Early Childhood Assistant Director

The Learning Experience; Sun Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare center is seeking an Assistant Daycare Director in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. This role involves supporting daily operations, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with regulations while providing a nurturing environment for children. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and experience in childcare management.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Ability to train and manage a staff of 20-40.
• Experience in a leadership position in childcare or education settings.

Responsibilities

• Support the Center Director in daily operations and curriculum oversight.
• Ensure compliance with state licensing regulations.
• Supervise classroom activities and staff development.

Skills

Fluency in English

Staff management

Curriculum oversight

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance

• Establish a safe, healthy, and welcoming preschool setting and oversee programs and activities to engage and educate young children
• Develop open lines of communication with staff, parents, and children—and conduct one-on-one meetings with parents to discuss each child's progress
• Build and support a qualified team of childcare educators to promote our superior reputation in early-childhood education
• Meet or exceed financial goals and objectives
• Participate in marketing events, campaigns, and community relations
• Provide unparalleled customer service
• Ensure full compliance with corporate policies as well as federal, state, and company standards, regulations, and requirements including licensing, safety, and sanitation
• Help manage hiring and recruitment of new staff
• The Preschool Assistant Director upholds company standards and set the example by consistently modeling professional leadership, management and instructional skills while interacting with others
• Demonstrates consistency in words and actions
• Clearly communicates preschool standards, guidelines, and preschool policies to all staff and stress their importance to the organization
• Ability to train a staff of 20 - 40 and oversee the completion of performance appraisals, supervise the development of individualized goals for staff’s professional growth and development, as well as supervise the monitoring and evaluation of goal accomplishment

Responsibilities

• Join Little Learner Children's Academy as a Child Care Assistant Director, where you will play a vital role in supporting the Center Director in daily operations, curriculum oversight and staff management
• Your efforts will help nurture the potential of young learners and shape their futures
• We are seeking an Assistant Daycare Director Monday through Friday available during hours of operation from 6:30AM to 6:00 PM
• There are some evening and weekend meetings and events the director is required to attend
• Ensure daily operations comply with state licensing regulations
• Supervise classroom curriculum and classroom observations
• Conducting Professional and Performance Plans for staff
• Welcome all new families and staff to the center
• Organize large school events (Pre-K Graduation, Book Fairs, fundraisers, etc.)
• Coordinate ongoing staff development activities including staff meetings and trainings
• Able to stand for long periods of time, frequent walking, sitting on the floor and playing with children, being able to lift up to a 40 lb child in an emergency situation
• Fluency and clear communication in English
• Managing employee time cards
• Conducting Monthly Mandatory Center Meetings
• Attending Monthly Management meetings at HQ
• Creating Staff schedules
• Ensuring center is tour ready on a daily basis
• Keeping a positive site work culture
• Managing food program
• Supervising DCFS compliance
• Resolving parent/staff concerns
• Managing parent tuition