Childcare Director

The Nest Schools; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits

Career growth opportunities

Nest University training

Director fellowships

Job summary

The Nest Schools in Westerville, OH is seeking a School Director to lead our early childhood program, support teachers, and drive growth across our network.

You will oversee curriculum support, budgets, and family engagement while shaping a best‑in‑class workplace for educators. If you have director credentials and a passion for high‑quality ECE, we want you to join our expanding network of 35+ schools.

Qualifications

• Previous Director experience in early childhood education.
• Strong understanding of ECE principles and practices.
• Credentials to lead and manage multiple schools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise multiple preschool classrooms and staff.
• Oversee curriculum support and educator development.
• Manage budgets and administrative workflows.
• Foster a best-workplace culture focused on wellness and growth.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Team mentoring

Education

Director Credential

Job description

Overview

Are you a current Director in the field of Early Childhood Education? Do you currently feel you havehit a career wall?Are you looking for a new opportunity withbetter compensation, support, and a career that offersgrowthopportunities?

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 currently operate 35 schools in 5 states and anticipate operating over 200 schools in 25 states by 2025! 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.

WeACTIVELYstrive to be a “Best Workplace” for all our teachers and staff via numerous programs designed around our core values ofWELLNESS, INNOVATION, KINDNESS, andFUN!

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 inlargeschool


• Early Childhood Education Required


• Director Credential Required

Pay Range

USD $55,000.00 - USD $65,000.00 /Yr.