MISSION

Child Care Aware^® of Missouri impacts a child’s first two-thousand days by helping those who serve children.

VISION

Missouri’s children have a strong foundation to be successful in their lives.

VALUES

• Bold & Passionate – We are courageous in our mission and dedicated to the causes that make our organization unique.
• Results Driven Accountability – We are diligent in measuring and evaluating our outcomes to gain insight to support and inform those we serve.
• Servant Leadership – We are informed thought leaders who are trusted sources dedicated to transformational change in the communities we serve.
• Integrity – We value honesty and operate with strong moral principles.
• Humility – We are committed to our mission and purpose, which goes before our need for recognition or acknowledgment.
• Fiscal Stewardship – We value organizational viability to maintain our fiscal health and the resources we manage.
• Excellence – We persist with unstoppable momentum to provide inspiration, innovation, and motivation in all that we do.

BELIEFS

• Every child deserves a safe, equitable, and quality early childhood education experience which is critical to maximizing their future well-being.
• We are called to serve all those in Missouri to the best of our ability and resources.
• All voices in the early care and education industry are valued and we work to raise and elevate those voices.
• Create systemic change in the early care and education industry with an emphasis on addressing wage compensation, investing in workforce development and retention, and capacity-building initiatives.
• The work we do impacts Missouri’s children now and throughout their lives.
• We are a leading voice in the field of early care and education and desire to have strategic partnerships where together we create transformational change at the state and national levels.
• We are inclusive in our beliefs to honor people of all races, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, religions, and ages.