Small Miracles Acquires Gingerbread Schools
January 28, 2026
Small Miracles, a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Traverse Pointe Partners, has acquired Gingerbread Schools, Inc., a three-location early learning provider in the Tampa–St. Petersburg, Florida market. Vision Point Capital served as sell-side advisor; the acquisition expands Small Miracles' Florida footprint and increases its total enrollment capacity to more than 2,600 children across its network.
- Buyers
- Small Miracles, Traverse Pointe Partners
- Targets
- Gingerbread Schools, Inc.
- Sellers
- Gingerbread Schools, Inc. (selling shareholders)
- Platforms
- Small Miracles
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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