childcare center assistant director

Bright Ideas Bryant

Bright Ideas- Bryant is seeking a motivated and dependable Assistant Center Director. We provide high-quality early childhood care and education for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years and are looking for a strong leader who is ready to grow and make a meaningful impact.The ideal candidate has a passion for early childhood education, strong organizational and leadership skills, and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset. Candidates must have experience working in a licensed childcare facility and meet state licensing requirements for an assistant administrator or designee.Overview:The Assistant Center Director supports daily center operations in partnership with the Center Director. This role includes guiding teachers, building strong family relationships, ensuring licensing compliance, and maintaining a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Support the Director in daily operations and overall school management</li><li>Provide leadership and guidance to teaching staff to ensure high-quality classroom environments</li><li>Assist with staff scheduling, enrollment management, and parent communication</li><li>Maintain compliance with all state licensing, health, and safety regulations</li><li>Serve as acting Director when needed</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>Experience in early childhood education; prior leadership experience preferred</li><li>Experience in a licensed childcare setting required</li><li>Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills</li><li>Demonstrated leadership ability and team-focused mindset</li><li>Must meet state licensing requirements for Assistant Administrator/Designee</li></ul>Why Join Us?<ul><li>Monday&ndash;Friday schedule</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>401(k) retirement plan</li><li>Health, dental, and vision insurance</li><li>Paid time off (PTO)</li><li>Professional development and growth opportunities</li><li>Supportive, collaborative team culture</li></ul>At Bright Ideas- Bryant, we are committed to nurturing every child&rsquo;s development while supporting our team&rsquo;s professional growth. If you&rsquo;re ready to take the next step in your early childhood leadership career and help build something exceptional from the ground up, we encourage you to apply.Apply today and help us make a difference every day!Benefits:<ul><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Employee discount</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Professional development assistance</li><li>Retirement plan</li><li>Tuition reimbursement</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>High school or equivalent (Required)</li></ul>Ability to Commute:<ul><li>Bryant, AR 72022 (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Assistant Director at Daycare/ Childcare Center

La Petite Academy

<div>Join a strong community where all we do is care-for the children and families we serve every day, as well as for our dedicated team members. Our people are our best asset. We listen and we know what you're looking for:<ul><li>
You want benefits. We support you with a minimum 50% childcare discount, immediate access to benefits, innovative health programs, 401(k) company match, and much more.</li><li>
You want balance. We offer flexible schedules that work for you, no nights or weekends, the ability to bring your children to work with you, and paid time off.</li><li>
You want opportunity. We invest in your future with ongoing training, tuition reimbursement, credential assistance, and our unique Master Teacher Program.</li><li>
You want recognition. We provide a positive, fun workplace where employees are appreciated.</li></ul>

Are you ready for the next step in your child care career? We&rsquo;re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners. The Assistant Director is responsible for the safe, effective operation of the school with the School Director, to achieve Learning Care Group&rsquo;s safety vision. In the Director&rsquo;s absence, the Assistant Director has sole responsibility for the school. The Assistant Director assists in the promotion of the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children

Our Assistant Directors are:
<ul>
<li>Accountable! Ensure the school is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards.</li>
<li>Responsible! Foster an educational, caring, safe environment for the children and parents.</li>
<li>Creative! Spark imagination, build self-esteem, and help children discover new things each day.</li>
<li>Positive! Promote the positive image of the company and play a major role in making the company a provider of choice for the communities we serve.</li>
<li>Team-oriented! Recruit, select, and retain quality staff.</li>
<li>Dedicated! Help achieve profitability for the company.</li>
</ul>
Job Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Must be at least 21 years of age</li>
<li>Must have previous leadership experience and at least 1 year of experience working in a licensed childcare facility.</li>
<li>High School diploma or equivalent.</li>
<li>Must meet state requirements for education and our center/school requirements.</li>
</ul>
Learning Care is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.</div>

