Childcare Center Director

• Bonus based on performance
• Paid time off
• Training & development

• Recruit hire onboard coach and develop teachers and center leadership
• Build a positive collaborative culture focused on employee engagement and retention
• Coach teachers through classroom observations feedback and professional development
• Create staffing plans that support enrollment classroom needs and required teacher-to-child ratios

• Oversee daily operations of the childcare center
• Ensure compliance with Maryland child care licensing regulations health and safety requirements and company standards
• Maintain appropriate staffing classroom ratios documentation and operational readiness
• Partner with ownership and TLE support teams to achieve center goals
• Maintain a safe welcoming and high-quality environment for children families and team members

• Conduct center tours and convert prospective families into enrollments
• Build strong relationships with current and prospective families
• Support community outreach marketing events and local partnerships throughout the Laurel community
• Drive enrollment growth family retention and customer satisfaction

• Champion implementation of The Learning Experiences proprietary L.E.A.P. Curriculum
• Maintain high standards for classroom quality and early childhood education
• Support teachers in creating safe engaging and developmentally appropriate classrooms
• Ensure curriculum and classroom practices align with TLE standards and Maryland child care requirements

• Monitor enrollment staffing labor and key center performance metrics
• Support budgeting payroll accounts receivable and overall financial performance
• Use center data to identify opportunities to improve operations enrollment staffing and business results
• Balance educational quality with strong operational and financial performance

• 2 years of leadership or management experience in a licensed childcare center preschool daycare or early childhood education program preferred
• Previous experience as a Center Director Assistant Director Education Director Program Director or similar childcare leadership role
• Must meet Maryland Office of Child Care requirements applicable to the Director position
• Strong knowledge of early childhood education childcare licensing health and safety requirements and developmentally appropriate practices
• Experience recruiting coaching and developing teachers
• Experience supporting enrollment growth and building strong relationships with families
• Strong leadership communication organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to successfully lead a center through pre-opening licensing enrollment growth and ongoing operations
• Bachelors or Associates degree in Early Childhood Education Child Development Education Business or a related field preferred

• Unique opportunity to lead a brand-new childcare center from the beginning
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunity to build your own team and shape center culture
• Established curriculum systems training and operational resources
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
• Support from a nationally recognized early childhood education organization
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact on children families and educators throughout the Laurel community

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.