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Drop-In Daycare in Knoxville, TN

Daycares that offer drop-in care in Knoxville, with the ages each one serves, its hours and its state record.

daycares that offer drop-in care in Knoxville
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daycare centers
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State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Knoxville

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Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

How this list is made: Knoxville daycares that say they offer drop-in care. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Cost

What daycare costs in Knoxville

Full-time infant care in Knox County has a median of $212 a week at a center and $155 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 16% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$212
Home daycare$155

Toddler

Center$146
Home daycare$128

Preschool

Center$146
Home daycare$128

Knox County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Before you enroll

Using drop-in care in Knoxville

  1. 1

    Register before you need it

    Most drop-in care needs forms and records on file first. Ask what to send before the first visit.

  2. 2

    Ask how to book

    Ask how far ahead to book a drop-in day, and whether spots depend on who is absent that day.

  3. 3

    Ask how it charges

    Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.

  4. 4

    Visit once first

    A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.

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Questions

Questions

How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in Knoxville?

3 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Knoxville. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

What is drop-in daycare?

Care when you need it, without a regular weekly schedule. Each daycare sets its own rules: ask whether you must register your child first, how far ahead to book, and whether it charges by the hour, half day or day.

Are these daycares licensed in Tennessee?

Every listing here comes from the Tennessee child care license records.