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1,615 Child Daycare & Preschools in Missouri

Browse 1,615 child daycare & preschools across Missouri. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Missouri

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Missouri can make the decision-making process smoother.

Missouri has about 2,331 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Missouri. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in Missouri

There are 2,331 daycares in Missouri: 232 headstart facilities, 249 before/after school centers, 235 religious facility daycares, and 1,615 childcare and preschool centers.

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Hand In Hand Children'S Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Hand in Hand Children's Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who praise the staff's genuine care, patience, and commitment to child development. Parents consistently report feeling at peace leaving their children in the center's care and note their children are excited to attend. The facility is noted for creating a warm, nurturing environment with strong educational curriculum that prepares children for kindergarten.

Caring and patient staffwarm and nurturing environmentstrong curriculum and academic preparation
Address
2901 M 291 Frontage Rd, Independence, MO
Phone
(816) 350-7500
Candyland Academy INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Parents consistently praise Candyland Academy for its safe, clean environment and caring staff. The center is noted for effective communication with parents, developmental progress in children, and creating an enjoyable learning experience. Recent management changes have been viewed very positively.

Loving and caring staffclean facilityregular parent communication and updates
Address
102 Birdie Hills Rd, St Peters, MO
Phone
(636) 397-4000
Children'S Learning Center Of Camden County INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Children's Learning Center of Camden County receives universal praise from parents, particularly for their exceptional support of children with special needs, speech delays, and sensory issues. Parents consistently highlight the caring, trained teachers who build strong relationships with families and create an inclusive environment where all children thrive socially and developmentally. Current and former employees also commend the center's professional, supportive workplace

Address
88 Third St, Camdenton, MO
Phone
(573) 346-0660
Kids First
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

KIDS FIRST is a church-based daycare center in Higginsville, Missouri with consistently positive feedback. Parents praise the friendly and welcoming staff, caring environment, and quality of services offered.

friendly and helpful staffwelcoming atmospherecaring environment
Address
1907 Peach St, Higginsville, MO
Phone
(660) 584-5437
Treehouse Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Treehouse Learning Center receives universal praise from parents for its caring, family-like staff and personalized, engaging approach to early childhood education. Parents consistently highlight excellent communication, cleanliness, affordability, and flexible scheduling, with children excited to attend daily.

Compassionate and dedicated staffpersonalized learning approachhands-on and engaging activities
Address
23 Tiffany Lynn Ct., Wentzville, MO
Phone
(636) 332-1055
Covenant For Life Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8
Address
7200 W Florissant, Florissant, MO
Phone
(314) 260-9055
Sonshine Day Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Parents praise Sonshine Day Center for its strong community involvement and welcoming atmosphere. Reviews highlight the facility's beautiful setting and leadership within the local Trenton community, with particular appreciation for hosted community events.

welcoming environmentcommunity-mindedstrong leadership
Address
2421 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton, MO
Phone
(660) 359-3740
After School Tuesday
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

NOTE: These reviews appear to be for Sunset Church of Christ, not an after-school daycare program. Reviews consistently praise the welcoming congregation, community involvement, and quality of worship services and youth activities.

Friendly and welcoming staff and congregationquality youth programs and Bible classesreal-world applicable sermons
Address
1222 W Sunset St, Springfield, MO
Phone
(417) 893-6686
A And B Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8
Address
2705 Potomac St, St Louis, MO
Phone
(314) 773-8277
Teach Me Kidz Academy Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8
Address
5800 W Florissant Ave, St Louis, MO
Phone
(314) 499-8727
A Better Choice Preschool LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

A Better Choice Preschool receives unanimous 5-star ratings from parents who praise the warm, nurturing environment and skilled teaching staff led by director Hilary Graves. Parents consistently highlight strong academic preparation for kindergarten alongside emphasis on social-emotional development, with many families enrolling multiple children and recommending the school to others.

