Assistant Director

Child Development Schools; Sunnyvale (TX); On-site; USD 45,846,528 - 51,577,344; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid holidays

PTO

Tuition discount

Tuition reimbursement

Discount programs

Job summary

Child Development Schools in Sunnyvale, TX is seeking an Assistant Director to partner with the Center Director, oversee daily operations, support teaching staff, and ensure safe, compliant center management.

This role offers hands-on leadership development through the ASPIRE program, with opportunities to influence staffing, coaching, parent communication, and center-wide policy enforcement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a childcare setting.
• Strong knowledge of center operations and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to coach staff and manage daily routines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff schedules and classroom coverage to maintain ratios.
• Conduct regular classroom walkthroughs and coach staff in real time.
• Maintain accurate child and staff files and complete required reporting.
• Prepare compliance and corporate reporting documents.
• Handle routine parent communication and provide tours for prospective families.
• Provide supervisory coverage in the Director's absence and support onboarding.

Skills

Staff supervision

Staff scheduling

Operations management

Compliance

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Your role

As an Assistant Director at Child Development Schools, you will help lead a center where children thrive, families feel at home, and educators are set up to do their best work every day. You will partner closely with the Center Director to manage daily operations, support your teaching team, and keep the center running smoothly, safely, and in full compliance.

This is a role for someone ready to step into real leadership – someone who is organized, people-focused, and motivated to grow. If your goal is to run a center of your own, this is the right starting point.

Essential Functions

• Operational stability: Manage staff schedules, ensure proper classroom ratios, coordinate coverage, and keep the center running smoothly on a day-to-day basis
• Classroom monitoring and quality oversight: Conduct regular classroom walkthroughs, provide real-time coaching and corrections to staff, and ensure program quality standards are upheld
• Administrative and compliance execution: Maintain accurate, up-to-date child and staff files; complete required compliance and corporate reporting; manage USDA and agency paperwork as applicable
• Documentation: Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly compliance and corporate reporting documents
• Parent communication and experience: Handle routine parent communication, conduct school tours for prospective families, and elevate complex concerns to the Director
• Staff onboarding, coaching, and accountability: Support onboarding of new hires, assist with day-to-day staff coaching, enforce policies consistently, and provide supervisory coverage in the Director's absence
• Opening and/or closing the center as assigned

What You Can Decide Independently

• Daily staffing and coverage adjustments
• Classroom-level corrections and coaching
• Routine parent communication
• Policy enforcement within established guidelines
• Compliance with current standards
• Supply orders within an approved budget
• Immediate problem-solving during operations
• Major parent or staff complaints and inquiries are escalated to the Director

Pay And Benefits

Pay: $16-18hr, based on experience and education.

Full-time Employees Receive

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability
• 401(k)
• 9 company-paid holidays and 8 days of PTO
• 50% tuition discount for your own children enrolled at a CDS center
• Up to $5,250 in annual tuition reimbursement for continued education
• Access to PerkSpot for discounts on major brands and services

ASPIRE -- Director in Training: Assistant Directors have access to our ASPIRE program, a 3-month leadership development initiative focused on business operations, customer service, and people management. It is designed to build the skills and confidence needed to run a center independently.