Noah's Ark
- Preschool program
Cookeville draws preschool families from three counties. Of the 13 preschools on this page, 10 are in Putnam County, 2 are in DeKalb County and 1 is in Cumberland County. Smithville, Baxter and Crossville each have a business here, and the websites of several programs name Smithville and Crossville as places they serve. For anyone searching for preschools in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland area, this is a page where the Cookeville centers and the surrounding towns share one list.
A good share of the local trade is faith-based. Noah's Ark is a Christian early learning center with a biblically based, Christ-centered approach, rated 4.4 from 19 reviews, 16 of them five stars and 3 one star. Jacob's Ladder Preschool is run by Cookeville First United Methodist Church and cares for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old, with music, art, creative movement, language arts and three age-appropriate playgrounds. It is rated 4.0 from 3 reviews. Heavenly Host Lutheran Early Childhood Center is also in Cookeville, with a single 1 star review, which is too little to judge the program.
Full-day child care centers are well represented. Creative Learning USA LLC Child Care offers childcare and preschool for children from 1 year old up, with center hours of 6:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday, and a team that gets continuous training in early childhood education. It is rated 4.1 from 22 reviews. In Smithville, Kids Connection, known as KCELC, is a Christian early learning center that opened in 2013 and cares for children year round from 6 weeks through 5 years old. Classrooms are split into infants, 1 year olds, 2 year olds and 3 to 5 year olds, and a school age program runs after school and during school breaks. It holds 3.3 from 4 reviews.
Head Start has a presence here too. LBJ & C Headstart serves families in Smithville as part of the Upper Cumberland Head Start network, which has centers in Smithville, Sparta, Crossville, Livingston and Cookeville. The program is free and comprehensive for children ages 3 to 5 and their families, and it is taking applications for the 26-27 school year. Its rating is 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Featured preschools in Cookeville
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Best preschools in Cookeville
Creative Learning USA LLC Child Care
- Preschool program
- Infants and toddlers
- Early drop-off or late pickup
LBJ & C Headstart
- Preschool program
- Meals provided
Jacob's Ladder Preschool
- Preschool program
- Infants and toddlers
- Waitlist
Kids Connection
- Preschool program
- Infants and toddlers
- Tuition listed
KDB Montessori Learning Center
- Preschool program
- Montessori
Totally Kidz
(931) 858-5437Best Beginnings Preschool
(931) 526-9909Bright Side Pre-School
(931) 526-9649Busy Bees Preschool, LLC
(931) 372-8275Kid Kuntry Preschool
(931) 537-3033Daycare
Heavenly Host Lutheran Early Childhood Center
(931) 520-3766Cookeville also has choices built around a teaching method or a school-readiness focus. KDB Montessori Learning Center is a Montessori based preschool program for children ages 3 to 6, serving the Upper Cumberland area, with one five-star review. Best Beginnings Preschool is a three-star quality childcare center across from TTU, working on kindergarten tools, self-help skills, emotional regulation, manners, vocabulary and conflict resolution. It is rated 4.9 from 12 reviews, 11 of them five stars. Busy Bees Preschool, LLC provides early childhood care and education and is rated 4.6 from 9 reviews.
Other Cookeville names to know include Totally Kidz in Baxter, which centers on play, connection and skill-building activities and is rated 4.2 from 27 reviews, 20 of them five stars and 4 one star. Bright Side Pre-School is rated 4.3 from 11 reviews, 9 of them five stars and 2 one star. Kid Kuntry Preschool is rated 2.7 from 14 reviews, 6 of them five stars and 8 one star. A business in Crossville named simply Daycare has three reviews, all five stars.
Families who live closer to the western side of the Upper Cumberland can also open the nearby pages for Lebanon, Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Mt. Juliet and Smyrna.
Common questions about preschools in Cookeville
Which Cookeville preschools are run by churches?
Jacob's Ladder Preschool and Daycare is run by Cookeville First United Methodist Church and takes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Noah's Ark is a Christian early learning center with a biblically based approach. Heavenly Host Lutheran Early Childhood Center is a Cookeville preschool with posted hours.
Is there a Montessori preschool in Cookeville?
KDB Montessori Learning Center in Cookeville is a Montessori based preschool program for children ages 3 to 6. It serves the Upper Cumberland area and holds one five-star review, so the rating rests on a very small record.
Who offers Head Start near Cookeville?
LBJ & C Headstart in Smithville is part of the Upper Cumberland Head Start network, which has centers in Smithville, Sparta, Crossville, Livingston and Cookeville. The program is free for children ages 3 to 5 and their families, and it is taking applications for the 26-27 school year.
Which programs near Cookeville keep early morning hours?
Creative Learning USA LLC Child Care is open 6:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday, and is closed Saturday and Sunday. Kids Connection in Smithville keeps hours of 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM and also runs a school age program after school and during school breaks.
Which preschools near Cookeville are outside Putnam County?
LBJ & C Headstart and Kids Connection are both based in Smithville, in DeKalb County. A business named Daycare is based in Crossville, in Cumberland County. Totally Kidz is based in Baxter and counts as Putnam County.