Experienced and caring teacherswarm welcoming environmentstrong academic curriculum
Address
8 Se 5th St, Lees Summit, MO
Phone
(816) 246-6562
Kids First Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

ERROR: The reviews provided are for Summit Park Church, a religious institution in Lee's Summit, Missouri, not for Kids First Learning Center daycare. The reviews cannot be accurately summarized for a daycare facility as they describe church services, worship experiences, and spiritual community rather than childcare services.

Unable to assess - reviews are for wrong facility
Address
425 Sw Oldham Pkwy, Lees Summit, MO
Phone
(816) 724-8537
Step By Step Learning Center LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Step by Step Learning Center receives consistently high praise from parents who appreciate the home-like atmosphere despite being a center-based facility. Parents highlight the caring, personable staff, age-appropriate curriculum, strong communication through daily updates and photos, and developmental focus that goes beyond basic childcare.

Welcoming and accommodating staffhome-like environmentwell-designed curriculum
Address
5285 Highway N, Ste 107, Cottleville, MO
Phone
(314) 609-9115
End Of The Rainbow Southwest
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

End of the Rainbow Southwest receives unanimous 5-star ratings from parents who praise the welcoming, caring staff and directors (Shane and Nikki) for creating a family-like environment. Parents consistently report their children are happy, safe, and developing well academically and socially, with many expressing they would never leave if not for relocation.

Caring and welcoming staffstrong leadership (Shane and Nikki)family-like atmosphere
Address
5855 Scott Blvd, Columbia, MO
Phone
(573) 356-1984
Living Word Daycare And Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Note: The reviews provided are for Living Word Church, not their daycare program. Reviews consistently praise the church's pastoral leadership, spiritual environment, and community programs. Parents appreciate the welcoming atmosphere and activities for all age groups.

Caring and welcoming leadershipstrong biblical teachingprograms for all ages
Address
50 Hopeway, Branson West, MO
Phone
(417) 272-1959
Divine Holiness Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Reviews for Divine Holiness Child Care Center are uniformly positive with a 5/5 rating across all submissions. However, the available reviews appear to reference the facility as a church rather than specifically addressing daycare services and child care quality.

Positive atmospherelong-term community engagementwelcoming environment
Address
1109 E 18th St, Caruthersville, MO
Phone
(573) 333-4099
A Good Start INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

A Good Start Inc is a family-owned preschool in Columbia, Missouri with consistently excellent reviews. Parents praise the staff for being loving yet firm, providing strong academic preparation that leaves children ahead for kindergarten, and creating a safe, welcoming environment where children thrive developmentally and socially.

Caring and loving staffstrong academic curriculumexcellent kindergarten readiness preparation
Address
101 N Grace Ln, Columbia, MO
Phone
(573) 234-1637
First Impressions Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

First Impressions Preschool is located within a church community that parents describe as warm, welcoming, and family-friendly. Parents praise the preschool program specifically and appreciate the accessible facilities and church community approach. The facility appears to offer a faith-based environment with positive experiences across multiple families.

warm and welcoming staffaccessible facilitiesgood preschool program
Address
12995 Tesson Ferry Rd, St Louis, MO
Phone
(314) 843-5558
Kidstreet Daycare And Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

The reviews provided appear to be for a church (Twin Rivers/similar establishment) rather than KIDSTREET DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER. However, based on the one relevant mention, the early childhood development center is praised for friendly and caring staff. No substantive daycare reviews are available to assess the facility's actual childcare services.

Friendly staff in children's centerwelcoming atmospherededicated childcare staff
Address
10575 Tesson Ferry Rd, St Louis, MO
Phone
(314) 729-9989
Salvation Army Maplewood Corps Community Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Parents consistently praise this Salvation Army facility in Maplewood, Missouri with perfect 5-star ratings. Reviews highlight the quality of staff, convenient drop-off service, and welcoming atmosphere for worship and fellowship.

Great pastorsconvenient drop-off servicesweet staff
Address
7701 Rannells Ave, Maplewood, MO
Phone
(314) 781-5434
The Mini School
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8
Address
315 Graham Rd, Florissant, MO
Phone
(314) 921-6464
Building Blocks Early Childhood Center And Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.8

Building Blocks Early Childhood Center receives consistently high praise from parents. The Toddler One class is noted as excellent with structured activities, low student-teacher ratios (around 4:1), and dedicated staff. Parents appreciate the clean, organized classrooms, flexible attendance options, and welcoming community environment.

