A Good Start, Inc.
10 N GRACE LN, COLUMBIA, MO 65201Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 12% violation rate across 17 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected February 2026). The structural rating also includes Missouri's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Missouri caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2026, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (5). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Feb 23, 20264 Findings4 Important
- Staff/Child Ratios5 CSR 25-500.112
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 21 (update: 2/11/26--21 children present children , ages four and five years (update: 2/11/26--children ages two to four), were cared for by 2 adult caregiver(s).
- Staff/Child Ratios5 CSR 25-500.112
Group size requirements were not met as evidenced by 21 (update: 2/11/26--21 children present) children, ages four and five years (update: 2/11/26--children ages two to four), were cared for by 2 adult caregiver(s).
- Staff/Child Ratios5 CSR 25-500.112
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 21 (update: 2/11/26--21 children present children , ages four and five years (update: 2/11/26--children ages two to four), were cared for by 2 adult caregiver(s).
- Staff/Child Ratios5 CSR 25-500.112
Group size requirements were not met as evidenced by 21 (update: 2/11/26--21 children present) children, ages four and five years (update: 2/11/26--children ages two to four), were cared for by 2 adult caregiver(s).
Feb 11, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Staff/Child Ratios5 CSR 25-500.112
Group size requirements were not met as evidenced by 21 (update: 2/11/26--21 children present) children, ages four and five years (update: 2/11/26--children ages two to four), were cared for by 2 adult caregiver(s).
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