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Daycares in Tennessee

Child care centers and home daycares in Tennessee, town by town, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where the state publishes it, its inspection record. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares listed
3,955
towns
390
take infants
1,470
accept subsidy
2,184

Map of Tennessee: each dot is a town with daycares, sized by how many are listed

Tennessee

Largest towns in Tennessee

Memphis537 daycaresNashville294 daycaresKnoxville240 daycaresChattanooga171 daycaresClarksville116 daycaresMurfreesboro102 daycaresFranklin75 daycaresJackson55 daycaresJohnson City53 daycaresKingsport53 daycaresCleveland49 daycaresMaryville47 daycares

Programs

Programs in Tennessee

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
Take infants1,470
Child care centers3,527
Accept subsidy2,184
In-home daycares428
Christian & church daycares443
Montessori schools68
Preschools & pre-K2,962
Night daycare175
Early morning daycare1,405
Part-time daycare128
Drop-in daycare21
After-school care1,743
Bilingual daycare19
Head Start316

The Tennessee state record

Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Tennessee.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Tennessee state records

Tennessee

Cost, inspections and ratios in Tennessee

Daycare cost in TennesseeWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in TennesseeHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 390 Tennessee towns, A to Z

A18 towns
B25 towns
C47 towns
D18 towns
E13 towns
F10 towns
G21 towns
H25 towns
I2 towns
J9 towns
K7 towns
L27 towns
M35 towns
N9 towns
O9 towns
P20 towns
R22 towns
S32 towns
T13 towns
U3 towns
V2 towns
W22 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

North Carolina6,565 daycaresGeorgia6,150 daycaresVirginia4,997 daycaresMissouri2,614 daycaresKentucky2,445 daycaresAlabama2,286 daycaresArkansas2,215 daycaresMississippi1,098 daycares

Questions

Questions about daycare in Tennessee

How many daycares are in Tennessee?

3,955 daycares are listed across 390 Tennessee towns: 3,527 child care centers and 428 home daycares.

Who licenses daycares in Tennessee?

Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Tennessee. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.

How many Tennessee daycares take infants?

1,470, by the state record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

How many Tennessee daycares accept child care subsidies?

2,184 are listed as accepting subsidies. Ask each one whether it has a subsidy spot open now.