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Childcare Center Director

$80k - $85k

The Learning Experience

Benefits:

  • Bonus based on performance
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development

Salary: $80,000 - $85,000

Location: Laurel, MD

Employment Type: Full-Time

Benefits: Wellness benefits, Childcare Discount, Professional Development and more

About the Opportunity

The Learning Experience is opening a brand-new childcare center in Laurel, MD , and we're looking for an experienced Child Care Center Director to build and lead our school from the ground up.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your team, shape center culture, welcome our first families, and grow a successful center from day one. We're looking for a hands-on early childhood leader who can balance educational quality, people leadership, family experience, and strong business operations.

What You'll Do

Lead Your Team & Center

  • Recruit, hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of teachers and center leaders

  • Build a positive culture focused on employee engagement and retention

  • Oversee daily center operations, staffing, classroom ratios, health, and safety

  • Ensure compliance with Maryland child care licensing requirements and TLE standards

  • Champion TLE's proprietary L.E.A.P.® Curriculum and high-quality classroom experiences

Grow the Business

  • Drive enrollment through center tours, family follow-up, community outreach, and relationship building

  • Monitor enrollment, staffing, labor, and other key center performance metrics

  • Manage payroll, labor costs, scheduling, and staffing levels in alignment with enrollment

  • Support center budgeting, accounts receivable, expense management, and financial performance

  • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, enrollment, retention, and overall business results

  • Partner with ownership and TLE support teams to achieve center goals

What We're Looking For

  • 2+ years of leadership or management experience in a licensed childcare, preschool, daycare, or early childhood education setting preferred

  • Previous Center Director, Assistant Director, Education Director, or similar leadership experience

  • Must meet Maryland Office of Child Care requirements applicable to the Director position

  • Experience with center operations, staffing, payroll, budgeting, or financial management

  • Experience recruiting, coaching, and developing teachers

  • Experience supporting enrollment growth and family engagement

  • Strong leadership, communication, organization, and business management skills

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Education, Business, or related field preferred

Why Join The Learning Experience?

  • Lead a brand-new center from the beginning

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits

  • Build your own team and shape center culture

  • Established curriculum, systems, training, and operational support

  • Professional development and leadership growth opportunities

  • Make a lasting impact on children, families, and educators in the Laurel community

Ready to build and lead a thriving early childhood education center? Apply today to become the founding Center Director of The Learning Experience – Laurel!

Vacancy posted 26 days ago
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