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.

42licensed daycares

4.1average 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	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YMCA2216 WESTMORELAND DRIVE	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	76
3	John Sevier Middle School YMCA1200 Wateree St.	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	99
4	Kennedy Elementary YMCA After School1500 Woodland Ave	4.5★	1	99
5	Lincoln Elementary YMCA Afterschool1000 Summer St	4.5★	1	99
6	Robinson Middle School YMCA1517 JESSEE ST.	4.5★	1	75
7	Andrew Jackson Elementary Pre-K600 Jackson Street	4.3★	None	40
8	ANDREW JOHNSON ELEMENTARY PRE-K1001 ORMOND DRIVE	4.3★	None	40
9	Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport, Riverview Club301 Louis St	4.3★	None	27
10	Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kingsport1 Positive Place	4.3★	None	300
11	CEDAR VIEW CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1900 FLANDERS STREET	4.3★	None	30
12	Christian Life Child Care Center2401 N. John B Dennis Hwy	4.3★	None	76
13	Colonial Heights Presbyterian Day School213 COLONIAL HEIGHTS ROAD	4.3★	None	99
14	Jackson Elementary YMCA After School600 Jackson St	4.3★	None	99
15	John F. Kennedy Elementary Pre-K1500 Woodland Avenue	4.3★	None	20
16	Lighthouse Christian School Pre K145 Shipp Springs Rd	4.3★	None	12
17	LINCOLN Elementary Pre-K1000 SUMMER STREET	4.3★	None	40
18	Little House Child Care Center436 Roan Street	4.3★	None	32
19	MOUNTAIN VIEW UM DAY SCHOOL4405 OREBANK ROAD	4.3★	None	53
20	MRS. BELINDA'S LEARNING CENTER514 KENDRICKS CREEK RD	4.3★	None	15
21	Roosevelt Elementary YMCA Afterschool1051 Lake St	4.3★	None	99
22	ST. DOMINIC PRE-K1474 EAST CENTER STREET	4.3★	None	38
23	ST. PAUL'S DAY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN160 E. SEVIER AVENUE	4.3★	None	75
24	Thomas Jefferson Elementary Pre-K2216 Westmoreland Avenue	4.3★	None	40
25	TOP Childcare2055 Granby Road	4.3★	None	36
26	GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ECLC1100 BELLINGHAM DRIVE	4.3★	1	40
27	GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SACC1100 BELLINGHAM DRIVE	4.3★	None	100
28	Palmer Early Learning Center1609 FT. HENRY DRIVE	4.3★	1	131
29	FIRST FRIENDS PRESCHOOL200 W.CHURCH CIRCLE	4.3★	None	160
30	KIDDIE KOLLEGE, INC.2308 SHERWOOD ROAD	4.3★	None	20
31	WAVERLY ROAD CHILD CARE CENTER, INC.1415 WAVERLY RD	4.2★	2 · 1 high-risk	60
32	CHURCH CIRCLE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN100 WEST CHURCH CIRCLE	4.2★	1 · 5 high-risk	75
33	JOHN ADAMS ELEMENTARY ECLC & SACC2727 EDINBURGH CHANNEL ROAD	4.0★	3 · 1 high-risk	120
34	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS, LLC2000 AMERICAN WAY	4.0★	1 · 5 high-risk	94
35	KINGSPORT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER118 CLAY STREET	3.9★	1	122
36	COLONIAL HEIGHTS UNITED METHODIST631 LEBANON ROAD	3.8★	3 · 10 high-risk	197
37	Tri-City Worship Pre-K121 Jack White Dr	3.6★	3 · 2 high-risk	24
38	DOBBINS HEAD START301 LOUIS STREET	3.2★	1 · 13 high-risk	142
39	FIRST BROAD STREET CHILD CARE CENTER200 EAST CHURCH CIRCLE	3.1★	3 · 3 high-risk	99
40	Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Kingsport2020 Brookside Dr	2.9★	7 · 1 high-risk	107
41	IT TAKES A VILLAGE905 UNIVERSITY BLVD	2.1★	9 · 14 high-risk	99
42	A Step Above Early Learning, LLC1697B Lynn Garden Dr	1.2★	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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