Childcare Center Director/Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

We are seeking an experienced Early Childhood Education Director to lead the daily operations, educational quality, enrollment, compliance, and staff development of a growing childcare and learning center.

The ideal candidate is a strong, organized leader who understands both the educational and business sides of Early Childhood Education .

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily center operations, staff, classrooms, and educational quality.
• Maintain compliance with Connecticut OEC licensing requirements and applicable health and safety regulations.
• Support NAEYC accreditation and continuous quality improvement .
• Maintain enrollment at or near full operational capacity by actively managing inquiries, tours, registrations, waitlists, follow-ups, family retention, and community outreach.
• Use different enrollment and registration tools and strategies to generate new enrollments and quickly fill available spaces.
• Monitor enrollment trends, classroom vacancies, transitions, and retention.
• Recruit, supervise, coach, and develop teachers and staff.
• Manage staffing schedules, classroom coverage, ratios, and performance expectations.
• Oversee curriculum implementation, lesson planning, child observations, assessments, and documentation.
• Manage or support grants, funded programs, reporting requirements, and program deliverables .
• Maintain strong relationships with families and community partners.
• Ensure readiness for licensing visits, audits, inspections, and program monitoring.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on enrollment, staffing, compliance, budgets, quality, and center performance.

What You'll Do

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of Director-level experience in Early Childhood Education.
• Strong Early Childhood Education leadership and administration experience.
• Knowledge of Connecticut OEC regulations and licensing requirements .
• Experience with NAEYC standards and/or the accreditation process .
• Experience with grants, funded programs, or Early Childhood Education initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team.
• Experience with enrollment, family retention, and community outreach.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

Must have: Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field; Connecticut OEC Director qualifications; experience with Care 4 Kids, CACFP, Early Start CT, CT ELDS, and publicly funded programs.

Must be :

• The Leader We Are Looking For

• We are looking for more than someone who can manage a daily schedule. We want a leader who understands that a successful Early Childhood Learning Center requires quality education, strong enrollment, regulatory compliance, staff development, family relationships, and operational accountability .

• The Director should be proactive, results-oriented, comfortable leading a team, and committed to maintaining a high-quality center operating at strong enrollment levels.

Nice To Haves

Nice To Haves:

• bilingual English/Spanish.

Benefits

• Life Insurance
• Paid Leave
• Sick Leave
• Child Care Discount
• Professional Development
• Flexible Schedule

• Our salaries and benefit offerings are competitive and paid time off is generous