Early Childhood Education Center Director - Early Learning Academies

Early Childhood Education Center Director - Early Learning Academies

Join the early learning professional leadership team, a progressive, culturally diverse early learning program.

The Center Director will be joining a team of teachers with a passion to make a difference in the lives of children. The central focus of our team is to connect with each child and family and to encourage and support them daily. The Director will teach and communicate with intention and passion and maintain a culture where all staff can thrive and grow professionally. A culture that supports a positive environment for our teachers as well as the children and families that attend our center.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Minimum Licensing Requirements (MLR), conforming to health, safety, and licensing guidelines.
• Keep accurate and concise records.
• Maintain knowledge of state, local and company policies for enrollment, attendance, tuition payment, subsidy and third-party enrollment and contracts.
• Prepare timely and accurate weekly and monthly reports.
• Approve and accurately employee time, attendance, and onboarding new employees.
• Enrollment and Attendance
• Conduct informative and professional tours.
• Familiarize parents with center policies.
• Maintain complete and up-to-date attendance files for all children, completing yearly updates of all child files in September.
• Register all parents and regular pick-up people in the touchpad system, explaining policies for signing in and out and security measures.
• Develop and implement strategies to address any gaps in marketing and enrollment.

• • Qualifications

• A director must be at least 21 years of age
• Not be employed in a position other than an on-site child care director, or director of multiple facilities, during the hours the child-care center is in operation

• • High School diploma or GED or qualifying documentation from a comparable educational entity plus one of the following:

  • Master's, bachelor's or associate degree in Early Childhood Education;
  • Master's or bachelor's in another field plus 12 clock hours of training;
  • Associate degree in another field plus 12 clock hours of training and 2 years' experience;

  Director's Credential plus 1 year experience;

  • Child Development Associate plus 1-year experience or three years' experience

• Staff member on duty with current CPR & First Aid Certificates
• Director, staff , and volunteers checked for substantiated child abuse/neglect, criminal records and sex offender address check
• Test results or a statement from a health professional that the individuals are free of active tuberculosis
• Emergency Disaster Preparedness plan per KRS 199.895 updated annually

• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Early Learning Academies is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against protected characteristics. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects individuals to support an inclusive environment for all employees. It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees to the extent required by applicable laws.