Assistant Child Care Director

The Central Connecticut Coast YMCA is seeking an Assistant Child Care Director for our Bridgeport YMCA early childhood program. Working closely with the Child Care Director, this position provides direct supervision and support to teaching staff, coordinates daily staffing and classroom operations, assists with licensing and Early Start CT compliance, and helps ensure a safe, nurturing, high-quality experience for children and families.

The Assistant Director will be highly visible in the program, providing staff with coaching, problem-solving support, and day-to-day direction while helping maintain consistent classroom practices and program standards. This role also supports family communication, staff development, documentation, and continuous quality improvement and serves as an on-site program leader in the Director’s absence as assigned.

Essential Functions: 

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, training, scheduling, and day-to-day support to assigned child care staff.
• Coordinate daily staffing, classroom coverage, and program routines.
• Monitor classroom practices to ensure active supervision, appropriate ratios, positive behavior guidance, and developmentally appropriate programming.
• Support compliance with Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) licensing requirements and Early Start CT program standards.
• Assist with required classroom, staff, licensing, and program documentation.
• Respond to routine staff and family questions or concerns and partner with the Child Care Director on more significant matters.
• Support staff onboarding, professional development, performance feedback, and continuous quality improvement.
• Promote a strong culture of youth safety by following and reinforcing YMCA youth protection and abuse prevention practices, appropriate boundaries, and mandated reporting requirements.
• Serve as an on-site program leader in the Director’s absence as assigned.