Mission

The primary purpose of the University Child Care Center (UCCC) shall be to operate a state licensed educational child care center and provide quality child care the children of day students, day faculty and staff of Missouri State University, the host church and the community. The program is planned to meet the needs of the whole child-physically, socially, creatively, emotionally and intellectually.

Secondary goals of the University Child Care Center (UCCC) are:

1. To allow college students in child development, child psychology, early childhood education, and other related fields to observe and participate in UCCC, and
2. To allow the host church to extend its ministry to campus members of the University and community.