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Licensed daycares in 37205Nashville, TN

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 37205, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,205 children. Together they have been cited for 8 violations across 273 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.03 violations per inspection, which is below the Nashville average of 0.04.

15 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is caregiver-to-child ratio (3 citations), followed by background checks (2). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 20 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

15 providers.

Abintra Montessori School

Center · Capacity 72 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 914 Davidson Drive · Last inspected Feb 5, 2026

0 violationsActive
Blakemore Children's Center

Center · Capacity 55 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 3604 Whitland Avenue · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

0 violationsActive
Brook Hollow Weekday Educ.

Center · Capacity 99 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 678 Brook Hollow Rd. · Last inspected May 5, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

5 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Belle Meade U.M.C. Children's Center

Center · Capacity 135 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 121 DAVIDSON RD. · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

1 violationActive
Cheekwood Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 74 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 112 Cheekwood Terrace · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

1 violationActive
Ymca @ Nashville Classical West

Center · Capacity 99 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 1015 Davidson Drive · Last inspected May 15, 2026

1 violationActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 37205

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

A note on Tennessee records

Tennessee does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Tennessee does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Tennessee Department of Human Services, Child Care Services on Jul 11, 2026. Source records · Report an error