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Daycare Director

Community Preschool & Nursery
Pittsburgh, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/27/2027

$1,000 SIGN ON BONUS AFTER PROBATION PERIOD IS COMPLETE

**Must have prior experience as a daycare director OR assistant daycare director

  • Assumes responsibility for every daily operations aspect of the daycare center.
  • Ensures compliance to licensing/accrediting agencies.
  • Abiding by and enforcing company policies and procedures.
  • Communicates in verbal and written format with above-standard quality in composition, content, and timeliness.
  • Adheres to budgetary requirements; controls and manages expenses to achieve budgeted profitability.
  • Earns and maintains consistent customer satisfaction, maximizing enrollment potential and minimizing children withdrawals.
  • Follows all required business management practices.
  • Properly on-boards new staff.
  • Acts as a liaison between teachers and parents to address problems and answer questions.
  • Strives to provide a clean, healthy, and active learning environment.
  • Ensures efficient and sufficient staff/child ratios are maintained; manages staff schedule.
  • Escalates safety violations, facility issues, and/or state agency violations.
  • Manage resources to ensure adequate supplies are available to children and staff.
  • Encourages effective, quality teaching by ensuring curriculum is followed, lesson plans are effectively used and child assessment tools measure class activity success.
  • Ensures academy is operating efficiently and in compliance with all Community Preschool & Nursery policies, state regulations, CACFP and all other regulatory agencies.
  • Leads, inspires, and energizes the team; hold accountable to assigned tasks.
  • Articulates clear standards and expectations of staff.
  • Provides frequent and concise communication to staff about company matters.
  • Any other duties as assigned by vice president.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance

Ability to Commute:

  • Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

  • Pittsburgh, PA 15212: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35,000 - $42,000

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