Minneapolis, MN

Baby's Space - A Place to Grow

EIN 20-4502788

Education & Youth Development Early Childhood & Preschool Children & youth Indigenous communities Low-income

Mission

Our mission is to provide children and families equitable opportunities for educational success by putting the baby's point of view at the center of relationship-based early childhood programming.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Baby's Space - A Place to Grow

Baby's Space - A Place to Grow is a Minneapolis-based 501(c)(3) early childhood nonprofit that provides relationship-based, full-day childcare and family supports from pregnancy through early elementary grades. The organization was founded out of the Little Earth Neighborhood Early Learning Center and explicitly centers culturally responsive programming for children and families in the Phillips/Little Earth community.

Programs include infant, toddler, preschool, pre-K, parent education and family supports, and a year-round K–3 contract school (Tatanka Academy) that extends Baby's Space services into early elementary. Under long-standing executive leadership, the organization emphasizes trauma-informed, culturally rooted care and has received foundation and state grants in recent years to expand outdoor education, mental health supports for families and staff, and operational capacity.

Notable achievements

NAEYC Accreditation

Achieved accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, recognizing Baby's Space's adherence to widely accepted quality standards for early childhood education.

Created Tatanka Academy (K–3)

Expanded services beyond early childhood by establishing Tatanka Academy, a year-round K–3 contract school that provides continuity from childcare into early elementary while delivering wraparound family supports.

Documented social return on investment

External analysis linked to the Baby's Space model indicates a positive social return on investment, demonstrating measurable community and economic benefits from the program approach.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.0M
Annual revenue: $3.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 20-4502788
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: babyspace.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recipient of multi-year and recent foundation support and grants (including regional foundations and state grants) to support operations, trauma-informed services, and program expansion.

Featured in Minnesota media and local health/community publications for its role serving the Phillips/Little Earth neighborhood and for its culturally responsive, trauma-informed model.

Listed in major nonprofit registries and public nonprofit filings as an established 501(c)(3) childcare and early education provider.

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