BLOOM EARLY LEARNING

Established in 2000, Bloom Early Learning & Child Care is a nonprofit early childhood education provider that serves children from six weeks to five years. The organization was founded to expand access to high-quality early learning for low-income and single-parent families and operates multiple licensed center locations in the Plymouth/Wayzata area of Hennepin County, Minnesota. Bloom combines accredited, play- and developmentally based curriculum with a scholarship-focused enrollment model: up to half of total enrollment is dedicated to families needing tuition assistance. Bloom is NAEYC-accredited, holds a high Parent Aware rating, maintains active Minnesota DHS child care licensing, and raises dedicated scholarship funds (the Shirley Robinson Scholarship Fund) to subsidize tuition for low-income families. The organization continues regular fundraising and community engagement activities and reports sustained scholarship fundraising and program operations in recent years.