
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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One parent highlights the wonderful dedication of the teachers, faculty, and staff at this center-based program. The feedback is currently limited, with no negative comments reported.
Loving Hearts Child Care Center has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise cleanliness, staff communication, teacher quality, and happy children. Negative reviews report serious concerns including pest infestations, inappropriate staff behavior, alleged physical abuse, poor building maintenance, and financial issues with the owner.
Recent feedback from TOTS R US DAYCARE LLC in Troy, Missouri, highlights significant concerns regarding staff conduct. One parent describes a terrible experience marked by rude behavior and a bad attitude from the providers.
One parent describes the center as a wonderful and safe place, highlighting the amazing leadership. However, they note that the parking lot requires repair.
Young Professors Day Care LLC receives mostly positive reviews praising the educational curriculum, staff attentiveness, and family-oriented environment. However, two negative reviews cite concerns about staff treatment of children with special needs, lack of security protocols, and unprofessional management behavior.
Parents highlight the center's small, welcoming atmosphere and teachers who foster early literacy and happiness, while others report severe issues including staff turnover, unprofessional management, and allegations of physical aggression and neglect.
One parent describes their experience at this location as 'the worst,' indicating significant dissatisfaction with the service provided.
Recent feedback indicates significant dissatisfaction, with one parent describing a disappointing experience that led to their child not returning. Another reviewer cited operational issues, including a non-functional air conditioning system and questionable staff conduct, while a third simply expressed dislike.
One parent reports that the infant room frequently operated out of legal ratio, resulting in missed feedings and frequent state violations. The reviewer also notes that owners excessively micromanage staff and that older classrooms fail to provide meaningful educational content.
One parent reports high satisfaction with the center, expressing strong affection for the program. Conversely, another parent left a negative review citing concerns about staff competency, frequent child illness, and disagreements regarding developmental assessments.
One parent reports a negative experience involving unprofessional phone handling, specifically being hung up on after being put on hold. This single complaint highlights potential communication issues with the center.
One parent reports a highly positive three-year experience, highlighting excellent teachers and effective early learning, while another review appears unrelated to childcare services. A separate complaint describes a toxic work environment involving racial discrimination and wasted time, though it is unclear if this reflects the daily care experience for children.
Precious Jewels Christian Childcare receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caregivers' love, training, and family atmosphere, with children reportedly happy and well-cared for. Negative reviews express serious concerns about management's disrespectful treatment of staff and children, facility conditions, and safety practices.
One parent reports a welcoming environment and friendly staff, with their daughter enjoying the program. In contrast, another review describes the outdoor play area as unsanitary and notes a lack of supervision for children outside. These accounts present a stark divide between positive care experiences and serious safety and hygiene concerns.
One parent reports being turned away for a half-day attendance and subsequently charged full price despite receiving state assistance, arguing that the center failed to accommodate them fairly. The reviewer also expressed strong dissatisfaction with the staff's professional conduct and threatened to report the facility to state authorities.
One parent describes BOWS 'N BULLFROGS as a very caring place with a structured environment that included field trips and daily projects. The review highlights a great outdoor play area and notes that two daughters attended from ages 2 to 6.
One parent describes their daughter and nephew's time at this center as great. The single review provided is positive, with no specific drawbacks cited.
One parent highlights the center's friendly staff, daily updates, and photo sharing as reasons for a strong recommendation, while another reports a negative experience involving rude phone etiquette. The few reviews so far mention both high engagement and significant customer service issues.
One parent highlights the teachers' comforting and attentive care for their child, recommending the center for drop-in services. Conversely, another review warns of a strict 9:30 AM drop-off cutoff with zero exceptions, noting that arriving even a minute late results in denied entry.
One parent highlights the facility's family-oriented atmosphere and low cost, while another criticizes the outdated teaching methods and staff interactions. The negative feedback specifically cites vague communication, rude behavior, and inappropriate physical handling of children by staff. Conversely, the positive review emphasizes a child-first approach within a supportive environment.
One parent highlights the staff's dedication and notes the center has won the Best of Jefferson City award for seven consecutive years. In contrast, another reviewer describes the environment as toxic and states the cost is not justified.
Reviews are mixed with significant quality concerns reported. While some parents praise the center's cleanliness, staff care, and child development, others report serious issues including unexplained injuries, frequent staff turnover, and alleged inappropriate discipline practices involving food withholding.
One parent highlights the center's flexibility and individualized attention for behavior and special needs, while another appreciates the caring environment and educational value for working families. Conversely, a separate review alleges severe misconduct including verbal abuse, physical punishment, neglect, and unsafe conditions involving staff members.
One parent describes a negative experience involving rude staff who ejected their child thirty minutes before a scheduled event without prior notice. The reviewer also alleges that the center prioritizes profit over engagement by offering only limited activities like coloring and play dough.
One parent describes the staff as nice but notes that the Director lacks proper experience.
One parent describes a highly positive experience, expressing strong affection for the center. Conversely, another parent reports significant dissatisfaction, citing frequent behavioral issues, excessive illness, and concerns about staff competence and misdiagnosis.
A single parent criticizes the center for being severely understaffed and disorganized, citing instances where children were left unsupervised and injured. Another reviewer echoes these concerns, stating they do not recommend the facility due to insufficient teachers and poor management.
Feedback for this center is mixed, with some parents highlighting the nurturing environment and educational progress, while others report serious safety and communication failures. One family describes the staff as caring and the child's learning as positive, whereas another details an injury caused by insecure facilities, dismissive management, and a lack of curriculum. A third review cites rude and impatient staff with poor communication.
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