Daycares in Oak Ridge, TN

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Oak Ridge, 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 →

16licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

44%with a clean record

9with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ST. MARY'S SCHOOL - ESP323 VERMONT AVENUE	4.5★	None	35
2	First Steps Child Development Center1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike	4.5★	None	70
3	Brookside Learning Center, LLC218 Jefferson Avenue	4.4★	2 · 3 high-risk	54
4	Boys & Girls Clubs Lawrence A. Hahn102 SOUTH JEFFERSON CIRCL	4.3★	None	250
5	GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - ESP125 AUDUBON ROAD	4.3★	None	100
6	LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - ESP700 ROBERTSVILLE ROAD	4.3★	None	100
7	Oak Ridge Schools Preschool157 Carver Rd	4.3★	None	240
8	ST. MARY'S PRESCHOOL323 VERMONT AVENUE	4.3★	None	38
9	WILLOW BROOK ELEM. SCHOOL - ESP298 ROBERTSVILLE ROAD	4.3★	None	100
10	WOODLAND ELEM. SCHOOL - ESP168 MANHATTAN AVENUE	4.3★	None	100
11	Little Learning Lab1009 Commerce Park Dr	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	227
12	United Church Nursery School85 Kentucky Avenue	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	75
13	Emory Valley Early Learning Center718 EMORY VALLEY ROAD	4.3★	2 · 2 high-risk	98
14	La Petite Academy112 Tulsa Road	2.9★	3 · 5 high-risk	106
15	Heritage Preschool121 North Illinois Avenue	2.6★	17 · 22 high-risk	99
16	Blossom Center for Childhood Excellence280 Royce Circle	2.4★	3 · 12 high-risk	98

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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