Resources for Child Care Providers


The following links lead to helpful information for child care providers:

For information and training related to Child Care EAV Elecronic Reporting -Reporting Child Care Attendance Online click here: Provider EAV and Modernization Information.

Criminal Background Check Transfer (form) - Instructions

Training Opportunities - Initial and ongoing training opportunities are available to help child care professionals meet licensing requirements and become more successful in developing skills for working with children and families. 


Before You Begin - Training Standards

Welcome Packets for New Directors and Educators - To support you in your experience and professional development, we offer these packets as a reference for the tools, training, and resources that are available to you as an early childhood professional.

Childhood Obesity: The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education released national standards for preventing childhood obesity. Information about these standards can be found at: http://nrckids.org .

Serious Injury Incident Report Form All serious incident and injury reports should be submitted through the eLicenisng provider portal.

The Benefits of Developmental Monitoring and Screening for Young Children:  English, Spanish, Somali, Arabic

Developmental Milestones Checklist https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/all_checklists.pdf

Erin’s Law-Child Abuse Prevention Curricula


Additional Information

If you need assistance related to your child care payment assistance case or if you are a child care provider needing assistance related to the certificate program, please contact the Child Care Payment Assistance Customer Service Line at 1-833-740-1440 or via email at CCPaymentAssist.DHS@tn.gov.

Child care providers should utilize the Child Care Fiscal Hotline for issues related to an EAV that has already been submitted and you have a question about the payment processing or a question about a note added to the EAV by Fiscal. That number is 1-800-362-8004.

To make a request to transfer your child to a new provider, please submit information using this link: https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/provider_transfer_for