
Browse 1,221 child daycare & preschools 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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Trinity Child Care & Learning Center 2 in Antioch receives consistently high praise from parents. Families highlight the owner's passion and caring approach, with many describing the center as more like family than a typical daycare. Parents report clean facilities, good educational activities, and responsive staff who communicate about incidents and concerns.
This is not a daycare facility - it is Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. The reviews provided are patient and visitor testimonials about hospital care, not childcare services.
Smart Play Day School has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the staff's care, bilingual/sign language education, developmental progress, and communication. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including alleged staff physical abuse of children, unexplained injuries, poor management after ownership change, frequent unannounced closures with continued payment requirements, safety hazards, inadequate video transparency, and health protocol violat
The Shiny Penny receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with 9 out of 10 recent reviews giving 5-star ratings. Parents consistently praise the caring, compassionate staff and smooth transition experiences for children of all ages. Children are reported to be happy, engaged, and excited to attend daily.
Learning Tree Day Care Lakeland receives mostly positive reviews praising engaged teachers, educational curriculum, and family-oriented care. However, two parents reported serious concerns including alleged physical discipline and inappropriate medication use, alongside administrative issues with enrollment communication.
Rainbow Kidz Child Care Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with 9 five-star ratings and 1 four-star rating. Parents consistently praise the caring and professional staff, safe environment, learning opportunities, and use of camera monitoring. One parent noted the facility may benefit from additional staffing due to high enrollment.
Sweet Pea's receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Positive reviews praise renovations, teacher quality, cleanliness, and child learning outcomes. Negative reviews cite unprofessionalism, poor hygiene, unresponsiveness from management, dietary negligence, and disorganization.
American Child Care Center receives highly polarized reviews with parents either praising the staff as family-like and caring or reporting serious concerns about professionalism, safety, and child handling. Positive reviewers highlight strong relationships with teachers and managers, good communication, and allergy accommodations. Negative reviewers cite rude staff, poor child management, safety issues including lack of ID verification, and alleged unprofessional behavior inc
Parents consistently praise Kinderland Learning Academy for its caring, attentive staff and nurturing environment. Multiple reviewers highlight the owner Darlene and teachers like Anita and Jeannie for their genuine care and communication with parents. Many families report long-term loyalty, with some continuing relationships years after their children have moved on.
Bright Futures receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Positive reviewers praise the owner's 30+ years of experience, educational background, and quality child care, attributing negative reviews to parents upset over facility rules. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including alleged cash payment theft, dismissive communication, and unprofessional spot-holding practices.
American Child Care has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the caring, family-like atmosphere, attentive staff, and professional managers. Negative reviewers report serious concerns including unprofessional and disrespectful staff behavior, poor child supervision, safety issues, and inappropriate discipline practices.
Little Oaks Academy receives universal praise from parents, with all 10 reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents consistently highlight the caring, dedicated teachers who know children by name, provide frequent updates, and treat kids as individuals rather than charges. Families report strong child development, emotional security, and a community-focused nonprofit environment.
Noah's Ark Learning Campus has highly polarized reviews. Some parents praise staff members Judy and Charles and express satisfaction with their children's care. However, multiple recent reviews raise serious concerns about staff conduct, child discipline practices, health/safety issues, and owner responsiveness to parent concerns.
Peachers Mill Academy receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the caring staff, family atmosphere, and developmental benefits for their children. However, several parents report serious concerns including safety issues, administrative oversights, classroom management problems, and dismissive responses to complaints.
Little Heroes Academy receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with most praising the caring, experienced staff, strong communication, and developmental support. One recent parent review raises concerns about staff turnover without advance notice and questions about meal quality and nutrition standards.
Kids World in Lebanon receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who praise the caring and professional staff, clean facility, and reasonable pricing. Parents consistently report their children thriving academically and emotionally, with staff going above and beyond in their care. The daycare is described as secure, welcoming, and offering quality meals and curriculum.
Note: This facility is a community college, not a daycare center. Reviews are mixed with praise for individual staff members and clean facilities, but significant complaints about administrative dysfunction, poor phone communication, course selection errors, and inadequate instruction.
Parents consistently praise Kids World Child Care 2 for its caring, professional staff who go above and beyond in child development and care. The facility is noted as clean, secure, reasonably priced with meals included, and creates a welcoming home-like environment. Parents report high satisfaction and trust in the daycare compared to other options in Lebanon.
Starting Points Child Care Center receives consistently high praise from parents who emphasize the dedicated, long-term teaching staff, strong focus on outdoor learning and nature-based education, and individualized, child-led curriculum that supports academic, social, and emotional development. Parents appreciate the small, family-like environment where children develop meaningful relationships with teachers who genuinely care about each child's growth and well-being.
This facility appears to be a community college or vocational training center rather than a daycare, based on the reviews provided. Reviews are highly polarized, with some praising staff, cleanliness, and programs, while others report severe administrative issues, poor customer service, and inadequate instruction.
Horn Lake Road Learning Center has strong loyalty from long-term families who praise the caring staff, family-friendly environment, and educational activities. However, recent visitors reported poor customer service and concerns about facility conditions and cleanliness.
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