Education & Childcare Projects

Stir has had the privilege of supporting the development of dozens of schools and childcare centers across the United States. Please see for yourself how our value-added services have helped bring numerous educational developments to life. Then, contact us to discuss your project needs.

  • Crystal’s Cuddle Bugs

    Crystal’s Cuddle Bugs

    Product: Child Care Center
    Location: Lakeville, MN
    Client: Crystal’s Cuddle Bugs
    Sq Ft: 13,289
    Budget: $5,000,000
    Completed: 2023

    When we first met Crystal from Crystal’s Cuddle Bugs, we knew that it was going to be a great working relationship with her right off the get-go. We established a wonderful friendship with her first and then working relationship by presenting the best team possible in front of her for development, design and construction management services.

  • Next Steps Learning Center

    Next Steps Learning Center

    Product: Child Care Center
    Location: Carver, MN
    Client: United Properties
    Sq Ft: 17,129,000
    Budget: $6,000,000
    Completed: 2023

    Stir generally has a good pulse on certain markets inside and outside of major cities. We went out to talk with several child care providers ranging from 12-14,000 square feet centers in Scott and Carver County. We determined through research and market studies that were completed that we knew that there was quite the pent up demand for a daycare provider to sustain and be able to build a 16-20,000 square foot center. We chose Next Steps Learning with United Properties as our prime partner for this two acre site.

  • Odyssey Institute

    Odyssey Institute

    Product: 9-12 High School
    Location: Buckeye, AZ
    Client: Odyssey Institute
    Sq Ft: 54,000,000
    Budget: $12,000,000

    We had the pleasure to have met the founders of several charter school groups at a NCSRC conference when they were just getting started with their schools across the country back in 2004. Stir has been called back time after time again on multiple charter school projects. We were able to pull all of our resources together to complete their work with a lot of these types of unique educational program providers.

  • New Creations “The Lodge”

    New Creations “The Lodge”

    Product: Child Care Center
    Location: Ramsey, MN
    Client: New Creations Child Care
    Sq Ft: 13,000
    Budget: $2,600,000

    Stir is realizing a lot more than ever before that company’s have come to depend on our services when it comes to businesses and real estate changing hands and owners wanting to sell. For The Lodge, our client knew that they either needed to build a new center or to have the ability to take over an existing one. 90% of our portfolio is off market. If there is a specific market that our clients want to be in we will find them just the right building or parcel.

  • New Creations

    New Creations

    Product: Child Care Center
    Location: Big Lake, MN
    Client: New Creations Child Care
    Sq Ft: 12,000
    Budget: $3,300,000

    New Creations has been looking to grow their child care program in other markets in Minnesota as well across, country. We have provided financial solutions to their group to be able to do just that! Like many other organizations that work with Stir have preferred not to own their real estate and leaseback.

  • Compass Child Care

    Compass Child Care

    Product: Child Care Center
    Location: Isanti, MN
    Client: Teddy Bear Day Care
    Sq Ft: 6,000
    Budget: $1,500,000

    This previous client Teddy Bear Day Care reached out to Stir. The owners were looking to sell two of their locations so they could retire from their child care centers. The owners at the time did not have an exit strategy in place. We have learned for the past twenty years or so that it is easier to get into a business and can be somewhat of a challenge to be able to get out. Our clients have come to rely on our expertise and the ability to have just the right blend for the right “recipe” to Stir’s clients that may be looking to sell both their real estate and businesses.

  • Lil’ Explorers Childcare Center

    Lil’ Explorers Childcare Center

    Product: Child Care Center
    Location: Buffalo, MN
    Client: Cadence Education
    Sq Ft: 11,000
    Budget: $2,200,000

    Some of our clients prefer to hold onto their real estate long-term or indefinitely. We also have clients that will sell some of their real estate assets from time to time and leaseback from us long-term. This allows them to be able to grow into multiple units and other markets in a shorter period of time with less capital that would be needed.

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