Our mission: To provide high quality, comprehensive early care and education for all children.

The Child Nursery Centers is a not for profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1897. No other early learning program in the Pikes Peak region offers families such comprehensive and affordable services.

Over one third of our children participate in the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP), which provides financial assistance to families living at or below 185% of poverty. Over 65% of the children we serve are from single parent households, primarily women, who are working or going to school. Tuition costs are determined using a sliding scale. Our student population spans the socio-economic spectrum and is ethnically diverse.

Over the last century we have grown from one center serving 50 children to five centers serving almost 400 children daily. The Historic Day Nursery, which is our largest Center and houses our corporate offices, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. View photos from our archives!

Child Nursery Centers offers the highest quality care and education all day and throughout the year. All of our Centers are open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We also manage the Court Care program for the Fourth Judicial District and operate the Home Network Program, a family child care home project in El Paso County. We have been a United Way Member Agency since 1922.