Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study

Phase I Executive Summary

Presented by Raising Readers Nashville

Collected and analyzed by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University

Funded by United Way of Greater Nashville

As the second most populous county in Tennessee, more than 700,000 people call Davidson County home. Families who live in Davidson County have a wide range of jobs, incomes, racial and ethnic identities, and needs and preferences for their families. As such, their needs and preferences for child care may vary, too.

To understand variation in supply of and demand for child care across Davidson County and the surrounding areas, Raising Readers Nashville has partnered with Dr. Cynthia Osborne and the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education and Human Development to conduct the Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study. Phase I of the study examines child care supply and population metrics that inform demand at the local level across the county. This executive summary offers the five key takeaways from Phase I of the study.

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Guide to Expanding Child Care Seats in Davidson County

There are many steps to opening or expanding a child care center. This Guide is designed to cover all aspects of this sometimes non-linear process, starting with things to consider and research before you apply for a license, such as understanding the financial viability of your center and getting to know the support services you will need source.

Early childhood educator community: we need you!

Help support change and growth of the child care community by participating in the upcoming Phase II and Phase III of the Landscape Study.

Later this year, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University will be seeking additional data from child care centers. Here’s how you can participate:

  1. Sign up to be a Key Study Contact

  2. Respond to outreaches from the Policy Impact Center research team

  3. Complete and submit data and other requested information to the research team

Your participating is critical to the success of the study. Click the button below to learn more about the study and what you can expect around participation.