Federal Head Start data
Daycare in Missouri
The Department of Labor's price database has no 2022 median for Missouri, so we show no price here and do not guess one. The federal Head Start list does cover Missouri: 402 centers with 11,679 funded places.
- 402Head Start centers
- 11,679funded places
- 105counties with a center
What we can and cannot show for Missouri
The Department of Labor builds its price database from state and local data. Missouri sent none that fits, so no weekly price exists for any county. The Head Start list below is federal and complete. For a licensed daycare near you, use the state's own child care licensing office.
- Under $171
- $171 to $234
- $234 to $307
- Over $307
- No federal price
- Inspection records
Head Start in Missouri
Head Start and Early Head Start are free federal programs for children from families with low incomes. 402 Missouri centers are on the federal list, with 11,679 funded places. The 10 counties with the most centers:
| County | Centers | Funded places |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 39 | 1,247 |
| St. Louis City | 38 | 1,598 |
| Jackson County | 33 | 2,024 |
| Jasper County | 18 | 351 |
| Greene County | 17 | 341 |
| Buchanan County | 9 | 241 |
| McDonald County | 8 | 96 |
| Adair County | 7 | 111 |
| Dunklin County | 7 | 325 |
| Lafayette County | 7 | 88 |
Source: Head Start center locator service locations. To apply, contact the center or its grantee.
Inspection records for Missouri
Daycare Hub reads each daycare's state inspection record in Texas only, for now. Daycare in Texas shows what a provider page holds. In Missouri, the price tables above and the Head Start list are what we publish.
More states in the Midwest
- Illinois$283
- Indiana
- Iowa$166
- Kansas$157
- Michigan$166
- Minnesota$323
- Nebraska$219
- North Dakota$215
- Ohio$265
- South Dakota$149
- Wisconsin$257
Prices shown as "county median" are from the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices (latest year available, 2022), as stated on our data sources page.