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Autism-Friendly Daycare & Childcare in Chattanooga, TN

Finding childcare that truly works for an autistic child can feel like solving a puzzle with missing pieces. Chattanooga has a real inclusive early-learning center on Germantown Road, an ABA clinic with classroom and circle-time structure, free Head Start slots reserved for children with special needs, and an autism school in Cleveland that starts at preschool.

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Signal Centers - Children's Services

Inclusive early-learning center (ages 6 weeks-5)

Nonprofit inclusive early-learning center at 109 N. Germantown Rd in Chattanooga, started by families of children with disabilities, where classrooms are made up of children with and without disabilities, ages 6 weeks to 5 years, with IEP goals tracked on site.

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Bridges ABA Clinic (Chattanooga Autism Center)

ABA clinic with classroom structure (ages 2-8)

ABA program at 507 W. 26th St that combines one-on-one instruction in and outside individual classrooms with structured peer play and group instruction through circle time, for ages 2 to 8, with a sensory room on site.

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Chattanooga Head Start

Public early-learning centers (inclusive slots)

Head Start centers across Chattanooga and Hamilton County for ages 8 weeks to 5 years, with 10 percent of slots reserved for children with special needs; income-eligible and free.

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Ludic Spectrum Center

Autism day school (preschool-12th grade, Cleveland TN)

Program for students with autism spectrum disorders from preschool through 12th grade at 500 Tasso Lane NE in Cleveland, about 30 minutes northeast of Chattanooga. A school program rather than daycare.

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