Assistant Center Director
Full Time • Eastdale Village
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Benefits:
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Why This Role Matters
Assistant Center Directors at The Learning Experience are operational leaders — not glorified schedulers. You are the right hand to the Center Director and the go-to leader for teachers. This role blends people leadership, curriculum support, and day-to-day operations to ensure a high-quality experience for children, families, and staff.
If you love early childhood education and know how to run a building, this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
- Support the Center Director with daily operations including staffing, scheduling, enrollment support, and classroom coverage
- Coach, mentor, and develop Lead Teachers to strengthen performance and retention
- Ensure strong, consistent implementation of the L.E.A.P. Curriculum® across classrooms
- Maintain compliance with NYS OCFS licensing, health, and safety requirements
- Partner with teachers to support positive family communication and engagement
- Step in to problem-solve staffing, classroom, or parent concerns quickly and professionally
- Help build a positive, accountable, team-first culture
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in a licensed childcare, preschool, or early learning center
- Proven leadership — you’ve supported or led teams, not just classrooms
- Strong knowledge of early childhood development and best practices
- Organized, calm under pressure, and comfortable multitasking
- Confident communicator with both staff and families
- Meets New York State OCFS requirements for an Assistant Director role
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field Preferred (Not Required)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary aligned to the Poughkeepsie market
- Training and professional development
- Career path to Center Director
- Supportive leadership team and positive work culture
- Employee childcare discount (where applicable)
- Weekday schedule in a mission-driven environment
Compensation: $40,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.
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.
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Living TLE®’s mission and values every day
Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of a child, their families, and the communities we serve.We achieve this mission through three core values: an Innovative Mindset, a Collaborative Spirit, and Community Impact.
TLE® Center job opportunities
The enthusiasm, commitment and care from our people is what makes TLE® the best place to work in early childhood education. Your talents will shine in our Centers. They’re great places to pursue your passion for teaching, daycare and providing quality early childhood education.
See for yourself what makes TLE® Centers special
Step inside a TLE Center and see how we’ve designed and built every classroom to ensure our little learners and staff are safe and supported.