Daycares in St Joseph, MO

All 35 licensed child care facilities in St Joseph, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Missouri: about $1,142/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Missouri →

35licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

83%with a clean record

6with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BURNS, MARY JO7051 SE STATE ROUTE FF	4.5★	2 · 2 high-risk	10
2	2 BY 2 PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE2802 RENICK ST	4.4★	None	99
3	FRIENDS GATHER HERE, LLC2848 JULES ST	4.4★	None	20
4	HOSEA HEAD START, CAPSTJOE6408 GORDON ST	4.4★	None	20
5	INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.5210 MITCHELL AVE	4.4★	None	78
6	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC3107 COOK RD	4.4★	None	88
7	MIDTOWN HEAD START2302 ANGELIQUE ST	4.4★	None	47
8	ONE STEP AHEAD EARLY LEARNING CENTER, L.L.C.3712 PACIFIC ST	4.4★	None	79
9	SOUTH 9TH HEAD START, CAPSTJOE812 SACRAMENTO ST	4.4★	None	87
10	ST. GIANNA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER509 N 9TH ST	4.4★	None	92
11	THE LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL LLC3501 GENE FIELD RD	4.4★	None	78
12	ASHLAND MOTHERS DAY OUT2711 ASHLAND AVE	4.3★	None	74
13	BARTLETT CENTER409 S 18TH ST	4.3★	None	94
14	BURSTING WITH CARE PRESCHOOL2516 FELIX ST	4.3★	None	10
15	INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.228 CHEROKEE ST	4.3★	None	80
16	LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.719 N 36TH ST	4.3★	None	94
17	LUNA SOL CHILDCARE L.L.C.1615 PACIFIC ST	4.3★	None	10
18	MEGA FLIP AND LEARN5802 CORPORATE DR	4.3★	None	49
19	MWSU HEAD START4525 DOWNS DR	4.3★	None	40
20	NORTH SIDE HEAD START4803 SAINT JOSEPH AVE	4.3★	None	96
21	PETER RABBIT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER3512 S 22ND ST	4.3★	None	70
22	SKAITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE4701 SCHOOLSIDE LN	4.3★	None	20
23	THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI509 THOMPSON AVE	4.3★	None	20
24	THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI2900 DUNCAN ST	4.3★	None	40
25	THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI3923 PICKETT RD	4.3★	None	40
26	THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI4901 COOK RD	4.3★	None	30
27	THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI705 S 31ST ST	4.3★	None	30
28	THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI1800 ALABAMA ST	4.3★	None	20
29	UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI3303 FREDERICK AVE	4.3★	None	40
30	WYATT PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH PDO AND PRESCHOOL2623 MITCHELL AVE	4.3★	None	49
31	LITTLE JAYS CHILD CARE13811 COUNTY ROAD 345	4.1★	9 · 2 high-risk	10
32	BOSWELL, KARI JO1620 PACIFIC ST	3.8★	14 · 2 high-risk	10
33	BARB'S BIG BACKYARD DAYCARE2802 S 18TH ST	3.2★	11 · 1 high-risk	10
34	TODD, STACIE L.2409 DUNCAN ST	2.4★	18 · 1 high-risk	10
35	TOLSON, AUDREY FAY6211 S 9TH ST	1.8★	18 · 4 high-risk	10

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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