Early Learning Connections represents a group of 12, independent nonprofit child care centers with 18 locations in Davidson County. Each center maintains a 3-Star rating, the highest quality rating available by the state of Tennessee.
These centers provide a safe and clean learning environment for more than 1,500 children with a caring, highly qualified professional staff to care for as well as teach your children the fundamentals needed in order to give them a solid foundation to begin school.
Our centers are some of the longest established providers of child care in the United States.
Center Directory
Mary McKinney, President and CEO
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville 615-329-3386
Bonnie Spear, Executive Director
Blakemore Children's Center 615-292-5443
Shantrelle Edmondson, Executive Director
Eighteenth Avenue Family Enrichment Center 615-320-1131
Sara Longhini, Executive Director
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children 615-228-6745
Heather Higgins, Executive Director
First Steps, Inc. 615-690-3091
Mahalia Howard, Executive Director
Grace M. Eaton Child Care & Early Learning Center 615-329-3341
Candyee Goode, Executive Director
King's Daughters Child Development Center 615-865-5164
Melba Marcrum, Executive Director
McNeilly Center for Children 615-255-2549
Ryan LaSuer, Child Development Director
St. Luke's Community House 615-350-1141
Mike Miller, Executive Director
St. Mary Villa Child Development Center 615-356-6336
Pat Horton, Executive Director
Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center 615-2449311
Who We Serve
More than 1,500 children attend our programs, ages 6 weeks to 12 years.
Over eighty percent participate in the low-income USDA free lunch program.
Some Examples of Our Initiatives
Group Purchasing of Supplies and Services
Evaluation of shared administrative functions such as enrollment, staffing, revenue collection and fundraising
Evaluation of web-based tools to help with standardization of common center administrative functions
Professional development opportunities for center staff
