Daycare Director

1) The director shall:

(a) Be at least 21 years of age; and

(b) Have:

(A) At least one year of training and/or experience in management and supervision of adults; and

(B) Have knowledge of child development for the primary ages served in the center, as evidenced by a combination of professional references, education, experience or training; or

(C) Documentation of attaining at least step nine in the Oregon Registry, or

(c) Have:

(A) One year of training and/or experience in management and supervision of adults OR have knowledge of child development for the primary ages served by the center as evidenced by a combination of professional references, education, experience or training; and

(B) A plan, approved by OCC, that shows how the missing component in (A) above will be addressed and how the program will be operated until the director has obtained the training, experience or knowledge.

(2) The director of the center shall be accountable for:

(a) Administrative functions, including, but not limited to: financial management; maintaining records; budgeting; policy development; ensuring the appropriateness of program activities according to age and developmental levels of children; staff orientation; management and training; maintenance of buildings and grounds; meal planning and preparation; and transportation, if provided; and

(b) Operating the center in compliance with certification requirements.

(3) If head teacher qualifications (Head Teacher — Qualifications and Duties)) are met by the director, that person may serve as head teacher for the age range of children for which she/he is qualified if she/he works full-time in the center:

(a) If the center is certified for less than 40 children, the director may serve as head teacher and have regular teaching duties, if qualified;

(b) If the center is certified for 40 or more children, the director may serve as head teacher but shall have no regular teaching duties.

(4) A director responsible for a center certified for fewer than 100 children shall be in the center at least one-third of the hours that the center is in operation. The hours shall be calculated on a weekly basis, except for planned vacations and emergency absences. The time on-site must include time spent directly observing staff and children.

(5) A director responsible for a center certified for more than 100 children can be responsible for only one site. The director shall be in the center at least half of the hours that the center is in operation. The hours shall be calculated on a weekly basis, except for planned vacations and emergency absences. The time on-site must include time spent directly observing staff and children.

(6) The director, or a substitute director, shall be on the premises during all hours of operation.

(7) The director must have completed OCC approved health and safety training.

(8) If the center is certified to care for infants, the director must have completed OCC approved safe sleep training.

(9) The substitute director shall:

(a) Meet at least the qualifications of a teacher;

(b) Be familiar with the certification requirements;

(c) Be authorized, able, and available to correct a deficiency that might be an immediate threat to children’s health or safety; and

(d) Have on file documentation of an orientation and training in these administrative rules and the functions and duties of a director.

(10) Whenever a director is absent from the center, the name of the substitute director shall be posted in the center, as required in OAR.

PAY STARTS AT $28 per hour and can go up DOE