Childcare Center Proposed for Civic Center
By Beth Milligan | Aug. 4, 2026
Northern Blooms Montessori, which operates an early childhood education center in the Commongrounds Cooperative building on Eighth Street, has proposed opening a new location at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center.
Project partners say the center could help address the local childcare shortage in an ideal setting: a centrally located park with numerous recreational offerings. The county’s Parks and Recreation Strategic Planning Subcommittee will discuss the concept at their 5:30pm meeting tonight (Tuesday), while Traverse City planning commissioners will discuss zoning changes that could accommodate the project at their 6pm meeting Wednesday.
The nonprofit Northern Blooms operates two multi-age classrooms at Commongrounds. The toddler classroom hosts children ages 12-36 months …
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