Center Director
68133
Center Director
Full Time • 68133
Benefits:
- Free food & snacks
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
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The Learning Experience is hiring a Center Director to lead the daily operations of our early childhood education center.
The Center Director leads teachers and staff, builds relationships with families, drives enrollment, maintains licensing and safety standards, and manages center performance.
What You'll Do
Inspires Happiness
Create a welcoming environment for children, families, and staff.
- Build positive relationships with families, children, and team members
- Create a professional, supportive, and collaborative center culture
- Address family and staff questions or concerns promptly
- Recognize and support team members
Takes Ownership
Lead the center and take responsibility for its day-to-day performance.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, enrollment, and center operations
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain qualified teachers
- Set priorities and address operational challenges
- Monitor center performance and follow through on action items
Builds Trust
Lead through communication, coaching, and consistency.
- Coach and develop teachers and center staff
- Set clear expectations and provide regular feedback
- Maintain strong communication with families
- Handle employee and family concerns professionally and confidentially
Drives Operational Excellence
Maintain a safe, compliant, and well-run childcare center.
- Ensure compliance with state childcare licensing, health, and safety requirements
- Maintain appropriate staffing, classroom ratios, and required records
- Oversee implementation of TLE's curriculum and operating standards
- Monitor staffing, labor, budgets, enrollment, and key performance indicators
- Review center financial performance and manage resources responsibly
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe center
Elevates the Brand
Grow enrollment and represent The Learning Experience in the community.
- Lead center tours and follow up with prospective families
- Monitor enrollment, retention, and family engagement
- Support local marketing, events, referrals, and community outreach
- Build relationships with current and prospective families
- Maintain TLE brand and quality standards
Qualifications
- At least 1 year of childcare center management or people leadership experience required; 2+ years preferred
- Experience in childcare, preschool, daycare, or early childhood education
- Must meet applicable state Director or Administrator requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Education, Business, or related field preferred
- Knowledge of childcare licensing, health, safety, and classroom standards
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing employees
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Must meet applicable background screening, health, and regulatory requirements
If you have early childhood education leadership experience and are ready to lead a center, team, and growing community of families, apply today to join The Learning Experience. #TLEHP
Compensation: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 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.
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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.