Child Care Director

CHILD CARE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Child Care Director

Reports to: Owner

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Child Care Director is pivotal in ensuring the successful operation and compliance of the child care program. This role demands a comprehensive understanding of the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) regulations, which the Director must implement and uphold rigorously. The Director oversees the daily operations of the center, managing staff, scheduling, and program activities to ensure a smoothly running facility. A central aspect of the position involves developing and enforcing program policies that guarantee the safety, health, and well-being of the children. The Director is responsible for safeguarding each child from abuse and neglect, maintaining a secure and nurturing environment, and conducting regular safety assessments. Additionally, the Director is tasked with creating and maintaining a developmentally appropriate curriculum, supporting staff development, and engaging with families and the community to reinforce the center’s mission. Administrative responsibilities include managing the budget, maintaining accurate records, and preparing necessary reports for compliance and evaluation purposes. The Director also plays a key role in fostering a collaborative and positive work environment, providing guidance to staff, and promoting a culture of excellence and integrity. By fulfilling these duties with diligence, the Child Care Director ensures that the center not only meets regulatory requirements but also delivers high-quality care and education to the children and families it serves.

OUR CULTURE:

At Precious Cargo Preschool & Childcare our culture is built on a foundation of core values that guide every aspect of our work and interactions. We are committed to integrity, ensuring that our actions are always rooted in honesty and accountability, delivering excellence in everything we do. Trust is the cornerstone of our relationships, fostering an environment of transparency and mutual respect where everyone feels valued and heard.

Our passion drives us to go above and beyond, advocating for the needs of our customers and colleagues with enthusiasm and dedication. We believe in continuous learning, embracing every opportunity for personal and professional growth, and viewing challenges as stepping stones to success. Compassion shapes our approach to working with others, as we actively listen, support, and celebrate each individual's journey.

We champion diversity, valuing the unique perspectives and experiences that each person brings to our team, and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all. Our commitment to community unites us, as we work together, leveraging our diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals and foster a supportive, collaborative environment.

Together, these values create a culture where excellence, respect, and innovation thrive, driving us to make a meaningful impact on our customers, employees, and the broader community.

CORE VALUES:

Integrity: Excellence in Action

Be proud of the how! Ensure deep integrity in everything you do. We deliver an unparalleled standard of excellence in everything we do, staying focused on the biggest opportunities to be meaningful to the families we serve. From world-class customer service, our customers expect the best - and our teams are proud to deliver it. Our commitment means doing the right thing over personal gain, being accountable, and continuously improving. We pride ourselves on making every action meaningful and exceeding expectations, even when no one is watching.

Trust: Honesty and Openness

We build trust by being upfront and transparent with information and processes. By creating a culture where truth is at the forefront, employees are able to address the problems openly and transparently at hand. Relationships built on honesty help build connections among employees and customers alike. Nurturing positive relationships at all levels of the organization. This culture of trust creates psychological safety, mutual respect, and helps improve job security, retention, and engagement.

Passion: Service and Enthusiasm

Embody a service mindset! Never stop advocating for the needs of others. Our commitment to people—employees, families, and communities—drives us to approach every task expressing a contagious enthusiasm for shared company goals and daily tasks at hand. Passion motivates and drives us to excel, helping find purpose in our work, and persevere through challenges in the workplace.

Continuous Learning: Growth and Dedication

We foster a lifelong love of learning for both staff and students, valuing the effort invested in achieving our goals. Continuous learning means embracing personal and professional growth, leanring from our experinces and seeing failure as a stepping stone to success, and always going the extra mile to contribute to furthering the organization towards it goals. It is an unwavering dedication stemming from the belief that the daily tasks meaningfully contribute to the bigger picture. Always going the extra mile to ensure the job gets done no matter how big or how small.

Compassion: Empathy and Support

Actively understanding and empathizing with the experiences and challenges of others, without judgement or assumptions. Cultivating a supportive environment which means active listening, offering support when needed, and celebrating successes together. Prioritizing compassion fosters a sense of belonging leading to reduced stress, improved well-being and enhances employee retention.

Diversity: Inclusion and Respect

We value diversity, equity and inclusion We champion diversity by building a workforce as diverse as the consumers we serve. Because the more perspectives we have, the better decisions we make. Respecting and valuing the background, skills, and insights of all employees. A commitment to creating an environment where everybody has equal access to opportunities that are available. Diversity goes beyond demographics and includes accepting different work styles, personalities, and differences in how people think and learn.

