
Browse 3,658 daycare centers across Tennessee. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Tennessee can make the decision-making process smoother.
Tennessee has about 3,658 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Tennessee. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 3,658 daycares in Tennessee: 285 headstart facilities, 1,586 before/after school centers, 566 religious facility daycares, and 1,221 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 1,221 |
| Headstart Programs | 285 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 566 |
| Before or After School | 1,586 |
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Feedback for this center is sharply divided, with some parents praising the staff's structure and professionalism while others report severe issues regarding safety, communication, and management behavior. One parent highlights the center as a positive learning environment where their child thrived, whereas others describe the experience as unprofessional and potentially harmful to their children's well-being.
One parent describes this center as the best daycare in Dickson County and expresses strong affection for the program. This single positive experience stands out against a broader average rating of 3.4/5 based on limited feedback.
Little Rascals receives mixed reviews with strong praise for staff care and affordability, but significant concerns about management, billing issues, and director approachability. Most positive reviews highlight caring teachers and happy children, while negative reviews cite problems with infant care quality, administrative errors, and questionable disciplinary practices.
Community Child Care Services in Hendersonville has mixed reviews. Five-star reviews praise the staff, teacher care, communication, affordability, and kindergarten preparation. However, one-star reviews raise serious concerns about supervision, hygiene practices, staff treatment, disorganization, and unprofessional management.
Nana's Playschool receives highly polarized reviews. Seven parents praise the caring staff, safe environment, and positive learning atmosphere. Two parents report serious concerns including inconsistent teacher assignments, unclear illness policies, cleanliness issues, and safety hazards.
Feedback is sharply divided, with one parent highlighting the current director's improvements and teachers' dedication, while others report serious concerns regarding safety, staffing, and staff conduct. Specific complaints include multiple injuries attributed to short staffing, staff negligence during nap time, and hostile treatment of parents who raise issues.
A few parents report positive experiences, highlighting the center's long-standing operation, diverse and caring staff, and quality facilities. Conversely, one reviewer describes a serious billing issue involving unauthorized charges and difficult refund processes.
Learning Tree Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Four parents praise the staff, cleanliness, and their children's progress, while four others report serious safety concerns including injuries, allergic reactions, inadequate supervision, staff misconduct, and unresponsive management to complaints.
One parent warns that the beautiful new facility may not live up to its appearance and advises caution. The review suggests potential discrepancies between the facility's aesthetic and actual quality.
One parent describes the program as an excellent environment for young people to mature, while others report negative experiences, including feelings of forced religion and low budget quality. A few reviewers simply state they do not recommend the facility.
One parent highlights Sandra for teaching their children effectively, while another notes that the facility is always clean and ensures children are well attended.
Feedback for Frederick Douglass Head Start is mixed, with some parents praising the beautiful facility and caring staff, while others report significant concerns regarding staffing shortages and unprofessional behavior. One parent detailed incidents of perceived staff negligence and poor management, noting that they had to volunteer frequently to monitor their child's well-being.
Kiddieland Child Care Center has extremely polarized reviews. Eight parents gave 5-star ratings praising the staff, educational curriculum, child development, and family-like atmosphere, with one noting 52+ years in business. Two parents gave 1-star ratings alleging serious safety concerns including unexplained bruises and injuries, with complaints about unresponsive staff and uncooperative management.
Bright Beginnings Academy receives mixed reviews with significant variation in experiences. Positive reviews praise cleanliness, staff kindness, real-time communication, and educational engagement. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns about child safety, staff conduct, and health monitoring.
One parent describes the facility's medical staff as excellent, while another expresses significant frustration regarding a two-year waiting list and perceived priority given to hospital employees. The few reviews so far highlight a stark contrast between clinical quality and administrative accessibility.
ABC Day School has highly polarized reviews. Some parents praise the sweet, caring staff and loving environment, while others report serious safety concerns including unreported injuries, poor hygiene, lack of educational programming, and inadequate food quality.
It Takes a Village FCEC receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents highlighting caring staff, family atmosphere, and good kindergarten preparation, but serious concerns from dissatisfied parents regarding facility conditions, staff turnover, safety issues, and management professionalism.
One parent reports a difficult enrollment process involving significant delays and administrative errors, alongside claims that the school was initially resistant to accommodating their special needs child. The reviewer ultimately found the location convenient but describes the institution as poor and is seeking alternative options for their other child.
Rhythm & Rhymes Too has mixed reviews with positive feedback from long-term parents praising learning outcomes and communication, but serious concerns raised about cleanliness, staffing ratios, health/safety practices, and hygiene standards at the facility.
Creative Youth Enrichment Center receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the caring, family-oriented environment and dedicated staff. Parents highlight the directors' open-door policy, individualized attention to children with special needs, and proactive approach to challenges like virtual learning during COVID. Multiple long-term families express strong trust in the center and recommend it highly.
Parents report positive experiences with teachers and playgrounds, but significant concerns exist regarding customer service issues and inadequate care for children with disabilities. The facility has received mixed ratings with both high praise and serious complaints about billing, communication, and incident handling.
Burks United Methodist Day Care Center receives polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise small class sizes, safety, teacher quality, and affordability. Negative reviewers report severe communication failures, lack of transparency, dismissals without proper notice, and difficulty accommodating children with behavioral or developmental needs.
Little Hands Christian Child Care Center receives exclusively positive feedback from parents who praise the caring, compassionate staff and welcoming environment. Parents consistently highlight the directors' responsiveness to concerns, quality of care, facility cleanliness, and regular communication with families. Children show strong attachment to teachers and demonstrate learning and growth across all age groups.
One parent describes the school as an exceptional choice that significantly benefited their family, while another former student reports severe safety and behavioral issues, including drug use, inappropriate conduct, and faculty legal troubles. The negative review criticizes the facility for lacking resources compared to public schools and failing to provide a safe or religiously authentic environment despite high costs.
One parent describes Sandra as an engaging teacher who has helped their children learn significantly. Another reviewer notes that the center maintains high cleanliness standards and ensures children receive adequate attention.
While some parents praise the compassionate staff and their grandchildren's social and academic growth, others report significant logistical issues, including chaotic drop-off procedures and persistent parking violations by staff that block access.
Middlebrook Playschool receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, with praise for caring staff, good communication, and affordability. However, one detailed negative review raises significant concerns about security, staff training, management responsiveness, and facility maintenance.
One parent describes staff as unprofessional and using foul language around the children, while also noting that babies remain sick.
One parent reports an exceptional long-term experience with caring staff and consistent quality care, while another describes a negative termination process involving rude communication and a lack of prior behavioral feedback. The contrasting experiences highlight both the potential for high-quality childcare and significant risks regarding administrative conduct and transparency.
One parent describes the school as an exceptional fit that was the best decision for their family, while another former student reports serious safety and behavioral issues, including drug use, vaping, and inappropriate staff conduct. The critical review highlights a significant discrepancy between the school's Christian identity and its actual environment, citing a lack of educational value compared to public schools.
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