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The LittleRedSchool lists this Daycare Center Director opportunity in forest city, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description Job Description Job Title:
Child Care Director - 5-Star Licensed Center
Job Overview:
The Little Red School is a premier, 5-Star Licensed Child Care Center dedicated to providing a stimulating, creative, and safe learning environment. We are seeking a qualified, high-caliber Early Childhood leader to join our team as Assistant Child Care Director , with the express intention and roadmap to transition into the Full Center Director position following a few-month probationary and evaluation period.
This role is ideal for an experienced early childhood administrator or high-level educator looking to step into a long-term leadership role while learning our 5-Star operational standards from the inside out.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership Transition: Work alongside existing leadership during a structured onboarding period to learn center operations, culture, and compliance systems before fully stepping into the Center Director role.
Operational Leadership: Assist in managing daily school operations, staff scheduling, enrollment, and facility standards.
Compliance & Licensing: Maintain strict adherence to state child care licensing regulations, health and safety standards, and 5-Star rating requirements.
Staff Management & Development: Mentor, train, and support teaching staff to foster a positive, collaborative classroom culture.
Family Engagement: Help build strong relationships with parents, handle family communications, and represent the center professionally.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Education:
Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Child Development, or a related field (or meet state director-level educational equivalency).
Certifications: Active State Director Credentials / Qualification as required by state licensing guidelines.
Background Clearance: Must possess (or be eligible to pass immediately) required Criminal Background Checks, Fingerprinting, and Child Maltreatment Central Registry clearances.
Experience: Prior leadership experience as an Assistant Director, Director, or Lead Educator in a licensed child care center.
Skills: Strong understanding of state licensing regulations, team leadership, clear communication, and high organizational skills.
Schedule & Benefits:
Full-time (Day Shift)
Competitive Compensation
Clear, defined internal career progression path to Full Center Director
Professional development support in a high-performing 5-Star learning environment
Worksite address
forest city, NC, 28043, US
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