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Infant Daycare in Tennessee

Most Tennessee daycares that take infants accept babies from 6 weeks or younger, by the ages on their state record. Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $131 a week in the middle Tennessee county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
1,470
towns
219
towns have their own infant daycare page
94
of all Tennessee daycares
37%

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

Infant care
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists infants among the ages it serves, or it says it offers infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Tennessee: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Tennessee
From 6 weeks
Of the 1,406 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 1,252 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Tennessee county (2022)
$131
The median of 95 county medians, from $112 in the lowest county to $212 in the highest.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Tennessee, per week (2026)
$289
The median of 42 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $250 and $330. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of infant programs' websites say they provide meals
29%
Of the 517 websites we read for daycares that take infants in Tennessee, 29% say meals are provided, 21% mention a parent app with photos or daily notes, and 5.6% mention cameras parents can watch. A website that does not say so may still offer it; ask.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in TennesseeDaycare cost in Tennessee, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price). Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Tennessee

Largest towns for infant daycare in Tennessee

Memphis276 take infantsNashville111 take infantsKnoxville96 take infantsChattanooga82 take infantsClarksville61 take infantsMurfreesboro49 take infantsJackson25 take infantsFranklin24 take infantsCordova20 take infantsGallatin19 take infantsMt. Juliet19 take infantsCookeville17 take infants

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
All daycares3,955
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

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Tennessee

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it before your baby is born.

  2. 2

    How many babies each caregiver has

    Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after, and whether the same caregiver is there each day.

  3. 3

    Safe sleep

    Ask where and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.

  4. 4

    Feeding and the daily log

    Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.

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 219 Tennessee towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A13 towns
B10 towns
C21 towns
D9 towns
E6 towns
F5 towns
G14 towns
H13 towns
I1 town
J7 towns
K4 towns
L20 towns
M25 towns
N6 towns
O5 towns
P12 towns
R7 towns
S19 towns
T7 towns
U3 towns
W12 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

North Carolina3,301 take infantsGeorgia3,179 take infantsVirginia2,378 take infantsAlabama1,773 take infantsMissouri1,708 take infantsKentucky1,085 take infantsArkansas963 take infantsMississippi86 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Tennessee

How many daycares that take infants are in Tennessee?

1,470 daycares that take infants are listed in 219 Tennessee towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Tennessee town has the most daycares that take infants?

Memphis, with 276 listed. Next are Nashville (111) and Knoxville (96).

How much does infant daycare cost in Tennessee?

In the middle Tennessee county, full-time infant care at a center cost $131 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Daycares that post their rates online in Tennessee charge a median of $289 a week for an infant in 2026 (42 daycares). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Tennessee take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 1,406 daycares in Tennessee whose state record gives a starting age, 1,252 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 1,346 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Tennessee?

1,252 daycares in Tennessee take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

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.