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Transparency scorecard

Tennessee

Grade A

85/100 points · Ranked #5 of 51 jurisdictions. Agency: Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services.

Score breakdown

Record depth
About 31 years of inspection history publicly retrievable.
25/25
Downloadable data
Bulk export, open data, or equivalent machine-readable dump available.
20/20
Severity levels
State does not publish a usable severity/risk tier for citations.
0/15
Complaints published
Complaint records with dispositions (9,081 on file).
15/15
% with any inspection
98.8% of providers have at least one inspection on file (4,030 of 4,078).
15/15
Access friction
No CAPTCHA, IP block, or auth wall on the primary public records path.
10/10

Monthly Excel roster plus history and complaints; distinguishes advisories.

What this grade means

Does well: Bulk roster with complaints, correction status, and advisory distinction.

See the dimension evidence above and the national rubric for how points were assigned.

Browse Tennessee providers on KinderFax. Official portal: OneDHS Child Care Locator. Download the national CSV: transparency-scorecard.csv.