Center Director
Are you a passionate, experienced leader in early childhood education? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can support teachers, engage families, and create a nurturing space for children to learn and grow? If so, we'd love to meet you!
At The Learning Experience of Astoria, we believe that every child deserves a safe, stimulating, and loving environment. We are a licensed early childhood education center dedicated to fostering social, emotional, and intellectual development in children aged 6 weeks to 6 years! We are currently seeking a Center Director who will lead our team with vision, integrity, and a genuine love for children.
The Center Director is responsible for the overall management of the daycare center, including staff supervision, curriculum oversight, enrollment, licensing compliance, and family engagement. This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a thorough understanding of child development and early education best practices.
Key responsibilities include overseeing daily operations of the center, hiring, training, and managing teaching and support staff, ensuring compliance with state and local childcare licensing regulations, building strong relationships with families and the community, managing budgets, enrollment, and administrative duties, supporting curriculum implementation and staff development, and handling conflict resolution and crisis management professionally and promptly.
Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, minimum of [3+] years of experience in early childhood education, with at least [1-2] years in a leadership role, knowledge of state childcare licensing regulations, CPR / First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain), strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and a passion for nurturing young minds and empowering educators.
What we offer includes a competitive salary, paid time off and holidays, professional development opportunities, tuition discounts for employees' children, a supportive and collaborative team culture, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every single day.
Center Director • Astoria, NY, US