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Child Care Center Director

The Learning Experience
The Learning Experience Salary
Denton, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/2/2026

Center Director | $45K-$65K $2,500 Sign-On Bonus Enrollment Bonuses | The Learning Experience, Denton, TX


Pay: $45,000 - $65,000 per year, based on experience

Sign-on bonus: $2,500

Enrollment bonus: Earn more for every new child you enroll. Work hard, get paid more.

Schedule: Full-time


About the role

Ready to run your own center and be rewarded for the results? As Center Director at The Learning Experience in Denton, you'll lead the team, shape the culture, and be the face of a center families trust. You bring the leadership, and we give you the curriculum, the brand, and the support. Every new family you bring in adds to your paycheck.


What you'll get


  • Salary of $45,000-$65,000, based on experience
  • $2,500 sign-on bonus
  • Enrollment bonuses for every new child enrolled (details discussed at interview)
  • Paid time off 
  • Childcare discount
  • Ongoing training and leadership development
  • Proven curriculum and brand support, so you're not building a program from scratch
  • Modern classrooms with current technology, materials, and resources

What you'll do


Lead your team


  • Recruit, interview, and hire great teachers, and build a bench of future talent
  • Coach and develop teachers through classroom observations and encouraging feedback
  • Make sure the L.E.A.P. curriculum is taught to brand standards
  • Build weekly schedules that keep ratios compliant and labor on budget
  • Listen to your team's concerns and act on them
  • Manage new-hire paperwork and employee files in line with state licensing rules

Delight your families and grow enrollment


  • Give tours that show prospective families what makes TLE different
  • Keep parents updated on their child's progress and run family events like "Show and Tell" and "parent pleasers"
  • Handle enrollment paperwork and student files

Run a safe, compliant center


  • Maintain health and safety standards and the physical environment
  • Build strong relationships with state licensors and conduct center evaluations
  • Manage accident and incident reporting, medication management, and monthly emergency drills

What we're looking for


  • 2 years of leadership or management experience in a child care center
  • Texas Director's License (required)
  • Professional teaching experience with infants through preschool
  • Strong knowledge of Texas child care licensing rules
  • Bachelor's degree in ECE or a related field (highly preferred)
  • CPR and First Aid certification (highly preferred)
  • Ability to meet Texas background screening and licensing requirements

Why join us?

At TLE, "Happy Happens Here" means investing in the people who run our centers. If you're a director who wants support, a strong brand, and pay that reflects your results, we'd love to meet you.


Apply today. We respond within 24-48 hours.

Salary : $45,000 - $65,000

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