Preschool and Childcare Center Directors

Preschool and Childcare Center Directors typically perform the following tasks: • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems. • Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. • Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children. • Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out. • Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements. • Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases. • Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions. • Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. • Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs. • Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance. • Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications. • Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes. • Inform businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies about educational needs, available programs, and program policies. • Write articles, manuals, and other publications and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about programs and facilities. • Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding. • Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.