Serving families of the Roaring Fork Valley since 1991.

The Early Learning Center of Aspen is a nonprofit childcare center, providing care for local children year-round.

Purpose

We nurture our students, educators, and families by providing inclusive, creative, and individualized learning experiences.

Our Programs

From birth up until kindergarten, we have 8 classrooms that focus on meeting children’s specific developmental needs. Our curriculum focuses on each area of development through play-based discovery and a warm nurturing environment.

Infant (8 weeks-18 months)

The focus of our infant care program is secure attachment and physical development. Our ratio is one teacher to four infants.

Toddler (12-36 months)

Toddler classroom environments are designed to have fun-filled activities that educate about the world while also focusing on social and emotional development. Our ratio varies from one teacher to five children or one teacher to seven children depending on the age of the students in the classroom.

Preschool (2.5-4 years)

Students develop a love for learning, social and emotional skills and tools needed to succeed in a classroom setting. Preschool has a ratio of one teacher to eight children.

PreK (4-6 years)

Kindergarten readiness is PreK’s focus. This is achieved through discovery-based learning, cooking lessons, science experiments, epic field trips, friendship skill-building, and emerging literacy and math skills.