How many licensed daycares are in Telluride?

There are 11 licensed child care providers in Telluride.

What percentage of Telluride daycares have high quality ratings?

45% of Telluride daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 50% statewide in Colorado.

What types of childcare are available in Telluride?

9 center-based, 1 home-based providers operate in Telluride.

How do Telluride daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Colorado?

Telluride daycares average 3.3 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Colorado statewide average of 3.0.

Is there financial help for childcare in Colorado?

Colorado offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.

Childery

Some of the Best Daycares in Telluride, CO

Of Telluride's 11 daycares, 5 (45%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below Colorado's statewide rate of 50%. Locally, providers average 3.3 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 3.8 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Colorado averages of 3.0 on Process and 3.9 on Structural.

The local market includes 9 centers and 1 family child care home, a lower home-based share than Colorado's average of 28%.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Telluride. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Colorado methodology page for the full breakdown.

Daycares

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in Telluride

1(9%)

4(36%)

5(45%)

1(9%)

0(0%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Telluride: 3.5 (Sample of 11).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in Telluride: 3.3 (Sample of 9).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Telluride: 3.8 (Sample of 11).

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Some of the Best Daycares in Telluride

Rainbow Preschool & Rockies School Age Progra

Telluride, CO

★★★★★ 5 Stars

Montessori at Mountain School

Telluride District Preschool

Mountain Munchkins/town of Mountain Village

Telluride, CO

★★★★★ 3 Stars

Mountain Sprouts Preschool

Telluride, CO

★★★★★ 3 Stars

Rascals Toddler Program

Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in Telluride?: There are 11 licensed child care providers in Telluride.
What percentage of Telluride daycares have high quality ratings?: 45% of Telluride daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 50% statewide in Colorado.
What types of childcare are available in Telluride?: 9 center-based, 1 home-based providers operate in Telluride.
How do Telluride daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Colorado?: Telluride daycares average 3.3 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Colorado statewide average of 3.0.
Is there financial help for childcare in Colorado?: Colorado offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in Colorado