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Infant & Baby Daycare in Cookeville, TN

Most daycares in Cookeville 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 Putnam County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Cookeville
17
daycare centers
13
in-home daycares
4
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Cookeville

Showing 1 to 17 of 17

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.

  2. Home daycareInfants

    Branch Beginnings

    Cookeville, TN 38501 · address shared with families

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

    Grins-N-Giggles

    Cookeville, TN 38506 · address shared with families

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

    Honey Hugs

    350 W Broad St, Cookeville, TN

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
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  15. Group home daycareInfants

    Love, Learn, N' Play

    Cookeville, TN 38506 · address shared with families

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

    Heavenly Sunshine

    Cookeville, TN 38506 · address shared with families

    From 8 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    Call
How this list is made: Cookeville daycares whose Tennessee license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Cookeville: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Cookeville
From 6 weeks
Of the 17 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 16 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Putnam County, per week (2022)
$212
The Putnam 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.
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.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Cookeville

  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.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

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Questions

Questions

How many Cookeville daycares take infants?

17 Cookeville 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 Cookeville?

Full-time infant care in Putnam 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 Cookeville take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 17 daycares in Cookeville whose state record gives a starting age, 16 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 17 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Cookeville?

16 daycares in Cookeville 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. 4 of the Cookeville 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.