Daycares in Cookeville, TN

All 42 licensed child care facilities in Cookeville, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Tennessee: about $858/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Tennessee →

42licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

67%with a clean record

14with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Busy Bees Preschool, LLC749 Buffalo Valley Rd.	4.5★	None	68
2	Color My World Child Care & Learning1701 N. Dixie Ave.	4.5★	2 · 3 high-risk	47
3	Jacob's Ladder Preschool210 E. Broad Street	4.4★	None	89
4	CRMC Children's Center125 Chestnut Avenue	4.4★	None	99
5	CREATIVE LEARNING USA LLC275 S Walnut Ave	4.4★	5 · 7 high-risk	148
6	CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL565 E. 10TH STREET	4.4★	5 · 5 high-risk	65
7	Kids Putnam1130 Chocolate Drive	4.4★	None	75
8	London Bridge Kids1621 North Washington Ave	4.4★	12 · 5 high-risk	80
9	Anniston Academy1696 West Broad Street	4.3★	None	18
10	AVERY TRACE MIDDLE SCHOOL - LEAPS230 RAIDER DRIVE	4.3★	None	70
11	CANE CREEK ELEMENTARY - LEAPS1500 W JACKSON ST	4.3★	None	74
12	CANE CREEK Pre-K1500 W. JACKSON STREET	4.3★	None	80
13	CANE CREEK SCHOOL - SAC1500 WEST JACKSON STREET	4.3★	None	100
14	CAPSHAW ELEMENTARY - SAC1 COUGAR LANE	4.3★	None	100
15	CAPSHAW ELEMENTARY LEAPS PROGRAM1 COUGAR LANE	4.3★	None	74
16	Capshaw Elementary PreK1 Cougar Lane	4.3★	None	60
17	COOKEVILLE HIGH SCH Pre-K1 Cavalier Drive	4.3★	None	40
18	Honey Hugs350 W Broad St	4.3★	None	43
19	JERE WHITSON ELEMENTARY LEAPS178 E Jere Whtison	4.3★	None	100
20	JERE WHITSON Pre-K178 E Jere Whitson	4.3★	None	40
21	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY - SAC575 OLD KENTUCKY ROAD	4.3★	None	100
22	Northeast Elementary LEAPS Program575 Old Kentucky Road	4.3★	None	100
23	NORTHEAST Pre-K575 OLD KENTUCKY ROAD	4.3★	None	60
24	PARK VIEW ELEMENTARY - SAC2000 Lee Seminary Rd	4.3★	None	100
25	PARK VIEW ELEMENTARY LEAPS2000 Lee Seminary Rd	4.3★	None	85
26	PARK VIEW Pre-K2000 Lee Seminary Rd	4.3★	None	60
27	Prescott South ECC (Employee Child CarePRESCOTT SOUTH SCHOOL	4.3★	None	56
28	PRESCOTT SOUTH ELEM - LEAPS115 W Cemetery Road	4.3★	None	100
29	PRESCOTT SOUTH ELEM- SAC115 W. CEMETERY ROAD	4.3★	None	100
30	PRESCOTT SOUTH ELEM. Pre-K115 W. CEMETERY ROAD	4.3★	None	40
31	PRESCOTT SOUTH MIDDLE- LEAPS1859 South Jefferson Ave	4.3★	None	150
32	SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY - SAC452 ELLIS DRIVE	4.3★	None	100
33	SYCAMORE ELEMENTARY LEAPS452 ELLIS AVENUE	4.3★	None	65
34	SYCAMORE Pre-K452 ELLIS AVE	4.3★	None	40
35	TTU CDL PreK200 W 10th Street	4.3★	None	40
36	TTU Child Development Lab200 W. 10th Street	4.3★	None	146
37	NOAH'S ARK780 Fairground Street	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	129
38	Heavenly Host Lutheran Early Childhood C777 S Willow Ave # A	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	170
39	Little Blessings Daycare1771 W Broad St	4.3★	4 · 1 high-risk	78
40	Best Beginnings Preschool122 E. 12TH STREET	3.9★	1 · 1 high-risk	30
41	London Bridge Preschool & Infant Toddler1175 EAST 10TH STREET	3.9★	21 · 9 high-risk	74
42	South Cookeville Head Start Center571 South Willow Avenue	3.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	80

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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