Many of Missouri's counties are losing child care providers
Like any business, child care providers open and close often. But vast swaths of the state have lost one or more providers, especially in urban Jackson and St. Louis counties, as well as St. Louis city, which collectively have lost dozens of providers since 2024.
Map of Missouri showing a numeric change since 2024 of how many childcare providers there are in each county. Some counties, like Jackson, St. Louis, and St. Louis city have lost very many, and 17 have gained one or more, but the vast majority have either lost providers overall, or remain the same as they did in 2024.
