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Child care in Shelby County, Tennessee

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Shelby County, synthesized from public records — 17.5% of Tennessee's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Shelby County has about 65,084 licensed seats for roughly 72,136 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 90% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

12 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (7) · La Petite Academy (6, PE) · Kiddie Academy (2) · The Goddard School (2, PE) · The Learning Experience (2, PE)

By city

Memphis (548) · Cordova (44) · Bartlett (33) · Collierville (29) · Germantown (23) · Arlington (12) · Millington (10) · Lakeland (5) · CollIiverville (1) · Eads (1) · Bartlett, (1) · Barlett (1)

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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public Tennessee child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.