Preschool Center Director

Kiddie Academy has been a leader in education-based child care since 1981 with nearly 250 academies located in 28 states.

Our Livermore Academy offers a capacity of 158 children and serves children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, offering full & part time care, before- and after-school care and summer camp programs. A well-reputed, national child care provider KIDDIE ACADEMY (www.kiddieacademy.com) is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic DIRECTOR for their location in Livermore, CA.

Title: Academy Director:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintain a center that meets or exceeds the company guidelines, licensing requirements, health regulations, and fire codes, and keep all permits and licenses current.
• Conduct tours for prospective parents, enroll new families, and assist management’s efforts to quickly ramp up and meet the academy’s enrollment goals.
• Create and execute local marketing plan (both internal and external) necessary to drive new enrollments and maintain desired capacity.
• Recruit, train and retain quality staff. Handle staff scheduling and other personnel-related matters.
• Establish positive working relationships and communicate effectively with corporate office, staff, parents, children, state licensing authorities, vendors and other members of the community.
• Manage the finances of the center effectively and within budgetary guidelines. Ensure all finance-related record keeping requirements are met.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood education – Masters preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in early childhood education setting.
• 2+ years of experience as a Director of licensed child care programs.
• Solid understanding of NAEYC and/or NAC accreditation and CA state licensing standards.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills required.
• Strong customer service and communication skills (both written and oral) required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computers a must.
• Experience with managing budgets and implementing marketing programs.
• Must be physically agile, highly energetic and be able to work both indoors and outdoors.

Benefits:

Medical
Paid Time Off
401K