Excellent toddler program with structured sensory activities and teachinglow student-teacher ratio (4:1)clean and organized clas
Address
327 Woods Mill Rd, Manchester, MO
Phone
(636) 391-6685
Brighton Learning Center INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Brighton Learning Center in Gladstone receives consistently high praise from parents across all reviews. Parents highlight the caring and passionate staff, strong communication through the center's app, engaging learning activities, and family-oriented atmosphere. Multiple families report their children thrived academically and emotionally, with the center winning best daycare in KC for two consecutive years.

Caring and passionate staffexcellent parent-teacher communication via appstrong learning curriculum
Address
7227 N Euclid, Gladstone, MO
Phone
(816) 436-2290
Canterbury Academy At Briarcliff
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Canterbury Academy at Briarcliff receives consistently positive feedback from parents, with all recent reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents praise the caring and nurturing staff, clean facilities, strong parent-teacher communication, engaging curriculum, and supportive environment that helps children adjust and thrive.

Warm and caring staffclean facilitiesexcellent parent-teacher communication via app
Address
1701 Nw Platte Rd, Kansas City, MO
Phone
(816) 587-2170
Bare Essentials Home Care INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Bare Essentials Home Care Inc has received perfect 5-star ratings with praise for its family-like atmosphere and quality care. Reviewers highlight the respectful treatment of staff and the center's commitment to serving the community since 1993. The facility is noted for friendly, professional care across generations.

Family-like environmentquality carerespectful treatment of employees
Address
3200 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, MO
Phone
(816) 333-5868
Leaps & Bounds Academy LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Parents consistently praise Leaps & Bounds Academy for its caring, patient staff led by director Brandy, clean facilities, and structured environment that supports child development. Children show strong emotional attachment to teachers and excitement about attending, with many families using the center for multiple years. Parents appreciate the reasonable pricing and strong communication from staff.

Caring and patient staffclean and organized classroomsstructured daily routine
Address
108 Ranson Rd, Greenwood, MO
Phone
(816) 537-0067
Creative Learning Center Preschool & Infant Care LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Creative Learning Center Preschool & Infant Care LLC receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring and compassionate staff, strong communication, and children's happiness and comfort. One parent reported being denied enrollment based on their child's napping difficulties before the child even attended.

Staff are caringfriendlyand welcoming
Address
2555 S Campbell Ave, Springfield, MO
Phone
(417) 887-4180
Toddlers Ink LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Toddlers Ink LLC receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating the facility 5/5 stars. Parents consistently highlight the caring and attentive staff, strong communication, educational growth, and family-like atmosphere that makes children excited to attend.

Caring and loving staffexcellent communication with parentseducational development across all age groups
Address
6637 Miranda Loop, Fulton, MO
Phone
(573) 642-4444
Training Up A Child LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Training Up a Child LLC in Florissant receives uniformly positive feedback from parents across multiple reviews. Parents consistently praise the caring and nurturing staff, strong educational activities, and professional leadership. Children reportedly enjoy attending and show developmental progress.

Caring and patient staffnurturing environmentconsistent caregivers
Address
390 W Saint Anthony Ln, Florissant, MO
Phone
(314) 839-7731
Doodlebee Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.7

Doodlebee Learning Center receives unanimous 5-star reviews from parents who praise the exceptional, caring staff, clean facility, and strong educational programs. Parents consistently report their children are happy, well-cared for, and developmentally prepared for school transitions. The center is noted for excellent communication, security measures, and creating a family-like atmosphere.

Exceptional and caring staffcleanlinesssafety measures
Address
1400 Britain Way, St Charles, MO
Phone
(636) 498-5437

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Frequently asked questions

There are 1,615 child daycare & preschools daycares across Missouri. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Missouri are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Missouri's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in Missouri, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Missouri sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in Missouri vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.