Childcare
Emergency Childcare
St. Louis Crisis Nursery (Spanish speaking)
(St. Louis City, St. Charles, Wentzville, North County)
1928 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 768-3201
Nursery hours are 24/7. Family Empowerment services are available from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday. Calling this number will also provide referrals for any other needs. Provides short-term, emergency shelter for children, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with emergencies or who are in crisis. Families may bring their children for reasons including parental stress, parental or sibling illness or death; lack of utilities; food or shelter; domestic violence; etc. The average stay of a child is two to three days. Children can still go to school during the day so long as parents provide transportation. Services each child receives include 24-hour as well as medical and developmental assessments, therapeutic activities, any prescribed medication, and proper nutrition.
2612 Annie Malone Drive, St. Louis, MO 63113
(314) 531-0120
Services provides a safe 24 hour environment for children birth to 18 with intervention measures to immediately alleviate crisis by providing emergency shelter, food, clothing, educational needs, conflict resolution, emergency medical attention, counseling referrals, to prevent child abuse and neglect.
(314) 830-6227
Today, as one of the only organizations in the St. Louis metro area that offers a broad spectrum of residential and community-based programming, including therapeutic residential treatment and foster care, transitional and independent living programs, crisis care, education and recreational therapy, family counseling, parenting education and mentoring, Marygrove enriches the lives of over 1,000 young people each year.
Childcare/Daycare Referrals
(314) 535-1458
Provides childcare for families in St. Louis County without access to daycare or other such services. Screening and eligibility process can be completed over the phone.
Child Care Subsidy Program (DFSS)
800-735-2966
The Child Care Subsidy Program helps eligible families pay for child care so parents can focus on finding and holding steady work that can support their families’ needs. Weekday, weekend, and holiday help are available. For more information and eligibility criteria, visit the following website. dss.mo.gov/cd/child-care
Kingdom House (Spanish speaking)
1321 S. 11th Street, St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 421-0400
Kingdom House provides child care, food and clothing assistance, job training, youth and teen programs, and senior companions to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency and economic independence.
1310 Papin St., St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 531-1312
United 4 Children is made up of the Child Day Care Association and St. Louis for Kids, which together provide services for children from birth through 18 years of age.