Childcare

The Downriver Family YMCA in Southgate offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, and gymnasium with climbing wall. This branch of the Y also has a childcare program.

Classes are offered in such areas as art, drama, aerobics, aquatics, basketball, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, and the Spanish language.

The Birmingham Family YMCA offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, gymnasium, and sauna. This branch of the Y also has a babysitting program and library.

Classes are offered in such areas as aerobics, aquatics, basketball, gymnastics, pilates, yoga, and spinning. There is also a preschool enrichment class.

The Downriver Family YMCA in Southgate offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, and gymnasium with climbing wall. This branch of the Y also has a childcare program.

Classes are offered in such areas as art, drama, aerobics, aquatics, basketball, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, and the Spanish language.

Nina's Nannies is a child-care referral service for families in the metro Detroit area. Handles placement for occasional help or permanent full-time and part-time child care.

Nannies are carefully screened. Nina's Nannies conducts interviews, does reference and background checks, and verifies that each candidate has a high school diploma or equivalent and is CPR-certified.

A Nanny on the Net is an online nanny placement service. The agency provides extensive nanny background screening, including in-depth interviews, DMV and criminal checks, CPR and first-aid training verification, and employment/academic verification. Requires three to five years of childcare experience.

Mothers of Preschoolers is an international organization established to meet the needs of moms - urban, suburban, and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single, and married moms - with an emphasis on those with preschoolers.

MOPS is similar to MOMS Club, but with a Christian influence. Most local meetings take place in area churches.

MOPS helps moms through relationships established in the context of local groups that provide a caring atmosphere for today's mother of young children. Little ones are typically welcome at local events, or babysitting is often provided.

Affiliation with MOPS is generally done via a local group. Find a local chapter by visiting the national website.

Fairytale Castle Childcare is an in-home daycare center that offers reasonable prices, an outdoor playground, and field trips - all with a personal touch.

My Space for Kids offers 24-hour child care, seven days a week, as well as a preschool curriculum (High Scope), computer classes, Baby Sign language, before- and afterschool care, and emergency drop-in child care. A summer camp program is available, as well.

The facility offers a wide variety of amenities for families, including a large pool, courts for basketball and volleyball, a fitness center, climbing wall, tree fort, child care center, and party room.

Outside features include a skateboard park, inline skating rink, volleyball courts, jogging/walking path, soccer fields, and a water spray park.