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24-Hour Daycare in Missouri

24-hour daycares in Missouri, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

24-hour daycares listed
69
towns
27
towns have their own 24-hour daycare page
7
of all Missouri daycares
3%

Map of Missouri: each dot is a town with 24-hour daycares, sized by how many are listed

Open 24 hours
What puts a daycare on this listThe hours on its state license record run around the clock (23 hours 45 minutes or more) on the days it lists.These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Missouri

Largest towns for 24-hour daycare in Missouri

Kansas City27 24-hour daycaresSikeston4 24-hour daycaresSpringfield4 24-hour daycaresColumbia3 24-hour daycaresIndependence3 24-hour daycaresRaytown3 24-hour daycaresSt Joseph3 24-hour daycaresBelton2 24-hour daycaresGrandview2 24-hour daycaresAshland1 24-hour daycareBlue Springs1 24-hour daycareBranson1 24-hour daycare

Programs

Programs in Missouri

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares2,614
Take infants1,708
Child care centers2,046
Accept subsidy69
In-home daycares568
Christian & church daycares228
Montessori schools36
Preschools & pre-K2,217
24-hour daycare69
Night daycare1,980
Early morning daycare2,184
Part-time daycare135
Drop-in daycare17
After-school care2,194
Bilingual daycare11
Head Start207

The Missouri state record

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood licenses daycares in Missouri.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the Missouri state records

Before you enroll

Choosing 24-hour care in Missouri

  1. 1

    Ask where children sleep

    Ask where and on what children sleep overnight, and how many children share a room.

  2. 2

    Ask who is awake at night

    Ask how many caregivers are on at night and whether one stays awake the whole time.

  3. 3

    Ask how nights are booked

    Ask whether you book nights ahead, by the week or by the shift, and how short notice can be.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, its hours as the state lists them and the inspection record.

Missouri

Cost, inspections and ratios in Missouri

Daycare cost in MissouriWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Missouri inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in MissouriHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for MissouriQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 27 Missouri towns with 24-hour daycare, A to Z

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Nearby

Nearby states

Nebraska306 24-hour daycaresOklahoma55 24-hour daycaresIllinois8,493 daycaresTennessee3,955 daycaresIowa3,122 daycaresKentucky2,445 daycaresArkansas2,215 daycaresKansas1,063 daycares

Questions

Questions about 24-hour daycare in Missouri

How many 24-hour daycares are in Missouri?

69 24-hour daycares are listed in 27 Missouri towns. These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Which Missouri town has the most 24-hour daycares?

Kansas City, with 27 listed. Next are Sikeston (4) and Springfield (4).

Which daycares in Missouri are open 24 hours?

69 daycares list hours around the clock on the state license record in Missouri. Call to confirm the hours your family needs.

What is 24-hour daycare?

A daycare licensed to care for children at any hour, including overnight, usually for parents who work night or rotating shifts. Ask how overnight care works: where children sleep, who is awake with them and whether you book nights ahead.

Who licenses daycares in Missouri?

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood licenses daycares in Missouri. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.