Child Care Referral Services
Find the right child care for your family. Let us help you!
How We Can Help
Child Care Aware® of Missouri helps you make an informed, confident decision with our array of referral services:
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Search for child care – Use our searchable database to locate child care that meets your needs
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Request for concierge child care referral –
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Knowledgeable referral staff – call us at 573-415-8605 or send us an email at [email protected].
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Child Care subsidy navigation assistance – call us 573-415-8605
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Helpful consumer education
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Essential community resources
Additional Referral Services
After receiving your basic referral, the support doesn’t stop there. Child Care Aware® of Missouri can also help to:
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Answer any lingering questions regarding child care
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Assist with outreach to child care programs to gather tuition rates and openings information
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Conduct a licensing inspection review on programs you’re most interested in
View samples of referral materials you can receive.
MISSOURI CHILDHOOD RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (MCRR)
MCRR is a free statewide service that helps families navigate child care options and access support. Through the call center and Regional Community Partners, we provide child care referrals, child care subsidy application assistance, and guidance on available resources to help families find and keep stable child care. Call 573-415-8605 to contact a Community Service Specialist.
Child Care Assistance for Military Families
There are several programs that help military families pay for child care wherever they are stationed. Please note that these programs may have waiting lists.
Military Child Care (MCC) provides information on military-run child care programs worldwide. Through MCC, military families can search the full range of military child care options that match their needs. Military-run child care programs use a sliding fee scale based on family income to help military families with the cost of child care.
Visit the MCC website to learn more or to submit requests for enrollment in military-run child care programs.
Active duty service members (including reservists on active orders) may also be eligible to apply for child care fee assistance via Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN). MCCYN is a Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard fee assistance program for eligible families who cannot access military-operated child care due to distance or waitlists. With fee assistance, a portion of your child care costs is paid to offset the costs of community-based care. This makes it easier for families to afford quality child care from local community providers.
MCCYN fee assistance is administered by each service branch, meaning there is a different application process for service members in the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, etc.
Visit the MCCYN webpage to learn more and access the application process for each branch of service.
Inclusive Child Care Referrals
Child Care Inclusion Services are offered through The Center for Child Well-Being at the University of Missouri. Missouri families with children, ages birth to five, with special needs and/or behavioral concerns can receive support finding the right child care program in their communities. The Inclusion staff will continue supporting the child and family by working collaboratively with the chosen child care program to facilitate successful inclusion.
Contact Child Care Inclusion Services at (573) 884-9828 or email [email protected].
