Daycares and preschools in Tennessee

2,296 licensed programs in 289 cities · source: Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services

South Pittsburg

5 licensed programs

Smaller citiesAlamo Atoka Clinton Dandridge East Ridge Hartsville Hohenwald Huntsville Lawrenceburg Lexington Medina Monterey Ripley Savannah Smithville Spring City Whitwell Blountville Brownsville Carthage Centerville Christiana Dover Erwin Fairview Gray Greenbrier Henderson Huntingdon Jasper Joelton Lakeland Linden Lynnville Mckenzie Munford Oakland Piney Flats Pleasant View Rutledge Sneedville Somerville South Fulton Summertown Tazewell Waverly White Pine Woodlawn Alcoa Algood Chapel Hill Clarkrange Collegedale Cross Plains Cunningham Decherd Dyer Eagleville Erin Ethridge Etowah Gainesboro Greenfield Harriman Hillsboro Iron City Jacksboro Jamestown Jefferson City Kodak Lafollette Lascassas Louisville Lynchburg Moscow Mosheim Mt. Pleasant New Tazewell Pigeon Forge Pikeville Puryear Rockvale Sale Creek Surgoinsville Sweetwater Telford Thompsons Station Wartburg Waynesboro Westmoreland White Bluff Whites Creek Whitleyville Afton Alexandria Andersonville Apison Arrington Auburntown Bean Station Bells Big Rock Burns Byrdstown Cedar Hill Celina Charlotte Church Hill Clairfield Clifton Coalmont Colliiverville Collinwood Cornersville Cosby Culleoka Cumberland Gap Dandrige Decatur Decaturville Denmark Dyersburg, Tn Evensville Finley Frankewing Ft.Ogelthrope Gates Gleason Goodsprings Gordonsville Grand Junction Greenback Gruetli-Laager Halls Helenwood Hollow Rock Indian Mound Jonesborough Kimball Kingston La Vergne Lake City Lenior City Leoma Limestone Lobelville Lookout Mtn Loretto Lyles Mc Kenzie Mcdonald Middleton Millersville Monteagle Mooresburg Mountain City Mt. Carmel Mufreesboro Murfreeboro New Market Ocoee Oldfort Olive Branch Parrottsville Parsons Pegram Philadelphia Pinson Pioneer Piperton Pleasant Shade,Portland Red Bank Red Boiling Springs Ridgely Ridgetop Ringgold Robbins Rock Island Rockwood Rocky Top Rossville Selmer Sevier Sewanee Smryna Southaven Speedwell Spencer Strawberry Plains Talbott Tiptonville Tracy City Troy Unicoi Unionville Wartrace Whiteville Winfield Woodbury

Child care licensing in Tennessee

Who licenses child care in Tennessee?

Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in Tennessee. This directory uses the agency's public register: Web Provider List, Tennessee Department of Human Services. It was last synced in September 2026.

What is QRIS score?

Tennessee's Quality Rating and Improvement System scores licensed programs on an annual assessment.

Does Tennessee publish inspection violations?

Tennessee publishes inspection reports on its own site, program by program. Every profile here links to the state record so you can read them in full.

Source: Web Provider List, Tennessee Department of Human Services.

Daycares and preschools in Tennessee

Memphis

Nashville

Knoxville

Chattanooga

Clarksville

Cordova

Murfreesboro

Franklin

Jackson

Kingsport

Gallatin

Columbia

Bartlett

Cookeville

Johnson City

Cleveland

Hendersonville

Lebanon

Brentwood

Maryville

Smyrna

Mcminnville

Shelbyville

Collierville

Germantown

Hermitage

Hixson

Madison

Morristown

Tullahoma

Mt. Juliet

Dyersburg

Goodlettsville

Greeneville

Lewisburg

Sevierville

Spring Hill

Antioch

Crossville

Newport

Humboldt

Lavergne

Manchester

Paris

Pulaski

Union City

Camden

Martin

Mascot

Oak Ridge

Signal Mountain

Soddy Daisy

White House

Winchester

Bolivar

Bristol

Elizabethton

Fayetteville

Madisonville

Nolensville

Seymour

Sparta

Trenton

Arlington

Ashland City

Athens

Covington

Dayton

Dickson

Dunlap

Mount Juliet

Oneida

Ooltewah

Rogersville

Springfield

Baxter

Bluff City

Corryton

Dresden