Preschools in Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga has 23 preschools in Tennessee on this page, and what sets the city apart is how many of them belong to a church or the Y. Most sit in Hamilton County, two are in Marion County, and the page also takes in Collegedale and Ooltewah. The Downtown Family YMCA, rated 4.8 from 463 reviews, has served the community for 150 years and runs a preschool beside Child Watch, Parents' Night Out, the Y-CAP afterschool program and day camps including Camp Ocoee.

Childcare Network is the name that repeats. Its schools on Gunbarrel Road, East 3rd Street, Redlands Drive, Grays Drive and Ooltewah Harrison Road take children from infancy through elementary school, with separate rooms for infants, toddlers, twos, threes and pre-K, plus school-age and school break care. They follow the HighReach Learning Curriculum. The East 3rd Street school is rated 4.8 from 29 reviews, the Ooltewah Harrison Road school 4.4 from 70, the Gunbarrel Road school 4.2 from 60, the Redlands Drive school 4.4 from 18 and the Grays Drive school 4.3 from 49.

Other national names are here as well. Primrose School of Hamilton Place, at 1619 Gunbarrel Road, is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm and runs a Summer Adventure Club; it is rated 4.1 from 45 reviews. The Goddard School of Chattanooga, at 17 W. Bell Avenue, enrolls children from 6 weeks to 6 years, is open 6:00 am to 5:00 pm and is rated 5.0 from 29 reviews. Big Blue Marble Academy Collegedale is rated 4.6 from 71 reviews. Camp Big Fish Main Office, based in Collegedale and rated 4.7 from 74 reviews, runs Christian summer day camps and preschool programs at campuses in the Chattanooga, Knoxville and Mt. Juliet areas.

Churches run a good share of the preschools. The Learning Center at First Cumberland is the daycare and preschool of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, enrolling children from 6 weeks to 5 years from 7 am to 5:30 pm, rated 4.1 from 49 reviews. Christ Academy Preschool, run by Christ United Methodist Church and licensed by the State of Tennessee, takes children from 12 months through Pre-K and is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews. East Brainerd Church of Christ Preschool is built around Luke 2:52. St. Martin of Tours Preschool is run by St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church with one program for ages 1 and 2 and another for 3, 4 and 5 year olds, and is rated 3.0 from 2 reviews. Red Bank United Methodist School is rated 2.3 from 3 reviews, and Tyner UMC Preschool is rated 4.3 from 4.

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Best preschools in Chattanooga

Downtown Family YMCA

4.8(463 reviews on Google)

301 W 6th St, Chattanooga

  • Preschool program
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
  • Enrichment programs
(423) 266-3766

Camp Big Fish Main Office

4.7(74 reviews on Google)

6203 Ooltewah Georgetown Rd, Chattanooga (based in Collegedale)

  • Preschool program
  • Tuition listed
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
(423) 400-1504

Childcare Network

4.4(70 reviews on Google)

8419 Ooltewah Harrison Rd, Chattanooga (based in Ooltewah)

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(423) 708-5003

Childcare Network

4.2(60 reviews on Google)

1602 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(423) 894-6332

Downside Up Inc

5.0(3 reviews on Google)

2232 Lyndon Ave, Chattanooga

  • Enrichment programs
  • Summer camp

The edges of the page reach past the city. Sweet Magnolia Learning Academy is a Christian childcare center in Lookout Valley, just off I-24, and serves commuters from Dade County, Georgia and Marion County, Tennessee. It cares for children from 6 weeks through kindergarten entry, accepts TN Child Care Certificates and is rated 5.0 from 12 reviews. In Ooltewah, a Childcare Network school sits on Ooltewah Harrison Road, and Collegedale supplies Camp Big Fish and Big Blue Marble Academy Collegedale.

Smaller programs round out the choices. Hurricane Creek Preschool is a licensed preschool for ages 3 to 5 at the Hurricane Creek Recreation Area, with a school year running from Sept. 8, 2026 to May 15, 2027, Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm; it is rated 5.0 from 4 reviews. Blooming Pot Daycare & Learning serves meals on a set schedule of breakfast, lunch and snack and is open 6:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Little Sprouts Preschool LLC has been a childcare facility for over 13 years, now operates from a larger building on Sequoia Drive and accepts child care subsidies. Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center is rated 3.8 from 10 reviews.

Families who want to compare farther afield can use the pages for Hixson, Signal Mountain, Cleveland, Winchester and Shelbyville.

Common questions about preschools in Chattanooga

Which Chattanooga preschools take infants?

The Childcare Network schools on Gunbarrel Road, East 3rd Street, Redlands Drive and Ooltewah Harrison Road take infants. So do The Goddard School of Chattanooga, Primrose School of Hamilton Place, The Learning Center at First Cumberland and Sweet Magnolia Learning Academy, which cares for children from 6 weeks.

Who in Chattanooga accepts child care subsidies?

Sweet Magnolia Learning Academy in Lookout Valley accepts TN Child Care Certificates. Little Sprouts Preschool LLC on Sequoia Drive also accepts child care subsidies. Ask each center how the certificate is applied before you enroll.

Where can a Chattanooga child go to summer camp?

Camp Big Fish runs Christian summer day camps from its Collegedale base, and the Downtown Family YMCA offers day camps including Camp Ocoee. The Goddard School of Chattanooga, Primrose School of Hamilton Place and the Childcare Network schools also run summer programs.

Which Chattanooga preschools are run by churches?

The Learning Center at First Cumberland belongs to First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Christ Academy Preschool belongs to Christ United Methodist Church. St. Martin of Tours Preschool, Red Bank United Methodist School, Tyner UMC Preschool and East Brainerd Church of Christ Preschool are church programs as well.

Is there a preschool near Lookout Valley or Ooltewah?

Sweet Magnolia Learning Academy is in Lookout Valley, just off I-24. Childcare Network has a school at 8419 Ooltewah Harrison Road in Ooltewah, rated 4.4 from 70 reviews.

Preschools near Chattanooga