Best Missouri Private Preschools with Special Program Emphasis (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 8 private preschools with special program emphasis serving 989 students in Missouri.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private preschools in Missouri include Providence Academy, New City School, and The Waldorf School of St. Louis.

The average acceptance rate is 60%, which is lower than the Missouri private preschool average acceptance rate of 84%.

38% of private preschools with special program emphasis in Missouri are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.