Announcing the 2026 Tennessee Early Educator Awards!
The 2026 nomination window is now closed. Stay tuned for the winner reveal early fall!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate an outstanding Tennessee early educator for this year’s Tennessee Early Educator Awards! The nomination window has officially closed, and we are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the educators who make such a lasting impact on young children every day.
Our application and review process is now underway, and we can’t wait to recognize this year’s honorees. Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing the winners in early fall!
Class of 2025
We are so proud of our Tennessee Early Educator Awards class of 2025!
Our 10 awardees stood out among 1800+ nomininations and 400+ applications from across the Volunteer State.
We salute their passion and dedication to the field and were delighted to honor them.
Class of 2024
We are so proud of our inaugural Tennessee Early Educator Award Winners, class of 2024!
Our 20 awardees stood out among 1700+ nomininations and 300+ applications from across the Tennessee
