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Quality child care is good for children, good for parents and good for the community.

Child Care Aware of Missouri serves as a community resource on child care throughout the state. We help families find quality child care, preschool and after-school programs for their children. We work with child care program owners, directors and teachers to improve the quality of their programs. We provide business and civic leaders with information on the value and importance of child care and collaborate with them to make child care safe and enriching for children.

The Missouri Coordinating Board for Early Childhood
The state's public/private entity for coordinating a cohesive system of early childhood programs and services, the Board’s goal is the healthy development of, and high quality education for all Missouri children from birth through age five. The Coordinating Board was established by state statute in August 2004 and has been in full operation since early 2007. The members of the Board are appointed by the Governor of Missouri.

 
Partnership for Children
Partnership for Children’s (PFC) mission is to focus Greater Kansas City's energy on enhancing life for children and youth through research, education, mobilization, and capacity building. PFC launched the #1 Question Campaign, which encourages everyone in our community to ask the question — Is it good for the children? PFC is the home for Kansas City’s Promise, a program that is working to provide Greater Kansas City’s children and youth with the resources they need to succeed in life.

 
St. Louis Children's Agenda
The St. Louis community works in collaborative strategic action to address priority needs of the region’s children through the St. Louis Metropolitan Children's Agenda. Representatives of some 300 children’s agencies and community organizations serve voluntarily in Children’s Agenda work groups.

Vision for Children at Risk
The mission of Vision for Children at Risk (VCR) is to promote the well-being of children and youth in the St. Louis metropolitan area, targeting particularly those young people who face serious socio-economic risk. This site includes information on the organization, the Children of Metropolitan St. Louis 2005 Report, and other research resources.

 
Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Office
Helps build early childhood systems and access to comprehensive services and support for all low-income children; and encourages widespread collaboration between Head Start and other appropriate programs, services and initiatives.