Community: Teamwork and Unity

WE WIN AS A TEAM — We view each other as colleagues – part of the same team, striving to deliver the brand promise to our customers and each other every day. Individual performance is essential and valued; but never at the expense of the team. Working cohesively and collaboratively towards something bigger. Teamwork brings together different skills and perspectives that you would not get if it was just an individual on their own. Collaborating as a team can result in an increase in innovation, team bonding, learning & development, and a greater sense of achievement.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plan and execute the progam and curricula for the Child Care Center and assure that the program provided meets the highest quality standards

· Develop and implement center operation and personnel policies

· Establish policies and communicate them to staff and parents

· Develop educational programs and standards

· Maintain instructional excellence

· Supervision of Staff

· Ratios are maintained

· Daily Safety Check

2. Maintain records to licensing standards

· Ensure all required paperwork for children, staff, and licensing are obtained and organized in a timely manner in accordance to state licensing regulations (including required emergency plans and drills.)

· Classroom binders are filled in completely and checked for errors

· All Staff Binders are maintained

· Staff Info uploaded to ORO & Brightwheel

· Student Paperwork is completely filled out

· Everythig is gathered prior to student starting

· Maintain all records for five years

3. Maintain a strong staff by recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and apprainisng the work of the day care teahign and support personnel.

· Interview/hire staff and manage staff according to each individual job description

· Respond & Scheudle interviews

· Conduct Interviews

· Verify Trainings Prior to Starting

· Onboarding & Orientation

· Proper Training

· Oversee training and professional development – setting goals, observations and mentoring

· Assist staff in communicating with parents and children

· Provide professional development opportunities for staff

· Provide support for daily and weekly activities including approving time off requests, leading recruitment efforts and managing program calendars

4. Give personal attention and supervision to every aspect of the Day Care operation

· Maintainin a positve enviting environment

· Greet parents. Students, staff and visitors, answer questions, arrange meetings, lead tours, and perform other daily customer service tasks (

· Create Daily Lunch/closing Plans for proper stafffing

· Parent communication, family engagement and sharing community resources with families including resouuces for children with special needs

· Maintian buiding grounds – Follow up with maintenance man for repairs

· Prepare budgets and allocate program funds

· Ensure that facilities are maintained and cleaned according to state regulations

· Oversee supply and food ordering to ensure compliance with state licensing regulations

· Maintain program budget including collecting payments/fees, approving expenses, distributing funds, facilitating payroll, tracking expenses and planning fundraising events.

5. Inteview and provide tours to prospective famiiles

· Schedule Tours

· Tour Calendar

Maintain an organized first-come, first-served witing list for famiies interest in the child care program

6. Esablish goals and objectives for the day care program that are consistent with those of Precious Cargo Preschool & Childcare and what is deveopmentially approprate for the chilren in care

· ASQ’s

· Parent Teacher Confernces

· Written Care of Plan

· Behavioral Plans

· Review Student Placement and Make Suggestions

· Student transition plans Staff and Parents

· Meet with parents and staff to discuss students’ progress

7. Effective communicates both verbally and in writng with parents and on an ongoing basis

· Perform general office duties daily including reading mail and email, making and receiving phone calls, filing documents, managing database systems, and overseeing all office activities

· Answer phones

· Reply to emails

8. Implement staff meetigns at a time which all staff can atend.

· A montly staff meeting will be conducted

· A second training will be conducted if needed to address immediate needs within the buidling.

· Manage, conduct, and document staff meetings

9. Always maintain responsibily fo rhte safety and supervision of the children.

· Responsible to maintain a staff schedule to ensure that all ratios remian in compliance with regulations. This may include acting as a clasrrom teaher or openign/clsing the center on short notice

· Maintain staff-to-child ratios in all classrooms – Montiored for Changes

· Building safety

· Licensing rules are being followed

· Step in to cover classes as needed

10. Ensure the cevelopemtn of weely lesson plans that fit the chilren’s developemnetal needs and interests

· Lesson Plans turned in two weeks in advance

· Ensure they are done accuratley and trian as needed to align with TS Gold standdards

· Supervise all daily and weekly tasks including reviewing staff and children’s schedules, observing classroom management, and overseeing curriculum implementation

SECONDARY ACTIVITES:

1. Document attendance, absenteeisn and incidents for each child enrolled and all staff employed y the Child Care Site.

· Track absences and illnesses

· students/teachers sign into brightwheel

· Emails

· Brightwheel messages

· Adjust for scheudle changes

2. Responsible for the appearance of the classroms and maintaining the quality of supplies, equipment, and materials in the classrooms.

· Print/Stock forms as needed

3. Participate in Precious Cargo activities that affect the child care program.

· Plan and implement family engagement activities

4. Supervise the maintenance of equipment and supplies within the finacial boundaries set by the Owner and the Vp of Opertions

· Maintain program budget including collecting payments/fees, approving expenses, distributing funds, facilitating payroll, tracking expenses and planning fundraising events

5. Assist in any other areas as assigned by the Owner

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required: Bachelors Degree in the eduactation/teaching field

· Leadership experience and excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Self-motivated with ability to problem solve and make decisions independently

· General computer literacy

· Knowledge in DELC Licensing regulations

Preferred: 5 years in an Early Childhood Setting

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $30