Chicago, Illinois (February 14, 2025) Traverse Pointe Partners (“Traverse”), a private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Small Miracles (“Small Miracles”) was named in the Top 50 North America’s Largest For-Profit Child Care Organizations.
Each year, Childcare Exchange Magazine, one of the foremost childcare program periodicals, publishes The Exchange Top 50, listing the largest for-profit childcare organizations in North America. The list of the top 50 for-profit childcare organizations is a yearly benchmark by capacity. Small Miracles ranked #45 in this year’s publication with a total capacity of over 2,400 students.
Michael Simon, Managing Principal of Traverse Pointe said “I’m extremely proud of our team at Small Miracles as they continue to scale our platform and expand our footprint. Being acknowledged as one of the largest 50 For-Profit Child Care Organizations in the United States is a testament to the brilliant and hard work the Small Miracles team does every day to grow our Company and serve the children who attend Small Miracles’ early education centers. We’ve taken 9 centers to 18 since investing in Small Miracles, including three acquisitions over the past year. We look forward to the year ahead and are optimistic about our plans to continue expanding our footprint with additional new centers and acquisitions.“
Link: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/50547/
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About Small Miracles
Small Miracles is a leading early-learning center company that owns and operates a chain of 18 centers in one of the fastest growing areas of the country. The Company operates 10 centers in Tucson and eight centers in Phoenix, Arizona. Small Miracles serves children of ages from 6 weeks through 12 years of age. Across multiple locations, children are immersed in a variety of educational and social activities with a staff of trained and experienced educators. With its most recent acquisition, the Company has an enrollment capacity of over 2,400 children and students.
About Traverse Pointe Partners
Traverse Pointe Partners is a private equity investment firm focused on control investments in lower middle market companies. Our investment professionals and operating partners offer an array of skillsets and expertise to enhance the value of our platform investments. We partner with strong management teams, providing capital along with operational, financial and strategic support to enable organizations to maximize their potential. To date Traverse has made six platform investments and 11 add-on acquisitions.