About Us

Little Oaks Academy provides quality care for children 6 weeks through kindergarten eligibility. We are based in the Oakwood-Lincoln Park neighborhood of North Knoxville.

From little acorns, mighty oaks do grow!

We Offer:

  • A hands-on, evidence-based curriculum

  • Structured, planned environments with flexibility for individualization

  • Educators with BS/BA, AA, CDA or TECTA credentials

  • Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack included with tuition

  • Accommodation for special dietary restrictions

  • A spacious, secure facility with coded access

  • Cloth diapering

  • An open-door policy

  • An environment where breastfeeding is welcome

  • Three large, modern outdoor playgrounds and a children’s community garden

  • Parent-led Board of Directors 

The Mission of Little Oaks Academy is to educate and nurture children in a safe, healthy, and stimulating environment where they are encouraged to learn and grow intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically. The Academy serves a diverse community with quality instruction based on developmentally appropriate practices.

Organization and History

Little Oaks Academy is a public non-profit organization, which means a Board of Directors governs the Academy. We believe this organizational structure has the advantage of a formal decision-making process informed by the collective expertise of parents, community volunteers, and staff representatives.

Little Oaks Academy was established in 2014 and officially opened on June 15th of 2015.  While Little Oaks Academy was recently established as a public non-profit, we trace our roots back to 1967, when the Sisters of Mercy at St. Mary’s Medical Center opened a child care program for hospital employees’ children.

Hours

LOA is open Monday through Friday from 7:15 am – 5:45 pm. We offer full-time (5 day) childcare only.

LOA observes the the following holidays:

  • New Year’s Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth

  • Independence Day

  • Labor Day

  • Thanksgiving Day + the following Friday

  • Christmas Eve + Christmas Day

    If a holiday falls on a weekend, it will be observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday.

We are also closed for several staff in-service trainings and discretionary holidays.

Location


We are located at 701 East Oak Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN, 37917 near the City of Knoxville’s Public Safety Complex. Our facility is convenient to downtown, campus, and North Knoxville.

Please contact us at 865-545-8322 or email us at assistantdirector@littleoaksacademy.org.