EXCERPT FROM: Bartlett News
By Jeramia Trotter
Recently hundreds of excited child care professionals gathered for a daylong conference, "Super Saturday" Emergency Preparedness Training, at Christ Church in Bartlett. The event was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

EXCERPT FROM: News Channel 5
By STAFF
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than 300 kids in East Nashville now have a new place to burn off some energy.

Kindergarten students who went through Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program did better academically than their non-pre-K peers, but there is “little evidence” that pre-K’s “unique effects” last beyond second grade, according to a comptroller’s report released Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Parents across Tennessee can get substantial savings on their child's day care or after-school care through a new program offered by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A local daycare owner is offering to watch children for free while their unemployed parents look for a job. Tracey Prue runs ‘My Daddy's Daycare' in Dickson.

Another Jackson day care - one of the largest in South Jackson - will close today and leave parents searching for a new school.

MEMPHIS, TN - Dirty hands, toys and playground equipment are all breeding grounds for bacteria and germs.  So those in the Mid-South who care for our children and grandchildren aren't taking any chances with the swine flu outbreak.

Tennessee will get $41.9 million in stimulus package funds to subsidize child care services for low-income families.

When Tiger Martin went shopping for child care for his two young sons, he wasn’t looking for a baby sitter.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-  While children were excited about the day out of school, the winter storm posed a big problem for parents.  With so many schools closed, parents were forced to find last minute daycare.