Child Care Director

Administrator Job Description

✓ Children are treated with respect and love.

✓ Create instructional resources for use in the classroom.

✓ Ensure that all documents are maintained for the site and agency.

✓ Develop academic programs.

✓ Monitor student's and teachers' progress.

✓ Inform staff on up-coming training and meetings.

✓ Report to the director any challenges, issues, or concerns.

✓ Administer record keeping.

✓ Maintain rapport with parents.

✓ Handle tours and marketing.

✓ Prepare documents that are needed.

✓ Work actively with teachers to maintain high curriculum standards.

✓ Formulate mission statements.

✓ Establish performance goals and objectives.

✓ Explain or answer procedural questions.

✓ Review cleaning logs in each room, playground, bathroom, and kitchen. ✓ Review instructional objectives and adjust accordingly.

✓ Meet with other administrators, parents, and community organizations. ✓ Maintain confidentiality.

Director Job Description

✓ The director is responsible for setting the facility's tone, managing the curriculum, overseeing physical facilities, hiring staff, and managing the center's overall image. ✓ Ensure compliance with all local and federal laws governing childcare, both regarding the physical environment and the staff, and manage the child care facility's financial affairs. ✓ The director works with qualified center staff to develop an appropriate curriculum and ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

✓ The director makes sure that the center's physical facilities comply with local, state, and federal laws and are a safe and appropriate environment for children.

✓ The director knows the local, state, and federal laws regarding safety requirements and inspection and certification procedures and ensures that the center complies with those requirements.

✓ The director evaluates and purchases equipment and supplies for the center or approves requests to purchase materials and equipment.

✓ The director manages staff, develops job descriptions, interviews candidates, maintains staff development and education, and manages disciplinary processes.

✓ The director ensures that all staff meets the requirements for their jobs. ✓ The director is responsible for maintaining their qualifications.

✓ The director often serves as the 'face' of the school, managing communication with parents and the community.

✓ The director develops policies for the school and communicates the policies to parents. ✓ The director meets with prospective students' parents to determine whether the school is a good fit for the family.

✓ The director is responsible for the financial management of the center. o Responsible for the following:

▪ Budget

▪ Manage the accounting

▪ Oversee accounts payable and receivable

✓ The director also develops the center's marketing plan, developing public relations and advertising campaigns as necessary.