How many licensed daycares are in Kansas City?

There are 464 licensed child care providers in Kansas City.

What percentage of Kansas City daycares have high quality ratings?

55% of Kansas City daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 47% statewide in Missouri.

What types of childcare are available in Kansas City?

145 center-based, 226 home-based providers operate in Kansas City.

How do Kansas City daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Missouri?

Kansas City daycares average 3.6 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Missouri statewide average of 3.0.

Is there financial help for childcare in Missouri?

Missouri offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.

Best Daycares in Kansas City, MO — Independent Quality Ratings

Of Kansas City's 464 daycares, 255 (55%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Missouri's statewide rate of 47%. Locally, providers average 3.6 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 3.8 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Missouri averages of 3.0 on Process and 3.5 on Structural.

The local market includes 145 centers, 5 group child care homes, 221 family child care homes, and 63 license-exempt programs, a higher home-based share than Missouri's average of 35%.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Kansas City. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Missouri methodology page for the full breakdown.

464

Daycares

255

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in Kansas City

168(36%)

87(19%)

170(37%)

29(6%)

10(2%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Kansas City: 3.8 (Sample of 464).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in Kansas City: 3.6 (Sample of 47).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Kansas City: 3.8 (Sample of 464).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in Kansas City?: There are 464 licensed child care providers in Kansas City.
What percentage of Kansas City daycares have high quality ratings?: 55% of Kansas City daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 47% statewide in Missouri.
What types of childcare are available in Kansas City?: 145 center-based, 226 home-based providers operate in Kansas City.
How do Kansas City daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Missouri?: Kansas City daycares average 3.6 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Missouri statewide average of 3.0.
Is there financial help for childcare in Missouri?: Missouri offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in Missouri

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