
Browse 1,615 child daycare & preschools across Missouri. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
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.
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.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 1,615 |
| Headstart Programs | 232 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 235 |
| Before or After School | 249 |
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Buttons and Bows Preschool receives mixed reviews. Positive feedback highlights cleanliness, responsible care, and effective behavior redirection, though some parents praise the facility highly. Negative concerns include safety issues with child injuries, staff retention problems, billing disputes, and misleading 24/7 hours advertising (closed weekends and holidays).
Note: These reviews appear to be for the YMCA fitness facility, not the daycare center. Reviewers praise the friendly staff, clean facilities, and variety of equipment, but express significant frustration over the lack of a pool and maintenance issues. Overall satisfaction is mixed due to facility limitations and occasional staff rudeness.
Nanny's Early Learning Center in Columbia, Missouri receives consistently high praise from parents. All 10 reviews are 5-star ratings highlighting the caring staff, family-like environment, educational programming, and exceptional support for families. Parents consistently report feeling confident leaving their children in the center's care.
Hall's Loving & Learning Child Care Center in Raytown receives consistently high praise from parents. Reviewers highlight the caring, family-like environment, strong child development outcomes, and compassionate staff leadership under Mrs. Hall. Parents report improved behavioral skills, learning progress, and appreciate the structured care and support provided.
Sunny Days receives mostly positive reviews praising the caring staff, welcoming environment, and child development outcomes. However, some parents report serious concerns about staff experience levels, lack of communication, and abrupt dismissals of children.
Lamb's Bride Child Care Center is a church-based facility offering weekend and after-hours care with consistently positive feedback from long-term families. Parents praise the friendly, helpful staff and family-oriented environment. The center requires out-of-pocket payment and shot records for enrollment.
Good Shepherd Infant and Toddler Center receives mostly positive feedback from parents who praise the loving, well-trained staff and supportive environment. Parents highlight the facility's ability to work with children of varying needs, including those on the autism spectrum. However, one parent expressed frustration with poor phone communication and responsiveness.
Young Hearts Learning Center receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Six parents gave 5-star ratings praising the staff's friendliness, developmental activities, flexibility, and care quality. However, four 1-star reviews raised serious concerns including allegations of inappropriate touching, hygiene issues (bed bugs, diaper rash from product changes), staff rudeness, and other safety concerns.
Reviews are mixed, with ratings ranging from 2-5 stars. While visitors praise the friendly staff, clean facility, and variety of equipment, the facility faces significant criticism for lack of amenities (particularly a pool despite lakeside location), outdated equipment, maintenance issues, and inconsistent front desk customer service.
Parents consistently praise KODY'S LEARN - N - DEVELOP as a family-oriented daycare with friendly, caring staff who make children feel at home. Children show strong developmental progress including school readiness and potty training success. The center creates a comfortable environment for both children and parents.
THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES is a center-based program in St. Louis with highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the facility's cleanliness, staff dedication, and transformative impact on participants in their AGAPE program. Negative reviews cite issues with accreditation loss, poor participant treatment, withheld belongings, and disrespectful staff conduct.
Park Crest Day Care Center receives consistently high praise from parents, with all recent reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the caring staff, safe facilities, Christian-based curriculum, and strong director leadership under Mrs. Rhonda. Children reportedly enjoy attending and parents feel confident in the center's care and responsiveness.
Parents consistently praise Kids Academy Weldon Spring for its caring, professional staff, clean facilities, and curriculum-based program. They highlight excellent communication through daily updates and photos, and note that children are happy and comfortable at the center. Multiple reviewers mention specific teachers by name and credit the low staff turnover as a significant advantage.
New Life Little Arrows receives consistently high praise from parents for its caring staff, clean facility, and strong educational curriculum. Parents highlight significant academic progress in their children, including readiness for kindergarten and admission to gifted programs. The faith-based, Black-owned center is commended for its nurturing environment and individual attention to each child's needs.
Parents consistently praise KODY'S LEARN - N - DEVELOP CHILDCARE CENTER for its friendly, family-oriented staff and welcoming environment. Children reportedly enjoy attending daily and show strong developmental progress, including school readiness and potty training success. The center is described as a comfortable, supportive setting for both children and parents.
Child Prodigy Children's Center - South receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the staff's genuine care, communication, and individualized attention to children's needs. Parents highlight the center's clean facilities, age-appropriate curriculum, and strong teacher-parent collaboration, with many noting significant developmental progress in their children. The center is particularly commended for supporting children with emotional or behavioral challenges and helping them thrive.
Abundant Blessings receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, with parents praising the staff's patience, kindness, and genuine care for children. Parents report their children are excited to attend and feel safe leaving them there. One parent left a negative review with no details provided.
Kids Unlimited receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with most praising the caring staff, educational programs, and developmental support for children. One parent reported a negative experience involving alleged discriminatory treatment during an inquiry visit. The facility appears to be well-regarded by families currently enrolled.
Playtime Academy LLC receives mixed reviews with strong praise for staff friendliness, curriculum quality, and child engagement, but significant complaints about strict late pickup policies and inconsistent rule enforcement. Multiple parents report children being denied care or sent home for minor tardiness, with concerns about unprofessional handling of incidents.
Parents consistently praise Kim's Kids for its caring, professional staff who treat children with love and support their development in academics and social skills. Multiple reviewers highlight the director Sherry's flexibility and responsiveness, as well as the strong bonds formed between staff and children. Families report high satisfaction with their overall experience.
Bright Beginning Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Positive reviewers praise the caring staff, learning environment, and family-like atmosphere, while negative reviewers report behavioral management issues, enrollment disputes, and concerns about owner transparency and professionalism.
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