Some of the Best Daycares in Oak Ridge, TN

Of Oak Ridge's 16 daycares, 15 (94%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below Tennessee's statewide rate of 99%. Locally, providers average 5.0 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.9 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Tennessee averages of 5.0 on Process and 4.9 on Structural.

The local market includes 8 centers and 1 license-exempt program.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Oak Ridge. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Tennessee methodology page for the full breakdown.