Child Care Director

• Develop a curriculum and program: Child Care Directors work closely with the center’s teachers and staff, creating learning plans or programs to meet state and federal requirements and parent’s expectations.
• Oversee staff: Staff management is probably the most important task of a Child Care Director. They must interview, hire and train staff, making sure that all background and fingerprint checks have been conducted.
• Manage facilities: The Child Care Director must make sure that the facility is safe and well-stocked. That includes checking that safety equipment is available and working, removing hazards and ensuring the facility is always clean and orderly.
• Create a budget: The Child Care Director manages the facility’s finances, which includes creating and working within a budget.
• Market the facility: There is much competition between daycare facilities, so the Child Care Director must have a marketing plan to promote awareness of the facility and its services.
• Meeting up with parents and teachers: A Child Care Director will meet with parents and teachers to keep parents up-to-date on their child’s development and progress, including discussing ways to address any learning or behavioral issues.
• Business management: A Child Care Director runs all aspects of a childcare facility from setting up the security system to creating the budget. Besides being detail-orientated and organized, they need to keep up with federal and state daycare laws and requirements.
• First aid: Child Care Directors must have a good knowledge of child safety requirements and be up-to-date on first aid protocol.
• Excellent communication skills: As the face of the childcare facility, the Child Care Director must be an excellent communicator, being able to confidently take prospective parents on a tour, write newsletters and run staff meetings.
• Good crisis management: A Child Care Director must have strong crisis management abilities, being able to remain cool and composed in a crisis.
• Leadership skills: The Child Care Director’s job is to keep staff motivated and resolve conflicts, which takes good leadership skills.
• Classroom experience: Since a Child Care Director is responsible for hiring teaching staff, they need to know how to handle a group of children, understand childhood development and have the know-how to establish classroom structure.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 - $16.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Weekdays
• Weekends & holidays off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12 - $17