• Rockwood Museum — Wilmington, DE
• Winterthur Museum & Country Estate — Wilmington, DE
• Woodburn — Dover, DE
• Zwaanendael Museum — Lewes, DE

• Abbott’s Mill Nature Center — Milford, DE
• Ashland Nature Center — Hockessin, DE
• Assateague State Park — Assateague Island, MD
• Blackbird State Forest — Smyrna, DE
• Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge — Smyrna, DE
• Coverdale Farm — Greenville, DE
• Delaware Greenways
• DuPont Nature Center — Milford, DE
• Elk Neck State Park & Turkey Point Lighthouse — North East, MD
• Plumpton Park Zoo — Rising Sun, MD
• Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge — Milton, DE
• Route 9 Coastal Heritage Scenic Byway

• Apple Scrapple Festival — Bridgeville, DE
• Bear Creek Mountain Resort — Macungie, PA
• Blue Mountain — Palmerton, PA
• Camelback Mountain Resort — Tannersville, PA
• Delaware State Fair — Harrington, DE
• Fifer Orchards — Wyoming, DE
• Filasky’s Produce & Farm Market — Middletown, DE
• Frightland — Middletown, DE
• Hersheypark — Hershey, PA
• Linvilla Orchards — Media, PA
• Maryland Renaissance Festival — Crownsville, MD
• Milburn Orchards — Elkton, MD
• PA Renaissance Faire — Manheim, PA
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari — Jackson Township, NJ
• Wilmington Flower Market — Wilmington, DE
• World Championship Punkin Chunkin’ — Sussex County, DE

• Aberdeen Ironbirds Baseball — Aberdeen, MD
• Baltimore Blast — National Indoor Soccer League
• Baltimore Crystal Palace FC — United Soccer League
• Baltimore Orioles — Major League Baseball
• Baltimore Ravens — National Football League
• Brunswick Blue Hen Lanes — Newark, DE
• Brunswick Doverama Lanes
• Christiana Skating Center — Newark, DE
• D.C. United — Major League Soccer
• Delaware Smash Professional Tennis — Wilmington, DE
• Dover International Speedway — Dover, DE
• Dover Skate Center — Dover, DE
• Philadelphia 76ers — National Basketball Association
• Philadelphia Eagles — National Football League
• Philadelphia Flyers — National Hockey League
• Philadelphia Kixx — National Indoor Soccer League
• Philadelphia Phantoms — American Hockey League
• Philadelphia Phillies — Major League Baseball
• Philadelphia Wings — National Lacrosse League
• The Centre at Delaware State Fair Ice Rink — Harrington, DE
• The Pond Ice Arena — Newark, DE
• University of Delaware Athletic Teams — Newark, DE
• University of Delaware Ice Arena — Newark, DE
• Vince’s Sport Center — Newark, DE
• Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball
• Xbos Family Fun Center — Smyrna, DE

• AA Double Happiness Bus Service
• Amtrak Train Service
• CheapTickets
• DART First State Public Bus Service
• Driving Directions
• Greyhound Bus Service
• Hostelling International USA
• Search for youth hostels / guest houses
• SEPTA Regional Rail Service
• Southwest Airlines
• Travel to Canada
• Travel to Mexico
• TrekAmerica Small Group Tours