Area Manager - The Learning Experience
Beavercreek, OH
Area Manager - The Learning Experience
Full Time • Beavercreek, OH
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
The Area Manager is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing multiple centers, supporting Center Directors, ensuring compliance with licensing and franchise standards, and driving enrollment, profitability, and operational excellence across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop Center Directors across multiple locations.
- Ensure compliance with all state licensing, health, safety, and franchise requirements.
- Monitor enrollment, staffing, scheduling, labor utilization, and center performance.
- Analyze key business metrics and implement action plans to improve enrollment, retention, profitability, and family satisfaction.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, training, and professional development initiatives.
- Conduct regular center visits, classroom observations, audits, and leadership meetings.
- Partner with center leadership to execute enrollment and marketing strategies.
- Address escalated family concerns and support exceptional customer service.
- Oversee administrative functions including tuition collection, payroll review, reporting, and budget management.
- Provide operational support and leadership coverage when necessary.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of leadership experience in childcare, education, or multi-unit operations.
- Multi-site management experience preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Business, or a related field preferred.
- Strong knowledge of state licensing regulations and early childhood education best practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel regularly between assigned centers.
Preferred Traits
- Proven ability to improve enrollment and financial performance.
- Experience developing and mentoring leadership teams.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to balance compliance, people leadership, and business operations.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Professional development and advancement opportunities.
- Employee childcare benefits where applicable.
Work Environment
The Learning Experience fosters a supportive, collaborative culture focused on early childhood education excellence. The Area Manager works closely with the franchise owner, Center Directors, teachers, and support staff to create high-performing centers that provide exceptional care and educational experiences for children while supporting professional growth for team members.
Compensation: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 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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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.
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