Tennessee Child Care License Info

In Tennessee, the Department of Human Services (DHS) regulates licensing of child care services. You are operating a child care agency and must obtain a license from the Department if you are providing care and supervision for five (5) or more unrelated children for three (3) or more hours per day.

Tennessee Care Licensing Standards:

- Child Care Centers and Summary of Licensing Requirements
- Group Child Care Homes and Summary of Licensing Requirements
- Family Child Care Homes and Summary of Licensing Requirements
- Drop-in Centers
- DHS Report Cards and Rated Licensing (Report Card Examples: Child Care Center and Family & Group Child Care Homes)
- Tennessee Division of Environmental Health child care facility health and safety inspections (Two times annually) – Sample Inspection Form
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