Welcome!
Please take a look around to learn more about what makes BCGC a unique childcare offering in Bloomington. We provide multilingual immersion programming, play-based learning, positive discipline, fresh and healthy globally inspired meals, and a strong sense of community. We would love to meet you and discuss how we can contribute to the care and growth of your child.
Our mission
To provide a multilingual and nurturing early education environment for young children that supports their physical and social emotional development, while encouraging them to care for themselves, their community, and their planet.
OUR VISION
Our program offers children an environment rich in materials and experiences, while helping them learn the values of creativity, intellectual curiosity, happiness, diversity, and respect for nature. We accomplish this by providing opportunities toe experience music, art, and literature, connect with natural surroundings, and learn in multiple languages. A focus on sustainability is integrated through our curriculum in daily practices, gardening, and serving homemade organic meals prepared on-site in our certified kitchen.
Our history
BCGC started as a home daycare in 2008 and by 2012 had move to its current location, in the heart of Bloomington. In 2017 a parent-led Board of Directors assumed ownership and operations, retaining the core principles and the majority of BCGC's teaching and support staff. Currently, BCGC is lead by an Executive Director and Assistant Director with the ongoing support of the Board of Directors.
OUR CENTER
“Our child who graduated BCGC pre-K has demonstrated excellent preparedness during her first year of public school in kindergarten. We have 3 additional children still at BCGC and we can’t speak highly enough about the nurturing environment they experience daily. ”