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Christian Preschools & Church Daycares in Missouri

Christian preschools and church daycares in Missouri include Lutheran, Baptist and Methodist programs. Ask each one whether it enrolls families of any faith, and how faith is part of the day.

Christian preschools and church daycares listed
228
towns
93
towns have their own Christian preschools and church daycares page
18
of all Missouri daycares
9%

Map of Missouri: each dot is a town with Christian preschools and church daycares, sized by how many are listed

Christian & church
What puts a daycare on this listIts name names a church, a Christian denomination or the Christian faith, or it describes a Christian program. Hospital child care centers named for a denomination, and YMCA programs, are left off.Some faith-based daycares do not say so in their name, and a church name does not always mean a religious program. Ask how faith is part of the day.

Churches and denominations

Which churches run programs in Missouri

113 of the 228 programs here name a denomination; the rest say Christian or name a church without one.

Lutheran
34
Lutheran churches and programs on this list, by name or by the program's own website.
Baptist
27
Baptist churches and programs on this list, by name or by the program's own website.
Methodist
21
Methodist churches and programs on this list, by name or by the program's own website.
Presbyterian
20
Presbyterian churches and programs on this list, by name or by the program's own website.

Missouri

Largest towns for Christian preschools and church daycares in Missouri

St Louis26 programsKansas City25 programsSpringfield11 programsColumbia8 programsLees Summit8 programsChesterfield7 programsKirkwood6 programsIndependence5 programsSt Charles5 programsSt Peters5 programsJefferson City4 programsLiberty4 programs

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 a Christian preschool or church daycare in Missouri

  1. 1

    Ask how faith is part of the day

    Ask whether there is Bible time, prayer or chapel, how often, and what children learn.

  2. 2

    Ask who runs it

    Some daycares are run by the church; others rent space in a church building. Ask who sets the program and who employs the staff.

  3. 3

    Ask about families of other faiths

    If it matters to you, ask whether the daycare enrolls families of any faith or none.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open the daycare's page here for its state license and the state's inspection record, where we hold them.

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 93 Missouri towns with Christian preschools and church daycares, A to Z

A1 town
B7 towns
C13 towns
D2 towns
E2 towns
F3 towns
G4 towns
H6 towns
I2 towns
J2 towns
K3 towns
L9 towns
M4 towns
N4 towns
O5 towns
P6 towns
R3 towns
S8 towns
T2 towns
U2 towns
W5 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Tennessee443 programsKentucky225 programsIllinois203 programsArkansas185 programsIowa143 programsKansas113 programsNebraska112 programsOklahoma87 programs

Questions

Questions about Christian preschools and church daycares in Missouri

How many Christian preschools and church daycares are in Missouri?

228 Christian preschools and church daycares are listed in 93 Missouri towns. Some faith-based daycares do not say so in their name, and a church name does not always mean a religious program. Ask how faith is part of the day.

Which Missouri town has the most Christian preschools and church daycares?

St Louis, with 26 listed. Next are Kansas City (25) and Springfield (11).

Do church preschools take children of other faiths?

Most do. Ask whether the program enrolls families of any faith or none, and how faith is part of the day: prayer, Bible stories or chapel.

What is Mother's Day Out?

A part-time program, often run by a church, where children come one to three days a week for a few hours. Many church preschools offer it alongside their weekday classes; ask which days and hours are open.

Are church daycares licensed in Missouri?

Every listing here that comes from the Missouri license records holds a state license, and its page shows it. Some states let church programs run without a child care license, and those may not appear here; ask a program whether it is licensed.

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.