Elaine's Place

Elaine’s Place is named after the late Elaine Fischer. A longtime resident of Telluride for many years, she lost her battle with cancer in 2016. Elaine was a former mayor of Telluride, a member of the Telluride Town Council, and Chair of the Telluride Historic and Architectural Review Commission. On top of that, she was a strong advocate for early childhood education; we wanted to honor her by naming the center after her for all of the hard work she has put into changing young lives.

Our program encourages hands-on learning experiences for toddlers and we are committed to providing a safe and loving environment where the children can grow as humans. Our program will help prepare them for preschool & real-life situations. Our activities promote physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. We take pride in helping create friendships and promote personal health and manners. 

Elaine's Place is owned, operated, and subsidized by the Town of Telluride. 

For more information about our facility or enrollment, please contact Director of Childcare Leah Roman by email at elainsplacetelluride@gmail.com or phone at (970) 708-0166.

As a parent, we ask that you keep our contact details in your phone, bookmark this page, and refer to it anytime you need access to the latest regarding Elaine's Place applications, documents, and forms.

Elaine's Place Details

  • Hours of operation are from 7:45 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. We observe most national holidays, including week-long closures for Thanksgiving and Christmas and a two-week closure over Telluride's Spring Break. 
  • We accept children 12 months of age and walking through  
  • Teacher to student ratio is: 
  • $100 enrollment fee, and $50 re-enrollment fee every year thereafter.
  • Our rate is $65 per day. Half-day childcare is not offered. 
  • Our maximum capacity is 13 toddlers. While we are currently full, you can join the waitlist. Click here to join the waitlist. 

Prioritization Policy

We prioritize working parents who live in Shandoka and need full-time care for their toddlers. After that, we use a first come, first serve policy for families that need full-time care & lastly, we accommodate part-time care for families when room is available.

Waitlist

Looking for childcare? Please fill out the waitlist application below to be added to our waitlist.