About Room For Growing

Where Children Go to Grow

Room For Growing believes that every child is a special and unique individual. Our mission and main goal is to develop happy and secure children by fostering independence, developing positive self-worth, and building confidence. We continue to learn as we teach because there is always room for growing.

Explore our learning programs for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, or learn more about each of our four suburban Minnesota locations.

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Our Story

Room For Growing has been proudly serving families for over 40 years, led by passionate owners Sarah and Michelle.

Originally established by Jennifer Nellis as a single location, we have expanded and evolved, maintaining our commitment to a quality early learning environment since 1983.

Sarah and Michelle, both with deep roots in childhood education, strive to create a supportive community where both children and educators can thrive.

We will continue to grow along with every child we lead because there is always room for growing!

Wooden rainbow and pine tree decor on a small wooden table in a hallway. Photographed at Room For Growing in Minnesota. All rights reserved.
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Children's playground with a green spiral slide, climbing structure, and wood chip ground cover. Photographed at Room For Growing in Minnesota. All rights reserved.
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All of the Accolades

Our programs meet high Parent Aware standards, with a research-backed approach based on the Creative Curriculum, blending structured routines with child-led exploration.

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National Accreditation

Room For Growing is a Nationally Accredited program for preschool and kindergarten readiness, nurturing from infancy.

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Parent Aware Preferred

Our Parent Aware rating is 4/4, meeting and exceeding standards for quality educational child care in the state of Minnesota.

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Creative Curriculum®

We are an early learning program using Creative Curriculum, a state-approved curriculum for birth to kindergarten that focuses on healthy learning.

Our Mission

We will understand and focus on the importance of the unique learning needs of young children.

We will continue to provide an exceptional early childhood program for parents, staff, and children, ensuring quality, creativity, and safety.

We will build strong partnerships between parents and staff to assist in the healthy development of every child in our care through respect and integrity.

We will lead our team to a clear understanding of quality early childhood, and we will create a positive work environment for all team members.

We will continuously reassess our goals and visions for the future, focusing on quality early education and care.

Our Philosophy

  • We strive to create an atmosphere that allows the children to interact with their environment, experience hands-on exploration, and accommodate their different learning styles.

  • Through various individual and group activities, teachers provide children with opportunities in language, literacy, early math skills, music, movement, science, sensory skills, and creative art. We design these activities to help children develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically. Our programs build a firm foundation for children to be lifelong learners and develop a love for learning.

  • Room For Growing is a safe place for children and their families, who deserve respect and dignity. We provide consistent and reasonable limits so children can respond with respect for themselves and others. We support children and families of all social backgrounds, abilities, races, religions, financial or gender differences.

  • We affirm parents are the most influential people in the lives of their children. We have established and will promote healthy parent partnerships. We will work toward bridging the gap between home and Room For Growing.

Qualified Teachers & Staff

At Room For Growing, we value the development and training of staff. Room For Growing teachers stay at the forefront of early childhood development, reassessing our goals and visions for the future and keeping our focus on building quality educational programs.

Exterior of a building with glass double doors and a sign reading 'Room For Growing,' situated on a brick facade. There are small shrubs in front and a pathway leading to the entrance. Photographed at Room For Growing in Minnesota.
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