Honouring Legacy, Empowering Growth
The Most Trusted Operator and Acquirer of Childcare Centres in Canada and North America
At Heartwood Family, we specialize in acquiring established childcare centres, nurturing their history, and ensuring their continued commitment to exceptional care. When childcare operators choose to transition their business under the Heartwood Family, we prioritize preserving their legacy while unlocking new opportunities for growth within our interconnected family of centres.
Why Partner with Heartwood Family?
Realize the Value You’ve Earned, Keep the Brand You’ve Built
Legacy Preservation
We respect the unique culture, values, and mission of every centre we acquire, ensuring your dedication to quality care lives on.
Seamless Transition
Our experienced team ensures a smooth transition process, maintaining consistency for families, staff, and the community.
Growth with Integrity
As a recognized leader in childcare excellence, we help centres navigate the evolving grant landscape; achieving financial sustainability and growth without compromising their values and quality.
Investing in the Future
We provide resources, technology, and innovative solutions to enhance operations, curriculum, and safety standards. Also data-driven marketing, centralized HR management, and cutting-edge curriculum development.
Connected and Compassionate
Joining the Heartwood Family means becoming part of a larger network of like-minded centres, offering collaboration and support while celebrating what you have created.
Putting People First
Your staff will benefit from improved career paths, competitive benefits, and access to ongoing professional development opportunities. This, empowers your educators to create safe, nurturing, and innovative learning environments while ensuring they feel valued, supported, and inspired to excel.
Our Family of Centres
A growing portfolio of trusted childcare brands across Canada
Busy Bees
Busy Bee’s Daycare offers high-quality early childhood care across multiple Alberta centres, where each child is celebrated as an individual and encouraged to grow at their own pace.
Number of locations, 2, expanding to 4
For the Kids Kelowna
For The Kids Daycare in Kelowna, BC provides enriching early learning programs designed to inspire curiosity, enthusiasm, and confidence in young children from infancy through preschool.
Number of locations 2
Strathcona Child Development
Strathcona Child Development Centre in Sherwood Park, Alberta, creates learning opportunities with intention, allowing children to explore, grow, and develop in a warm, welcoming environment.
Number of locations, 3, expanding to 4
Our Process
- Flexible terms
Our terms are flexible and we will work in partnership with you on a structure and post-acquisition role that is right for you.
- Fair valuations
We acquire healthy businesses and have a strong sense of market valuations. While fit is important, we know that the valuation is too.
- Continued Legacy
We deeply value the unique culture, history, and identity of every childcare business we partner with. Our commitment is to honour and maintain what makes your business special, while providing the resources needed to strengthen its services, support its teams, and ensure its continued success for generations to come
- Employee focus
We appreciate the strong relationships a privately owned business has with their employees and are committed to building the best workplaces in the world.
- Experts in Childcare
Our deep understanding of the childcare industry equips us to thoroughly assess your business with efficiency and implement effective strategies to drive growth and success post-transition
- Quick Decisions
We respect the value of your time and will work hard to respond to all inquiries within 72 hours and can make acquisition decisions quickly.
- Flexible terms
Our terms are flexible and we will work in partnership with you on a structure and post-acquisition role that is right for you.
- Fair valuations
We acquire healthy businesses and have a strong sense of market valuations. While fit is important, we know that the valuation is too.
- Continued Legacy
We deeply value the unique culture, history, and identity of every childcare business we partner with. Our commitment is to honour and maintain what makes your business special, while providing the resources needed to strengthen its services, support its teams, and ensure its continued success for generations to come
- Employee focus
We appreciate the strong relationships a privately owned business has with their employees and are committed to building the best workplaces in the world.
- Experts in Childcare
Our deep understanding of the childcare industry equips us to thoroughly assess your business with efficiency and implement effective strategies to drive growth and success post-transition
- Quick Decisions
We respect the value of your time and will work hard to respond to all inquiries within 72 hours and can make acquisition decisions quickly.
Our Mission
At Heartwood Family, our mission is to build a unified family of childcare centres celebrated for excellence, inclusion, integrity and an unwavering commitment to early childhood development. We believe in nurturing a foundation where children, families, and educators thrive together, and we achieve this through:
Enriching Learning Environments
Thoughtfully designed curriculums that inspire a lifelong love for learning in safe, respectful, and stimulating spaces.
Empowering Families Through Technology
Tools that enhance parental visibility and involvement in their child’s growth, while providing resources to navigate challenges, foster stronger connections, and nurture confidence at home and beyond.
Elevating Educator Excellence
Robust professional development, global best practices, and innovative teaching methods that ensure the highest standards of care and education.
Thoughtful Integration of Centres
Preserving each centre’s unique character while raising operational and care standards to align with Heartwood Family’s benchmarks.
Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion
Creating environments where every child, family, and educator feels valued, represented, and respected.
Commitment to Sustainability
Prioritizing environmental and social sustainability as a cornerstone of our long-term vision for the future of childcare.
Enriching Learning Environments
Thoughtfully designed curriculums that inspire a lifelong love for learning in safe, respectful, and stimulating spaces.
Empowering Families Through Technology
Tools that enhance parental visibility and involvement in their child’s growth, while providing resources to navigate challenges, foster stronger connections, and nurture confidence at home and beyond.
Elevating Educator Excellence
Robust professional development, global best practices, and innovative teaching methods that ensure the highest standards of care and education.
Thoughtful Integration of Centres
Preserving each centre’s unique character while raising operational and care standards to align with Heartwood Family’s benchmarks.
Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion
Creating environments where every child, family, and educator feels valued, represented, and respected.
Commitment to Sustainability
Prioritizing environmental and social sustainability as a cornerstone of our long-term vision for the future of childcare.
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Experience how we’re supporting centres to redefine childcare. Book your consultation now and take the first step toward something extraordinary.