A Message from City of Aspen - Kids First on COVID-19 Recovery
We know that affordable, quality childcare is essential for a healthy community and economic vitality. The fact that childcare has reopened after the intensity of the first few months of Corona virus is significant. It is an imperative service for the regeneration of Aspen’s economy. Employers rely on childcare so their employees can work. Parents rely on childcare so they can work. Childcare in the community helps businesses provide reliability and consistency for their customers as well as contributes to operational strength and offers flexibility to working parents. The City of Aspen has provided COVID-19 recovery support through a strategic program of initiatives to invigorate the economy. You can read Council’s recovery objectives at www.cityofaspen.com/covid19.
Some of the financial support Council has offered the community that facilitates families’ ability to get back to work is the dedication of emergency financial relief to childcare programs so they can open sooner with health and safety precautions in place. To help your employees return to work, please know that the following programs are open and may have space available: Aspen Mountain Tots, Aspen Sprouts, Early Learning Center, Growing Years, Little Red Schoolhouse, Wildwood, Woody Creek Kids, Playgroup, and NJS Hobby Farm. Also family childcare homes open: Rhoda Campbell and Hollyhock Cottage.
Please see the resources and headings below for more information.
You can reach us at kidsfirst@cityofaspen.com or 970-920-5363. We can talk to you about quality childcare that meets your needs and tuition assistance for qualifying families.
