Early Childcare & Education Providers
The providers below have been vetted by the Division of Early Learning and Licensing and Administration (DELLA).
Family Childcare in Teller County
Shannon Hatlestad: 719.331.4981
Jennifer Heinze: 719.687.9059
Vivian Merrill: 719.660.6842
Eva Lakatos: 817.627.7513
Alexi Hord: 719.240.6487
Merit Academy: 719.686.2274
Childcare Center Providers
WPSD Early Childhood Center (Gateway & Summit): 719.686.2197
The Baby Station: 719.687.7298
Faith Lutheran Preschool: 719.644.2109
Pioneer Preschool/Head Start: 719.689.3420
Kid City USA- Woodland Park: 719.687.8123
Kid City- Forrest Edge: 719.687.8513
Find Resources
Local resource center located in Cripple Creek and serving all of Teller County. The AMC helps families, individuals, and seniors with resources such as:
- Food
- Clothing
- Scholarships
- Financial health advocating
- and more.
The Teller County Mental Health Alliance (The Alliance) is a multi-organization collaborative supporting the mental health needs of the community.
The Alliance began in 2018 as a grassroots effort in response to growing community concerns about mental and behavioral health in the community.
Our vision is for a supportive community that offers stigma-free support, treatment, healing, and well-being for all individuals facing behavioral health challenges, including access to resources, suicide prevention, and comprehensive care navigation.
To seek support from the program, call 911 or the non-emergency number for the local dispatch center. Tell the dispatcher what is going on and they will send the right resource.
- The Teller County SO non-emergency Phone: 719.687.9652
- Woodland Park Police Department Phone: 719.687.9262
Programs under UPRAD include:
- Community Paramedic Program – The program focuses on increasing access to care for marginalized persons in geographically isolated locations such as our community.
- Mental Health Assessment Program (MHAP) – Community paramedics respond to patients in behavioral health and substance use disorder crises in place of the traditional first responder model.
- Healthcare Options & Mobility Engagement (HOME) Program – This program is again focused on increasing access to care for persons marginalized by geographic isolation.
- Physician Oversight Program (POP) – Community Paramedics team up with physicians to increase access to care for patients that are not able to get to the physician’s office, laboratory, or other services.
- Food Insecurity Support & Help (FISH) program – Connect under Food as well?! This is part of UPRHSD’s work to screen for needs related to the social determinants of health and provide referrals and support services so patients can focus on addressing their healthcare needs instead of worrying about where their next meal will come from.