Assistant Director

Childcare Assistant Director

Stepping Stone Children's Center

Stepping Stone Children&rsquo;s Center | Queen Anne&rsquo;s County, MD Full-Time | Monday&ndash;Friday $20-$22 per hour - plus bonusesStepping Stone Children&rsquo;s Center is seeking an experienced, dependable, and hands-on Assistant Director to help lead the daily operations of our licensed childcare center.This leadership role supports classroom excellence, staff development, family communication, and Maryland licensing compliance while helping ensure a safe, structured, and nurturing environment for children and staff.The ideal candidate has prior experience in a licensed childcare or preschool setting and is ready to grow into a key leadership role.Responsibilities<ul><li>Assist with daily childcare center operations</li><li>Maintain staffing ratios and classroom coverage</li><li>Support teacher coaching, accountability, and performance</li><li>Assist with staff onboarding and training</li><li>Step into classrooms as needed for support and breaks</li><li>Ensure compliance with Maryland State Department of Education and Office of Child Care regulations</li><li>Support incident reporting and documentation</li><li>Communicate professionally with families regarding classroom and center matters</li><li>Help strengthen classroom routines, structure, and supervision</li><li>Assist with tours, enrollment support, and family retention</li><li>Support center culture and leadership initiatives</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Minimum 2 years of experience in a licensed childcare center</li><li>Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred</li><li>Strong understanding of childcare licensing requirements</li><li>Excellent communication and organizational skills</li><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment</li><li>Must pass all required background checks and state requirements</li><li>CPR/First Aid certification preferred</li><li>Experience with Brightwheel is a plus</li></ul>Why Join Us<ul><li>Leadership growth opportunity</li><li>Supportive management team</li><li>Professional development opportunities</li><li>Family-oriented center culture</li></ul>Apply today:If you are passionate about early childhood education and leadership, we would love to hear from you.Please submit your resume and relevant childcare leadership experience.Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hourBenefits:<ul><li>401(k)</li><li>Employee assistance program</li><li>Employee discount</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Professional development assistance</li><li>Retirement plan</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Assistant Director – Childcare Center

