Ted E. Bear Academy

Ted E. Bear Academy Ted E. Bear Academy has proudly served families for over 40 years. Bear Academy is owned and operated by Blair and Seth Jervis.

We offer a safe, loving environment with a focus on both curriculum and play-based learning, caring staff, and meals through our the CACFP program. We are located in Blountville, Tennessee just off of exit 66. Bear Academy is dedicated to the early education of children.

Mac & cheese + dressing up for International Literacy Day?! It doesn’t get much better than this! Who can guess who Ms. ...
09/08/2026

Mac & cheese + dressing up for International Literacy Day?! It doesn’t get much better than this!

Who can guess who Ms. Andrea and Ms. Abbey are dressed up as?! 👀📖

🚧Learning happens everywhere, even in our construction zone! 👷‍♀️Our Brave Bears used construction vehicles as paint too...
09/02/2026

🚧Learning happens everywhere, even in our construction zone! 👷‍♀️

Our Brave Bears used construction vehicles as paint tools to explore cause and effect, fine-motor skills, creativity, and sensory exploration while making their own colorful masterpieces!

We love creating hands-on activities that let our little learners learn through play, get messy, and have fun while building important skills.

At Ted E Bear Academy, learning isn’t just about sitting at a table, it’s about exploring, creating, and discovering the world around us!

Our Cuddle Cubs have been busy learning all about farm animals this month! 🐮🐴🐷We’ve had so much fun exploring and gettin...
08/31/2026

Our Cuddle Cubs have been busy learning all about farm animals this month! 🐮🐴🐷We’ve had so much fun exploring and getting to know all of our farm friends throughout August!

We can’t wait to see what September brings! 🍎

There are few people who represent the heart of Appalachia quite like Dolly Parton. Through her Imagination Library, Dol...
08/28/2026

There are few people who represent the heart of Appalachia quite like Dolly Parton. Through her Imagination Library, Dolly has put millions of books into the hands of children and helped foster a love of reading from the very beginning. But what we love most about Dolly is what she has always stood for: kindness, inclusion, generosity, believing in yourself, and loving people for exactly who they are.
Her story reminds our children that you don’t have to come from a lot to become something extraordinary. Sometimes even a Coat of Many Colors can become a reminder that what matters most isn’t what something costs, but the love stitched into it. ❤️
So beginning this year, we’re dubbing September 25 (9/25) “Dolly Parton Day” at both Ted E. Bear Academy centers! 🦋📚✨
We’ll spend the day reading Dolly’s books, celebrating her story, talking about kindness and acceptance, and reminding our little bears that big dreams can grow from small places.
Thank you, Dolly, for loving our Appalachian home so fiercely, for believing in its children, and for being such a bright, shining example of what it means to use your success to lift others up.
We think that’s something worth celebrating. 💗
We will always love you.

⚡️ PIKA PIKA… IT’S TIME TO ENROLL! ⚡️Even Pikachu knows that Ted E Bear Academy is the place to be! Gotta catch ’em all…...
08/28/2026

⚡️ PIKA PIKA… IT’S TIME TO ENROLL! ⚡️

Even Pikachu knows that Ted E Bear Academy is the place to be!

Gotta catch ’em all… and we’re ready to catch a few more Teddy Bears!

We currently have OPENINGS for ages 2–5! 🎉 So if you’ve been searching for a fun, loving place for your little one to learn, play, and grow, this is your sign!

📞 Give us a call today for more information! We’d LOVE to have your little one join our Ted E Bear family! 🧸⚡️

👷‍♀️ Construction Week is officially underway! 👷‍♂️Our Brave Bears kicked off the week with a fun construction-themed se...
08/26/2026

👷‍♀️ Construction Week is officially underway! 👷‍♂️

Our Brave Bears kicked off the week with a fun construction-themed sensory bin! They scooped, dug, poured, and explored while using their imaginations.

Sensory play is such an important part of preschool because it builds fine-motor skills, language, problem-solving, and encourages hands-on exploration, all skills supported by the Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards (TN-ELDS)!

We’re ready to build, explore, and play! 🚜🚧

Today we explored one of the things that makes each of us unique, our fingerprints! 🖐️During our All About Me week, we l...
08/19/2026

Today we explored one of the things that makes each of us unique, our fingerprints! 🖐️

During our All About Me week, we learned that no two fingerprints are exactly the same and had so much fun looking closely at our own. Such a fun way to celebrate what makes each of us special!

Your child deserves more than a place to spend the day. They deserve a place that understands where they are, where they...
08/17/2026

Your child deserves more than a place to spend the day. They deserve a place that understands where they are, where they need to go and how to get them there 🗺

Ted E. Bear Academy and Ted E. Bear Academy - K**b Creek is bringing Kaplan's LAP Birth–Kindergarten to our centers, giving our teachers a meaningful way to follow each child’s development from infancy through kindergarten readiness 📚

LAP B–K looks at the 6️⃣ Essential Domains of Development:

🏃🏾‍♀️ Gross Motor
✍ Fine Motor & Pre-Writing
🧠 Cognitive
🗣 Language
👫 Social-Emotional
🎓 Executive Function

https://www.kaplanco.com/LAP

This means we can do more than simply tell parents, “Your child had a good day," or, "We're only a play-based center." 🤔 We will provide a clear, specific picture of the skills your child is developing 📈, recognize areas that may need extra support, and use that information to make classroom learning more intentional and individualized 👨🏼‍🏫

For families, that means:

✅ Greater insight into your child’s developmental progress
✅ Learning experiences shaped around your child’s needs
✅ Earlier recognition when additional support may be helpful
✅ Stronger communication between families, teachers and doctors
✅ Intentional preparation for a successful transition to kindergarten

Children do not all grow in exactly the same way or on exactly the same timeline 📊 At TEBA, we want to celebrate each child’s strengths, support their next steps, and ensure that important developmental milestones never go unnoticed 🔍

We aren’t simply caring for children. We're aiding them with who they are becoming 🌱

Enrollment opportunities are available at our Blountville and Johnson City locations‼️ Contact us today to schedule a tour and discover what purposeful early learning can look like for your child 🎉

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Ted E. Bear Academy
Home of the Kind and Strong
www.tedebearacademy.com

What’s for lunch? We’re serving up some good ol’ comfort food today! 😋Biscuits & gravy, sausage, fried apples, and fresh...
08/17/2026

What’s for lunch? We’re serving up some good ol’ comfort food today! 😋

Biscuits & gravy, sausage, fried apples, and fresh tomatoes made their way onto the menu today! A good, hearty meal to keep those little bellies full and ready for a busy day of playing and learning! 🤍🧸

Address

4918 Highway 126
Blountville, TN
37617

Opening Hours

Monday 7:15am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:15am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:15am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:15am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:15am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+14233232212

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