Best Daycares Near Me in St. Louis — Ranked 2026

We ranked 42 daycares and childcare centers in St. Louis, MO by Guide Score.

Top Daycares Near You in St. Louis

  1. #1 — Montessori Learning Center Score: 89%

    Montessori Learning Center - Preschool & Childcare Center Serving St. Louis, MO

    Programs: Montessori. View full profile →

  2. #2 — Mary Margaret Daycare Score: 89%

    Home - Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center

    Programs: General Childcare. View full profile →

  3. #3 — YWCA Head Start - Betty J. Robinson Center Score: 86%

    YWCA Head Start - Betty J. Robinson Center is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, day care preschool, home service. Website: http://www.ywcastlouis.org.

    Programs: Preschool, Day care preschool, Home service. View full profile →

  4. #4 — HopeMark Preschool Score: 86%

    HopeMark Preschool is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: http://www.hopemark.org.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  5. #5 — Wilderkids Urban Forest School Score: 86%

    Wilderkids Urban Forest School is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, school, education. Website: http://Urbanwildstl.com/.

    Programs: Preschool, School, Education. View full profile →

  6. #6 — Little Sprouts Chinese Immersion Preschool Score: 86%

    Little Sprouts Chinese Immersion Preschool is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: http://littlesproutscip.com/.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  7. #7 — Cornerstone Center for Early Learning Score: 86%

    Cornerstone Center for Early Learning is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, day care preschool, home service. Website: http://www.cornerstonecenterstl.org/.

    Programs: Preschool, Day care preschool, Home service. View full profile →

  8. #8 — Pagedale Head Start Early Head Start Center Score: 86%

    Pagedale Head Start Early Head Start Center is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, day care preschool, home service. Website: http://www.ywcastlouis.org.

    Programs: Preschool, Day care preschool, Home service. View full profile →

  9. #9 — In the Beginning Infant Center and Preschool Score: 86%

    In the Beginning Infant Center and Preschool is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: http://itbpreschool.com/.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  10. #10 — Affton Early Childhood Score: 86%

    Affton Early Childhood is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: http://aecc.afftonschools.net/.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  11. #11 — Sunshine Preschool Score: 84%

    Sunshine Preschool is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: http://www.sunshinepreschool.com.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  12. #12 — Union Preschool Score: 84%

    Union Preschool St. Louis

    Programs: Preschool. View full profile →

  13. #13 — St. James the Greater Early Childhood Education Center Score: 80%

    St. James the Greater Early Childhood Education Center is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: https://www.stjamesthegreater.org/early-childhood-education-center.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  14. #14 — Honey Bee Plus Child Development Center (Pre-School) Score: 80%

    Honey Bee Plus Child Development Center (Pre-School) is a childcare center in Saint Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool. Website: https://www.honeybeeplusdaycare.com.

    Programs: Preschool. View full profile →

  15. #15 — Downtown Children's Center Score: 76%

    Downtown Children's Center

    Programs: General Childcare. View full profile →

  16. #16 — Heavenly Hearts Learning Center Score: 71%

    Heavenly Hearts Learning Center is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: http://heavenlyhearts.com.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  17. #17 — Kingdom Kare Early Learning Center Score: 69%

    Childcare center listed from OpenStreetMap contribution node/9769251020. Type: center-based. No program signal in source. Verified fields: name, phone, website, address.

    Programs: General Childcare. View full profile →

  18. #18 — The Family Project -School Score: 69%

    The Family Project -School is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, day care preschool. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/thefamilyproject/home?authuser=2.

    Programs: Preschool, Day care preschool. View full profile →

  19. #19 — Union Preschool Score: 69%

    Union Preschool is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, elementary school, school. Website: http://unionpreschoolstl.org/.

    Programs: Preschool, Elementary school, School. View full profile →

  20. #20 — Downtown Children's Center Score: 69%

    Downtown Children's Center is a childcare center in St Louis, MO. Programs include Preschool, home service, day care preschool. Website: https://www.downtownchildrenscenter.org/.

    Programs: Preschool, Home service, Day care preschool. View full profile →

How We Rank Daycares & Childcare Centers

Our Guide Score percentage combines Google rating (35%), review volume (20%), web and contact presence (20%), profile completeness (15%), accreditation such as NAEYC (5%), press recognition (3%), and years of operation (2%), then normalizes across captured positive categories. Read our full methodology →