Magical Beginnings

<div><div>Magical Beginnings is seeking an experienced Assistant Child Care Center Program Director to join the leadership team at our child care center in Leominster, MA. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate early education professional who thrives in both center leadership and hands-on classroom support.</div><div></div><div> 
As Assistant Director, you will be a hands-on instructional leader, spending approximately 50% of your week working in ratio within classrooms, while also partnering closely with the Center Director to support operations, compliance, staff development, and family engagement. This is a visible, relationship-driven leadership role built on trust, collaboration, and presence.</div>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">\uD83D\uDC76 What You'll Own in our Leominster School
</h3><ul><li>Classroom Leadership &amp; In-Ratio Teaching (50% of the Week)</li><li>
Serve as a consistent, in-ratio presence in classrooms across age groups</li><li>
Model developmentally appropriate practice, classroom management, and nurturing interactions</li><li>
Support classroom continuity by covering breaks, absences, and transitions</li><li>
Build strong relationships with children through daily engagement and responsive care</li><li>
Provide real-time coaching and feedback to educators while working alongside them</li><li>
Ensure classrooms consistently meet Massachusetts EEC ratio and safety requirements</li></ul><div></div><div> 
This role leads from within the classroom, not from behind a desk.</div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
\uD83C\uDFEB Childcare Center Operations &amp; EEC Compliance (In Partnership with the Director)</h3><ul><li>
Support daily operations of a licensed childcare and preschool center in Leominster</li><li>
Assist with maintaining compliance with Massachusetts EEC regulations, licensing standards, and ratios</li><li>
Help manage child, staff, and classroom documentation accurately and on time</li><li>
Participate in EEC visits, inspections, and audits</li><li>
Complete daily classroom, building, and playground safety checks</li><li>
Ensure emergency drills, health logs, and inspections are completed as scheduled</li><li>
Support staff scheduling to ensure ratio coverage and smooth daily operations</li><li>
You&rsquo;ll be a trusted operational partner, helping keep the school running safely and smoothly.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
\uD83C\uDF93 Early Childhood Education &amp; Instructional Support</h3><ul><li>
Support curriculum implementation aligned with state frameworks and quality standards</li><li>
Reinforce instructional consistency across classrooms</li><li>
Coach teachers on lesson planning, classroom structure, and child development</li><li>
Model best practices in social-emotional learning and positive guidance</li><li>
Support educators in completing required ECE professional development hours</li><li>
Assist with on-site trainings, mentoring, and onboarding of new staff</li><li>
This is active instructional leadership, grounded in real classroom experience.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
\uD83E\uDD1D Staff Support, Leadership &amp; School Culture</h3><ul><li>
Build strong, respectful relationships with teachers and support staff</li><li>
Serve as a daily resource for classroom questions, problem-solving, and guidance</li><li>
Help reinforce expectations around professionalism, safety, and care</li><li>
Support performance feedback and growth conversations alongside the Director</li><li>
Foster a calm, supportive, and accountable school culture</li><li>
Act as a mandated reporter and help ensure staff understand their responsibilities</li><li>
Be a steady, reassuring presence for both staff and families</li><li>
Your consistency and warmth will help shape the tone of the school each day.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
\uD83D\uDC68&zwj;\uD83D\uDC69&zwj;\uD83D\uDC67 Family Engagement &amp; Enrollment Support</h3><ul><li>
Build trusting relationships with families through daily interactions and communication</li><li>
Support tours and welcome prospective families when needed</li><li>
Partner with leadership to ensure families feel informed, supported, and connected</li><li>
Help reinforce the school&rsquo;s values, curriculum, and care philosophy</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
What You'll Need to Succeed</h3><ul><li>
EEC Director 1 Certification required with ability to obtain Director 2 within six months; Director 2 Certification preferred</li><li>
Associate&rsquo;s Degree, CDA, and additional experience</li><li>
Ability to complete the required in-person training hours</li><li>
CPR &amp; First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months)</li><li>
Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends for school events or trainings</li><li>
Physical ability to actively engage in classrooms and lift up to 50 lbs as needed</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
Benefits Include:</h3><ul><li>
13 paid holidays, plus a paid week-long winter break</li><li>
Paid sick leave</li><li>
Paid snow days and vacation time</li><li>
Medical, dental, and vision insurance</li><li>
Company-paid life insurance &amp; long-term disability</li><li>
Employee Assistance Program (5 free counseling sessions)</li><li>
401(k) with weekly company match</li><li>
Parental leave through MA PFML</li><li>
Childcare discount</li><li>
Weekly pay with direct deposit</li><li>
Employee referral bonus program</li><li>
Paid CPR &amp; First Aid renewals</li><li>
Pay increases tied to certification growth</li><li>
Mentorship and leadership development</li><li>
Teacher appreciation events and community-based celebration</li></ul><div>
Payroll is processed weekly</div><div>
About Magical Beginnings</div><div></div><div> 
Magical Beginnings Learning Centers is a growing network of early childhood education programs across Massachusetts. Our Leominster school serves local families, focusing on safety, relationships, and high-quality early learning. We believe strong schools are built through steady leadership, supported educators, and trusted partnerships with families.</div><div></div><div> 
Magical Beginnings is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to be a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. All employment is based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Magical Beginnings does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, nationality, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.</div><div></div> 
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.</div>

Assistant Child Care Center Program Director

Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School

<div>
 
 Job Title: Childcare Center Manager
 
 
 
 
 Department
 
 : Business - Childcare
 
 
 
 FLSA Status:
 
 Full-Time, Exempt
 
 
 
 Reports to
 
 : Chief of Staff
 
 
 
 Compensation: $60,678-$71,010/year
 
 
 
 
 Company Overview:
 
 
 Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School
 
 is a leader in Chinese Immersion education, achieving high levels of academic and organizational success. Our diverse and inclusive community reaches far beyond the walls of our building. At Yu Ying teachers, staff and families are collaborators, who together, are raising the next generation of culturally fluent and well-rounded global citizens.
 
