Daycares in Kingsport, TN

All 42 licensed child care facilities in Kingsport, 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

4.2average safety rating

45%with a clean record

23with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ANDREW JOHNSON EAGLE WATCH1001 ORMOND DRIVE	4.5★	None	60
2	GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SACC1100 BELLINGHAM DRIVE	4.5★	None	100
3	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YMCA2216 WESTMORELAND DRIVE	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	76
4	John Sevier Middle School YMCA1200 Wateree St.	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	99
5	KIDDIE KOLLEGE, INC.2308 SHERWOOD ROAD	4.5★	None	20
6	Kennedy Elementary YMCA After School1500 Woodland Ave	4.4★	1	99
7	Lincoln Elementary YMCA Afterschool1000 Summer St	4.4★	1	99
8	Robinson Middle School YMCA1517 JESSEE ST.	4.4★	1	75
9	Palmer Early Learning Center1609 FT. HENRY DRIVE	4.4★	1	131
10	FIRST FRIENDS PRESCHOOL200 W.CHURCH CIRCLE	4.4★	None	160
11	JOHN ADAMS ELEMENTARY ECLC & SACC2727 EDINBURGH CHANNEL ROAD	4.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	120
12	KINGSPORT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER118 CLAY STREET	4.4★	1	122
13	FIRST BROAD STREET CHILD CARE CENTER200 EAST CHURCH CIRCLE	4.4★	3 · 3 high-risk	99
14	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS, LLC2000 AMERICAN WAY	4.4★	1 · 5 high-risk	94
15	Andrew Jackson Elementary Pre-K600 Jackson Street	4.3★	None	40
16	ANDREW JOHNSON ELEMENTARY PRE-K1001 ORMOND DRIVE	4.3★	None	40
17	Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport, Riverview Club301 Louis St	4.3★	None	27
18	Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kingsport1 Positive Place	4.3★	None	300
19	CEDAR VIEW CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1900 FLANDERS STREET	4.3★	None	30
20	Christian Life Child Care Center2401 N. John B Dennis Hwy	4.3★	None	76
21	Colonial Heights Presbyterian Day School213 COLONIAL HEIGHTS ROAD	4.3★	None	99
22	Jackson Elementary YMCA After School600 Jackson St	4.3★	None	99
23	John F. Kennedy Elementary Pre-K1500 Woodland Avenue	4.3★	None	20
24	Lighthouse Christian School Pre K145 Shipp Springs Rd	4.3★	None	12
25	LINCOLN Elementary Pre-K1000 SUMMER STREET	4.3★	None	40
26	Little House Child Care Center436 Roan Street	4.3★	None	32
27	MOUNTAIN VIEW UM DAY SCHOOL4405 OREBANK ROAD	4.3★	None	53
28	MRS. BELINDA'S LEARNING CENTER514 KENDRICKS CREEK RD	4.3★	None	15
29	Roosevelt Elementary YMCA Afterschool1051 Lake St	4.3★	None	99
30	ST. DOMINIC PRE-K1474 EAST CENTER STREET	4.3★	None	38
31	ST. PAUL'S DAY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN160 E. SEVIER AVENUE	4.3★	None	75
32	Thomas Jefferson Elementary Pre-K2216 Westmoreland Avenue	4.3★	None	40
33	TOP Childcare2055 Granby Road	4.3★	None	36
34	GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ECLC1100 BELLINGHAM DRIVE	4.3★	1	40
35	CHURCH CIRCLE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN100 WEST CHURCH CIRCLE	4.3★	1 · 5 high-risk	75
36	COLONIAL HEIGHTS UNITED METHODIST631 LEBANON ROAD	4.3★	3 · 10 high-risk	197
37	DOBBINS HEAD START301 LOUIS STREET	4.3★	1 · 13 high-risk	142
38	WAVERLY ROAD CHILD CARE CENTER, INC.1415 WAVERLY RD	4.2★	2 · 1 high-risk	60
39	Tri-City Worship Pre-K121 Jack White Dr	3.7★	3 · 2 high-risk	24
40	IT TAKES A VILLAGE905 UNIVERSITY BLVD	3.2★	6 · 14 high-risk	99
41	Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Kingsport2020 Brookside Dr	2.9★	7 · 1 high-risk	107
42	A Step Above Early Learning, LLC1697B Lynn Garden Dr	2.3★	15 · 10 high-risk	99

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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