Childcare Director

The Nest Schools Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits

Career growth opportunities

Centralized administrative support

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Nest Schools Inc. is seeking a School Director in Illinois, focused on Early Childhood Education. The ideal candidate will have previous director experience, and be passionate about creating supportive environments for teachers. This role offers a competitive salary range of $50,000 to $65,000 per year, along with industry-leading benefits and numerous programs designed to foster growth and innovation within the school. Join us in our mission to inspire children and support educators.

Qualifications

• Previous Director Experience required, preferably in a large school.
• Early Childhood Education Required.
• Director Credential preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the early childhood education programs and ensure quality.
• Support teachers with classroom budgets and provide necessary resources.
• Foster a supportive and innovative work environment.

Job description

Overview

Are you a current Director in the field of Early Childhood Education? Do you currently feel you have hit a career wall? Are you looking for a new opportunity with better compensation, support, and a career that offers growth opportunities?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, look no further, and let us be the first to introduce you to The Nest Schools!

Founded in 2021, The Nest Schools is a new Early Childhood organization founded and operated by tenured early childhood professionals. We are driven by our vision to raise a world of kind, healthy, happy, and inspired children as the worldwide leader in early childhood programs for children, our families, and our team. We aspire to be THE state-of-the-art provider of Early Childhood programs and are looking for the best in the ECE industry to lead this school.

We are seeking a School Director who understands the value of Early Childhood Education and will embrace the idea that our teachers are Early Childhood Professional Educators. We believe in this so much that each of our schools is supported by a full-time curriculum and education specialist. We also provide classroom budgets to spend on learning materials and crafts to ensure that your teachers can deliver the experiences they envision.

We ACTIVATE strive to be a “Best Workplace” for all our teachers and staff via numerous programs designed around our core values of WELLNESS, INNOVATION, KINDNESS, and FUN!

How do we achieve this?

• Nest Eggs Reward & Recognition Program
• Mentor Programs
• Funday Mondays
• Director Retreats – training, with the most dynamic speakers and presenters in our industry
• Nest University - the most innovative approach, anywhere to providing training and certificate programs leading to real career opportunities in the field of Early Childhood Education in the childcare/preschool space

We offer all the perks – and they keep getting better

• Industry-leading benefits and MONEY – best paid in the industry!
• Career growth opportunities
• Centralized billing and receivables to relieve you of unneeded administrative duties
• Centralized call screening - to give you more time to focus on the quality of programs and children, families, and staff.
• Centralized hiring screening
• Outside professional development opportunities - eg. NAEYC conferences, Nest Conferences, and more
• Fellowship with other directors both regionally and throughout the company

Qualifications

• Previous Director Experience required. Preferably in large school
• Early Childhood Education Required
• Director Credential preferred

Pay Range

USD $50,000.00 - USD $65,000.00 /Yr.