West Park Early Childhood PTA  

Kid-friendly links
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KidZonks Cute animation clips with good sound effects. Don't miss the caterpillar turning into a butterfly! Sarah's favorite.
Boowa & Kwala's Games and Songs Very nice interactive games. Claire's favorite.
Alfy.com Games, stories, music.
PBS Kids Interactive games featuring beloved characters.
Veggie Tales Games and stories.

Rocky River Nature Center Part of the Metroparks, a great place for easy hikes and natural displays.
Cassidy Theatre Check their schedule for children's theatre.
Beck Center for the Arts Check for children's programs.
Mapleside Farms
Neil Zurcher's Favorite One Tank Trips
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Natural History Museum
The Health Museum of Cleveland
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Great Lakes Science Center
The Childrens' Garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Memphis Kiddie Park The place to go with your preschoolers for very charming amusement park rides sized just for them.
Zany Brainy Current listing of in-store activities at the Rocky River store on Center Ridge Road.
Winterhurst Ice Rink: 216-529-4236. For ice skating lessons, call the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club at 228-4030.

Impett Park, West Park.
Drakefield Park, Drakefield Road, West Park.
Gunning Park and Rec Center, W. 168 & Puritas, West Park.
Fairview Park, W. 38th & Franklin.
Lakewood Park, Lake Avenue. One of the best, gotta see.
Rocky River Park, Beachcliff Blvd. Combine a little sand digging with playground fun.
Olmsted Falls Park, A little park with a very relaxing wading pool, complete with fountain. Water fun without the worry.
Clague Park, Clague & Hilliard, Westlake.
Old Brooklyn Playground, Memphis Ave, just West of Ridge. Really nice playground, behind the police station on Ridge Road (across the street from the Rec Center).
Liberty Playground, Independence. On Selig Drive, off of Brecksville Road. Playground is right behind the library. There's an outdoor safety town, a little creek, and nice playground equipment.

American Academy of Pediatrics Information on immunizations, SIDS, car seats, and more.
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics Excellent information source about treatments, theories, recalls, etc...
Childrens Health Information Network: Congenital Heart Disease Contains medical information and an outstanding section that includes families' stories.
Merck searchable medical references Very detailed information about seemingly every medical condition.

Safety

Babysitter Checklist
Children's product recalls
Car Seats Proper installation of car seats and booster seats. Photographs show common mistakes.
Booster Seats
Sexual predators in Cuyahoga County. Stay alert and informed...

Interactive local report card for Cuyahoga County from the Ohio Department of Education. See for yourself how schools in the county performed on the State Proficiency tests.
Catalyst for Cleveland Schools A local newsletter that covers Cleveland Public Schools, funded by non-profit groups. Recent issues have profiled the school board, and discussed proficiency tests, including publishing scores at selected schools.
Dept. of Education database on primary and secondary schools Contains the National Public School Locator where you can search for a school's basic statistics including address, numbers of students and teachers, grade range, and student distribution by grade and race.
The Learning Page Free worksheets and lesson plans.
Home-school Montessori
Home Schooling in NE Ohio

ClevelandKids.com "A resource for Parents." Includes a calendar of local events, birthday party ideas, and more.
Lakewood Parents' Page Good site listing Lakewood playgrounds, a guide to resale shops and more.
Children's Literature  
Links to Early Childhood Development Sites
Lakewood Child Care Centers
Movie/Video Reviews Rates kids movies for violence, profanity, etc...

National PTA
Lakewood Early Childhood PTA
Bay Village Early Childhood PTA
North Ridgeville Early Childhood PTA
Parma Early Childhood PTA - Normandy Cluster
Parma Early Childhood PTA - Valley Forge Cluster
Berea/Middleburg Heights Early Childhood PTA
Brunswick Preschool PTA
North Olmsted Preschool PTA
Westlake Early Childhood PTA
Solon Early Childhood PTA

iGive.com A shopping mall that donates portions of your purchase to our PTA. We're registered as WEST PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD PTA. When you register, we get $1.
"4 My Community" Click here to send a fraction of your on-line purchases back to our PTA. We also get a few cents if you click on their links.
Oriental Trading Company Tons of inexpensive toys, treats, decorations, crafts... Just right for kids' parties.
Guide to Kid's Clothes on the cheap Nice site from the Lakewood parent's organinzation listing local resale stores.
Free Software Cute kids' software for $3.95 each. Chris has tried this, likes their products, and has not been hounded by follow-up spam. Check it out!
Book Links Check out books that have been recommended by members. Links are included to amazon.com; if you want to buy them, the PTA gets a rebate of up to 15%.

updated 11/21/2002