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Center Director

Bright Horizons
Redwood, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Child Care Center Director

Join Bright Horizons as a Child Care Center Director , where your leadership will enhance program quality and shape operational success in our early childhood center. Embrace our mission and values to foster an inclusive environment that builds strong relationships with families, staff, and clients. From administration and marketing to mentoring teachers and welcoming new families, your work will make a lasting difference in the lives of children, families, and your team.

Responsibilities :

  • Lead hiring and create a motivating, inclusive work environment that retains staff
  • Collaborate with the leadership team to evaluate and ensure program quality standards
  • Manage enrollment, marketing, billing, and accounts payable, while ensuring budget compliance
  • Build strong relationships and communicate proactively with families, clients, staff, and licensing

Qualifications :

Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements :

  • Associate or higher degree in early childhood education, education, or child development related field is required; bachelor’s degree is preferred
  • At least four years of leadership experience in high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool settings is required
  • Experience in both teaching (infant, toddler, or preschool) and administration of a child care center is required
  • Strong understanding of center quality, compliance, health, safety and licensing standards is required
  • Physical Requirements :

    This leadership role requires work in person in an early education / preschool child care center to provide center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.

    This role has a mixture of duties including office / computer / phone-based work, in-person supervision of care delivery and employees throughout all areas of the center, family / prospective family interactions which may take place in various areas of the center, and the ability to temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver for relatively brief periods of time on an as-needed basis (e.g., covering employee breaks or unscheduled absences).

    Salary / Hourly Rate :

    The annual starting salary for this position is between $85,000 – $105,000 annually. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

    Benefits :

    Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements :

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Career development for you plus free college degrees for your teachers through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
  • Life at Bright Horizons :

    Our people are the heart of our company. Because we’re as committed to our own employees as we are to the children, families, and clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives. Come build a brighter future with us.

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    Salary : $85,000 - $105,000

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