Experienced Child Care Center Director

Preschool Leadership Group; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Training & development

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Job summary

Preschool Leadership Group in San Antonio is seeking a Rockstar Child Care Center Director to lead daily operations, coach staff, and drive enrollment growth. This hands-on leader will ensure Texas licensing compliance, build strong family relationships, and maintain a safe, organized center.

You will recruit and develop a dependable team, manage schedules and budgets, conduct tours, and guide the center to meet quality standards.

Qualifications

• Must meet Texas qualifications to serve as a child care center director.
• At least three years of experience in a licensed child care program.
• At least two years of leadership experience as a director or assistant director.
• Strong knowledge of Texas Minimum Standards.
• Ability to pass all required background checks.
• Experience managing employees, schedules, and enrollment growth.

Responsibilities

• Manage all daily center operations.
• Recruit, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate employees.
• Maintain proper ratios and control labor hours.
• Ensure compliance with Texas Child Care Regulation and Texas Rising Star.
• Ensure curriculum is implemented across classrooms.
• Communicate proactively with parents and families.
• Conduct tours and convert prospective families into enrollments.
• Monitor tuition accounts and center records.
• Maintain a positive, professional workplace culture.
• Communicate with owners regularly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Coaching

Education

Texas Child Care Director Qualifications

Tools

Procare

CCS

Job description

Benefits:

Paid time off

Training & development

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Looking for a Rockstar Child Care Director!

Are you the leader who walks into a child care center and immediately sees its potential?

Do you know how to inspire teachers, earn parents’ trust, maintain licensing compliance, control staffing, and turn tours into enrollments? Are you proactive, confident, organized, and willing to take ownership of results?

If so, we want to meet you.

An established, family-owned, faith-based early childhood organization in San Antonio is searching for an exceptional Child Care Center Director. We need a hands-on leader who can strengthen operations, build a dependable team, create accountability, and help a center thrive.

This is not a position for someone who simply keeps the office running. We are looking for a leader who:

Leads from the front and follows through

Coaches employees and holds them accountable

Creates efficient staffing schedules

Maintains Texas licensing and quality standards

Builds strong relationships with children, families, and employees

Conducts excellent tours and follows up with prospective families

Understands that enrollment and family retention are essential

Keeps the center clean, organized, safe, and tour-ready

Identifies problems quickly and brings solutions

Treats the center’s success as their personal responsibility

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Managing all daily center operations

Recruiting, training, scheduling, supervising, and evaluating employees

Maintaining proper ratios and controlling scheduled labor hours

Ensuring compliance with Texas Child Care Regulation and Texas Rising Star

Making sure teachers consistently implement the approved curriculum

Communicating proactively and professionally with parents

Conducting tours and helping convert prospective families into enrollments

Monitoring tuition accounts, CCS processes, CACFP requirements, and center records

Maintaining a positive, professional, and accountable workplace culture

Communicating regularly with and remaining accountable to the owners

What You’ll Need

Must meet Texas qualifications to serve as a child care center director

At least three years of experience in a licensed child care program

At least two years of successful leadership experience as a director or assistant director

Strong knowledge of Texas Minimum Standards

Ability to pass all required background checks

Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills

Experience managing employees, schedules, parent relationships, and center operations

Confidence conducting tours and supporting enrollment growth

Professionalism, reliability, initiative, and a genuine love for children

Texas Rising Star, Procare, CCS, CACFP, and bilingual English/Spanish experience are preferred.

What We Offer

Competitive salary based on experience

Performance bonus opportunities

Paid time off and paid holidays

Professional development

Direct access to supportive, involved owners

The opportunity to make a meaningful and measurable impact

This is a confidential search. The employer’s identity will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process, and all applications will be handled discreetly.