The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best college prep class for teens in St. Louis, Be Smart Tutoring provides a wide range of tutoring services. Classes include standard academic subjects, foreign language, study skills and test preparation (ACT, SAT, LSAT, GMAT and GRE tests), and computer training. Instructors are credentialed teachers, many with advanced degrees.

Tutors come to any location - homes, libraries, and schools; adults can also receive assistance.

Care.com is an online service that matches families with caregivers - including babysitters, nannies, pet sitters, dog walkers, tutors, and respite care for seniors.

Families can search Care.com by their zip code or metro area to find listings of caregivers who match their specific needs. Search results include enhanced caregiver profiles - with photos, video interviews, and references - which families can view before contacting a caregiver about a job. Plus, families can request free background checks on any caregiver as part of their monthly membership.

A full-service community center, the Carondelet YMCA features an indoor pool, full-size gymnasium, and several fitness and weight-training rooms.

Youth sports - including basketball, soccer, and T-Ball - are popular here. A range of childcare and summer camps for children ages six weeks through sixth grade is also offered.

The Churchill Center & School for Learning Disabilities focuses on children with a wide range of learning disabilities and uses a remedial program structured to help kids return to traditional classrooms as soon as possible. Children typically attend Churchill for about three years. The US Department of Education has twice recognized Churchill a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Churchill extends its service to the public, non-students, and those without a learning-disability diagnosis by offering comprehensive tutoring and consultation services. The type of tutoring provided varies with the needs of each student; an hourly tutoring rate is charged.

The school's Terri's Tutors program offers free tutoring to children whose learning has been compromised because cancer treatment.

Kip McGrath Education Center uses only certified teachers for its tutoring staff. Services include study skills and comprehension in reading, math, spelling, and English for students in grades first through tenth. The center can also help children with behavioral problems or those who have just moved to town or have been seriously ill. Both evening and summer sessions are available.

Kip McGrath Education Center uses only certified teachers for its tutoring staff. Services include study skills and comprehension in reading, math, spelling, and English for students in grades first through tenth. The center can also help children with behavioral problems or those who have just moved to town or have been seriously ill. Both evening and summer sessions are available.

KwizNET is a web-based learning system featuring grade-appropriate quizzes and printable worksheets based on widely recognized curricula. Additional features include auto-generated quizzes, instant scoring, progress tracking, and award certificates.

KwizNET offers a free one-hour trial.

KwizNET is a web-based learning system featuring grade-appropriate quizzes and printable worksheets based on widely recognized curricula. Additional features include auto-generated quizzes, instant scoring, progress tracking, and award certificates.

KwizNET offers a free one-hour trial.

The features indoor and outdoor pools, a gymnasium, an indoor track, a fitness center, aerobics room, racquetball court, sports fields, a family changing area, the YMCA Family Hub, a Teen Center, and equipment checkout for basketballs, volleyballs/wallyball, racquetballs, and racquets. The YMCA hosts a range of classes, workshops, and special events throughout the year.

The St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association (LDL) works with thousands of local atypical learners each year to help them learn and grow to become independent, self-assured, and self-reliant adults in the community. LDL can work with any child from infancy birth through college, regardless of ability or disability.

LDL offers tutoring, educational consultations, study skills classes, early childhood outreach programs, and speech and language therapy, among other services.

The organization also works with families of atypical learners, as well as their teachers, offering support and methods to work with children in their homes and classrooms. Services include a wide range of seminars and workshops designed for parents, classroom teachers, education administrators, and other professionals.

A range of childcare and nanny services is provided through TLC For Kids: Nannies, one-time babysitters, hotel sitting, childbirth doulas, baby nurses, and group sitters can be found by parents with the help of the agency. Caregivers are available seven days per week for both day and evening hours.

TLC recently began in-home tutoring services for schoolage children. Tutors can provide instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, history, science, foreign languages, music, and more.

Individuals are carefully screened before being hired by TLC For Kids: Applicants must complete a string of background and medical checks, as well as document proof of citizenship and the completion of a high-school diploma.

Top Notch Tutoring offers private one-on-one tutoring for all ages, most subjects, and throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Tutors are available to come to private residences or meet students at local libraries and are flexible in scheduling.

Rssume writing and test-prep classes for exams such as the GED, PSAT, SAT, GRE, and MCAT are also regularly scheduled. Courses are guaranteed to have no more than six students each.

Top Notch Tutoring offers private one-on-one tutoring for all ages, most subjects, and throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Tutors are available to come to private residences or meet students at local libraries and are flexible in scheduling.

Rssume writing and test-prep classes for exams such as the GED, PSAT, SAT, GRE, and MCAT are also regularly scheduled. Courses are guaranteed to have no more than six students each.

Urban Future sponsors mentoring, tutoring, and career preparation programs to help youth in urban neighborhoods.

The Explore! program allows urban students the opportunity to explore career options through on-site visits, classroom projects in job readiness, and business internships. The Inspire program promotes one-on-one mentoring, while the IMpact program provides tutoring in the four core subject areas of communication arts, math, science, and social studies.

Community members can volunteer with Urban Future as mentors or tutors, or they can donate money to help cover the cost of enrolling students in the programs.

Urban Future sponsors mentoring, tutoring, and career preparation programs to help youth in urban neighborhoods.

The Explore! program allows urban students the opportunity to explore career options through on-site visits, classroom projects in job readiness, and business internships. The Inspire program promotes one-on-one mentoring, while the IMpact program provides tutoring in the four core subject areas of communication arts, math, science, and social studies.

Community members can volunteer with Urban Future as mentors or tutors, or they can donate money to help cover the cost of enrolling students in the programs.

Varsity Tutors is an independent service provided by students and alumni of elite universities. The company offers at-home academic tutoring to high school and junior high school students throughout St. Louis.

Varsity Tutors can also help high school students prepare for the SAT/ACT college exams. All tutors have scored in the 97th percentile or higher on the tests; some achieved perfect scores.

Varsity Tutors is an independent service provided by students and alumni of elite universities. The company offers at-home academic tutoring to high school and junior high school students throughout St. Louis.

Varsity Tutors can also help high school students prepare for the SAT/ACT college exams. All tutors have scored in the 97th percentile or higher on the tests; some achieved perfect scores.