232 Headstart Programs in Missouri

Central Missouri Community Action is a Head Start program in Columbia with mixed reviews. Parents praise the caring staff and respectful treatment, but multiple reviewers report serious issues with administrative follow-up, lost applications, and failure to process energy assistance paperwork despite assurances of help.

This facility is a residential shelter and recovery program (Lafayette House), not a traditional daycare. The vast majority of reviews (8/10) are highly positive, with residents crediting the staff with life-saving support for substance abuse recovery and domestic violence situations. However, one detailed negative review raises serious concerns about staff conduct, lack of programming, consent violations during searches, and wrongful evictions.

Independence School District receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about administrative inefficiency, communication failures, and treatment of students with special needs or mental health diagnoses. While some parents praise individual teachers and staff professionalism, numerous reviews highlight serious issues including enrollment problems, alleged bias against African American students, physical restraint incidents, and lack of support for students on suspension

Parents with children currently enrolled praise the daycare's caring staff, educational curriculum, planned activities, and safe environment. However, multiple prospective parents report difficulty reaching the facility by phone, and one current parent cited chronic late opening times causing work-related issues.

Grow and Learn has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the owner Ms. Jen for individualized care, reasonable prices, and accessibility. However, multiple negative reviews describe serious concerns including neglectful supervision, inappropriate discipline practices, staff misconduct, and an unresponsive owner who becomes defensive when issues are raised.

Springfield R-12 School District receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about operational issues and student safety. While some parents praise helpful staff and academic programs like advanced classes and IB offerings, many report serious problems with virtual learning quality, grade reporting accuracy, bullying responses, special needs support, classroom discipline, and transportation policies.

Tiny Treasures Learning Center receives mostly negative reviews citing staff rudeness, questionable safety practices, and unprofessional management. One parent praised the owner as wonderful and caring, but this is contradicted by multiple negative experiences. Overall, parents report serious concerns about staff behavior, child safety, and administrative practices.