Daycares

Jungle Town Daycare is a child care center on Shallowford Road in Chattanooga. Its website says the business is locally owned and Christian, with two other locations in Hixson and on Webb Road, and describes this one as the Shallowford location. According to the site, the curriculum is Abeka, a Christian curriculum, and the program also covers manners, character and safety. Staff are said to complete continuing education each year and hold CPR and First Aid certification. The site also describes a parent app that shares updates on a child's day, such as sign-in and sign-out times, naps, meals and photos. It says meals follow USDA guidelines and are planned with a dietitian's input, and the menu includes no pork products. The website has a link to schedule a tour.

Sunshine House of Hixson is a child care center and preschool on Gadd Road in Hixson, off Highway 153. It is one location of the Sunshine House child care brand. According to its website, the school enrolls children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Its programs are Infants, Toddlers, Explorers and Early Preschool, Preschool and Pre-K. The site says the center offers school readiness, literacy and Spanish programs, flexible full-time and part-time schedules, and meals and snacks included in tuition. It also says classrooms have cameras and that families get photo and video updates through an app. Tours can be scheduled through the website.

Little Kingdom Academy is a Christian daycare and preschool in Flintstone, Georgia, at the foot of Lookout Mountain just across the state line from Chattanooga. Its website says it cares for children from 6 weeks to 12 years old on a quiet, farmland-style property. The academy describes its mission as inspiring, loving and nurturing the children and families in its community. It serves families from Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Chickamauga, St. Elmo and the South Side of Chattanooga. Enrollment details, programs and tuition information are on its website.

Lynn's Playpen is a childcare and early learning center on Dodson Avenue in Chattanooga. According to its website, it runs two facilities close together, on Dodson Avenue and is owned by its founder. The site says the first location takes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old, and the second takes ages 2 1/2 to 5. The site lists art classes, early education such as colors, numbers and reading readiness, and an early introduction to foreign languages including Spanish and Chinese. It also says children get three hot meals a day through the state CACFP food program. Tours and enrollment forms are available through the site.

Best Beginnings Early Learning Schools is a preschool and child care center on Hickory Valley Road in Chattanooga. According to its website, it serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Classrooms are organized by age, with separate programs for infants, toddlers, preschool, pre-kindergarten and school-age children. The school says it focuses on hands-on, creative learning. Families can find program details, an admissions page and an application on the website.