 
 
 Position Overview:
 
 We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Childcare Center Manager to lead our childcare program. This role is responsible for overseeing daily operations, ensuring compliance with OSSE regulations, and creating a safe, nurturing, and high-quality environment for students.
 
 
 The Childcare Center Manager supervises and develops a team of childcare staff, leads curriculum and program implementation, and designs professional development to support strong social-emotional and developmental outcomes for students. This role also partners closely with families and school staff, fostering a supportive and responsive childcare experience aligned with the school&rsquo;s mission.
 
 
 The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, organizational, and compliance expertise, along with a passion for early childhood development and team growth.
 
 
 You will drive Yu Ying&rsquo;s mission, vision and team&rsquo;s success by:
 
 
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 Owning all aspects of the OSSE guidelines, to ensure that the program remains compliant; this includes tracking trainings, maintaining staff and student records, and supporting with regular updates in DELLT (Division of Early Learning Licensing Tool)
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 <li>
 Managing a team that includes 3 full-time and 1 part-time/On-call staff members, which may expand as the program grows.
 </li>
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 Creating and implementing a yearly training plan for the childcare team. You will ensure that child care teachers have the tools to meet the social emotional needs of all students across all childcare age groups.
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 Leading curriculum development and practices
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 Fostering the growth of child care teachers, allowing them to better meet the academic and social emotional needs of students.
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 Demonstrating an ability to provide strong, empathetic leadership to communicate with the families, who are our very own staff, that is reflective of our school&rsquo;s values and mission.
 </li>
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 Providing and identifying continuous high-quality professional development for the staff based upon identified needs and interests, and tracking training hours as required by OSSE
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 Demonstrating expertise in creating, implementing, executing and evaluating standard operating procedures for the program.
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 Supporting walkthroughs and monitoring visits from OSSE and other external partner agencies.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Required Qualifications:
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Associate degree in Early Childhood Education or an Associate Degree with greater than or equal to 12 credit hours in ECE; or 60 hours of collegelevel coursework with greater than or equal to 12 credit hours in ECE
 </li>
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 At least one year of experience in a Childcare center leadership role
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Preferred Qualifications:
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Bachelors Degree or Higher in Early Childhood Education or a related field
 </li>
 <li>
 CDA or equivalent Early Childhood care certification
 </li>
 <li>
 1+ years of experience as a Childcare Center Manager, Assistant Manager, Assistant Director, or Director.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Benefits Package:
 
 
 
 
 Generous Paid Time Off
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 20 Vacation Days
 </li>
 <li>
 10 Sick/Personal Days
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 <li>
 11 Federal Holidays
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Insurance Benefits
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Comprehensive Healthcare option
 </li>
 <li>
 Dependent Coverage
 </li>
 <li>
 FSA/HSA Options
 </li>
 <li>
 100% Company Covered Life Insurance Option
 </li>
 <li>
 Short &amp; Long term Disability Insurance
 </li>
 <li>
 Fully covered Dental Coverage
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Work-Life Balance Assistance
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Public Transit Assistance
 </li>
 <li>
 Staff Preference Enrollment in Yu Ying
 </li>
 <li>
 On-Site Daycare (3 months - 3 years old)
 </li>
 <li>
 Professional Development Opportunities
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual Bonus Opportunities/Monetary Rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 3% 401K Match
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Terms of Employment:
 
 
 
 
 Physical Demands:
 
 
 
 The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.
 
 
 Unless reasonable accommodation(s) can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipment and/or student(s).
 </li>
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 Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time.
 </li>
 <li>
 Speak and hear.
 </li>
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 Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
 </li>
 <li>
 Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
 </li>
 <li>
 Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Environmental Demands:
 
 
 
 The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.
 
 
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 Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
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 Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
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 Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
 </li>
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 Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
 </li>
 <li>
 Function in a workplace with a high level of noises at times.
 </li>
 <li>
 Washington Yu Ying PCS reserves the right to change and update policies, procedures, protocols and this job description/agreement and any addenda as needed. Employees will be notified in a timely manner of such changes by email or in staff meetings and provided an updated copy of this job description/agreement
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

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