Center Director: Lead Early Childhood Ops & Growth

ACCC (America's Choice Childcare Center); Texas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Aggressive bonus program

Job summary

America’s Choice Childcare Center is seeking a Center Director to oversee day-to-day and overall operations of the facility, ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines while supporting learning and development for each child.

The role requires hiring and training staff, implementing company curriculum, and marketing the facility. Strong childcare management and business skills are essential to manage administration, operations, and finances.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years as a Center Director at a licensed childcare center.
• Must meet all state requirements for this position.
• Experience operating and managing all aspects of a school/daycare with capacity of at least 100 children (business, education, marketing).
• Classroom teaching experience is a plus.
• Pleasant demeanor and outgoing personality.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills under stress.
• Strong organization and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly professional and dependable.

Responsibilities

• Implement policies, procedures, and systems for safe, compliant operations.
• Represent the daycare to public, parents, visitors, and staff.
• Recruit, hire, orient, train, supervise, and evaluate staff.
• Plan and participate in marketing and events to maximize occupancy.
• Manage the budget within company guidelines.
• Organize and conduct meetings and training as required.
• Ensure daily operations comply with franchise Quality Standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Professionalism

Time management

Staff development

Education

Director License

Childcare experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Internet

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description:

The Center Director will be responsible for the day-to-day and overall operations of the facility, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines while supporting our mission to enhance learning and development for each child. She/he will hire and train all the staff for the school/daycare, and implement the curriculum provided by the company’s management team. The Director will ensure that the staff provides the best possible learning and care experience for the children in our programs, oversees the curriculum, and markets the facility and our programs. She/he must have extensive knowledge of childcare management and early education and must have the business skills to manage the administrative, operational, and financial aspects of the facility.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Implements policies, procedures, and systems to ensure a safe, healthy environment in compliance with the company policies and State Standards at all times. Specific procedures of critical compliance are but not limited to: release procedures, sign in and out, medication, bus run/field trip procedures
• Represents the daycare and company to public, community, parents, visitors, and staff with professionalism and integrity
• Recruits, hires, orients, trains, supervises and evaluates staff
• Plans and participates responsibly in marketing and special events
• Maximize occupancy of the building
• Effects change required for continual compliance and improvements
• Manages budget in compliance with the company’s guidelines
• Organizes and manages meetings and training as required
• Consistently follows through with all duties and miscellaneous duties as assigned in a competent and timely manner
• Day to day operations in compliance with Quality Standards of the franchise
• Wise productive use of time
• Follows through with all assigned duties
• Completes any additional duties as assigned
• Able to accept and handle change
• Receives instruction and direction in an appropriate manner
• Able to work flexible hours

Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of 3 years as a Center Director at a licensed childcare center
• Must meet all requirements stipulated by the state for this position
• Previous experience operating and managing all aspects of a school/daycares with a capacity of at least 100 children, including business management, education, and continual learning and development, campus environment, and marketing and communications
• Classroom teaching experience in an early childhood facility a plus
• Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to maintain composure under stress
• Strong organization skills, able to multi-task, and can manage time to meet frequently changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Highly professional and dependable
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and the internet
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Aggressive bonus program based on results delivered

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Director License: 2 year (Required)
• Childcare: 4 years (Required)

Company Description

America’s Choice Childcare Center was founded in 1983 to provide the highest quality early childhood program and afterschool experience in a secure and nurturing environment. We have 5 locations around the Houston Area which provide a unique developmental program designed for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as a Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten program. In addition, a dynamic Afterschool program for school-aged students and a Summer Camp program are offered.

Company Description

America’s Choice Childcare Center was founded in 1983 to provide the highest quality early childhood program and afterschool experience in a secure and nurturing environment. We have 5 locations around the Houston Area which provide a unique developmental program designed for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as a Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten program. In addition, a dynamic Afterschool program for school-aged students and a Summer Camp program are offered.