
Child Care Center Director Brooklyn, New York
Bright Horizons Children's Centers
BROOKLYN, NYJob$101–123K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Child Care Center Director leads daily operations at a Bright Horizons early childhood center in Brooklyn, supporting children, families, and educators. The role oversees hiring, staff retention, program quality, enrollment, marketing, billing, accounts payable, and budget compliance, while building relationships with families, clients, and staff. The director works in person and helps ensure center operations meet applicable policies, standards, and regulations.
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Join Bright Horizons as a Child Care Center Director, where your leadership helps create a highquality, thriving early childhood center that supports children, families, and educators alike. Grounded in our mission and values, you'll build strong partnerships with staff, families, and clients while guiding program excellence and operational success. From leading daily operations and supporting enrollment to mentoring teachers and welcoming new families, your work will shape a thriving center and make a meaningful, lasting impact.Child Care Center DirectorLocations:Bright Horizons at KentBright Horizons at DUMBOResponsibilities: * Lead hiring and create a motivating, inclusive work environment that retains staff * Collaborate with the leadership team to evaluate and ensure program quality standards * Manage enrollment, marketing, billing, and accounts payable, while ensuring budget compliance * Build strong relationships and communicate proactively with families, clients, staff, and licensingQualifications:Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements: * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education is required * New York State Teaching Certification (B-2, N-6, 1-6, Special Education) is required * 4 years of leadership/supervisory experience - Required * At least four years of leadership experience in high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool settings is required * Experience in both teaching (infant, toddler, or preschool) and administration of a child care center is required * Strong understanding of center quality, compliance, health, safety and licensing standards is requiredBring your leadership skills and passion for early childhood education to Bright Horizons, and be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We're changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you're the difference.Physical Requirements:This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons', and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training.If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services per Bright Horizons' policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.This role has a mixture of duties including office/computer/phone-based work, in-person supervision of care delivery and employees throughout all areas of the center, family/prospective family interactions which may take place in various areas of the center, and the ability to temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver for relatively brief periods of time on an as-needed basis (e.g., covering employee breaks or unscheduled absences).The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodation for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.This position requires in-person work in the Brooklyn, NY area.Compensation:Theannual salaryfor this position is between$101,000 - $122,700 annually.The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.This position is also eligible f
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