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Infant & Baby Daycare in Chattanooga, TN

Most daycares in Chattanooga 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 $212 a week in Hamilton County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Chattanooga
82
daycare centers
55
in-home daycares
27
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Chattanooga

Showing 1 to 30 of 82

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then by the youngest age on the state record, youngest first, then programs for babies and toddlers only and those that describe an infant room, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Group home daycareInfants

    Chambliss at East Brainerd

    Chattanooga, TN 37421 · address shared with families

    From 4 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
  2. Child care centerInfants

    A Mother's Love

    4.8· 10 reviews

    1380 Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga, TN

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Best Beginnings

    4.3· 23 reviews

    2029 Hickory Valley Road, Chattanooga, TN

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolOpens before 7 AM
  4. Group home daycareInfants

    Chambliss @ Eastside

    Chattanooga, TN 37404 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
  5. Group home daycareInfants

    Chambliss @ Tyner Academy

    Chattanooga, TN 37421 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
  6. Group home daycareInfants

    Creative Learning Academy

    5.0· 6 reviews

    Chattanooga, TN 37407 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
  7. Group home daycareInfants

    Creative Learning Academy

    Chattanooga, TN 37407 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  8. Group home daycareInfants

    Dreamland Child Care II

    Chattanooga, TN 37411 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
  9. Group home daycareInfants

    Faith Learning Academy

    Chattanooga, TN 37407 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
  10. Group home daycareInfants

    Home Away from Home

    Chattanooga, TN 37415 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  11. Home daycareInfants

    House of Love Child Care

    Chattanooga, TN 37416 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolOpens before 7 AM
  12. Child care centerInfants

    Imago Dei Care

    4.6· 19 reviews

    5704 Marlin Rd Ste 2300 # 6000, Chattanooga, TN

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
  13. Child care centerInfants

    Jungle Town 4

    4.0· 4 reviews

    3922 Webb Rd, Chattanooga, TN

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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How this list is made: Chattanooga daycares whose Tennessee license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 82 daycares that take infants in Chattanooga, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Chattanooga: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Chattanooga
From 6 weeks
Of the 75 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 63 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Hamilton County, per week (2022)
$212
The Hamilton County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $155 a week.
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.

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.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Chattanooga

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the wait is and whether you can join 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 babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by Tennessee 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 hear about feeds, naps and diapers.

Questions

Questions

How many Chattanooga daycares take infants?

82 Chattanooga daycares take infants, by the Tennessee record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Chattanooga?

Full-time infant care in Hamilton County has a median of $212 a week at a center and $155 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Prices have risen since that survey, so ask each daycare for its current infant rate.

How young a baby do daycares in Chattanooga take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 75 daycares in Chattanooga whose state record gives a starting age, 63 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 70 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Chattanooga?

63 daycares in Chattanooga take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 27 of the Chattanooga daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Tennessee record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Tennessee visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.