Child Care Center Director of Programming and Curriculum

Join Bright Horizons as a Child Care Center Programming Director at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston Salem NC where your leadership will enhance program quality and shape operational success in our early childhood center. Embrace our mission and values to foster an inclusive environment that builds strong relationships with families staff and clients. From administration and marketing to mentoring teachers and welcoming new families your work will make a lasting difference in the lives of children families and your team.

Responsibilities :

Lead hiring and create a motivating inclusive work environment that retains staff

Collaborate with the leadership team to evaluate and ensure program quality standards

Support programming and curriculum ensuring developmentally-appropriate practice across all age groups

Provide leadership and guidance to promote center quality rating state licensing requirements and NAEYC recommended practices and environments

Build strong relationships and communicate proactively with families clients staff and licensing

Qualifications :

Candidates must pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements :

Associate or higher degree in early childhood education education or child development related field is required ; bachelors degree is preferred

At least four years of leadership experience in high-quality child care daycare or preschool settings is required

Experience in both teaching (infant toddler preschool) and administration of a child care center is required

Strong understanding of center quality compliance health safety and licensing standards is required

Step into this rewarding role at Bright Horizons where your leadership will make a lasting impact on children families and staff. Discover how far your career can take you in an inclusive workplace where you can be you. Apply today to explore the possibilities!

Physical Requirements :

This leadership role requires 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 Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and / or pregnancy-related limitations.

Compensation :

The annual salary for this position is between $70000 and $75000 per year. 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.

Benefits :

Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position subject to applicable eligibility requirements :

Medical dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Paid time off

Career development for you plus free college degrees for your teachers through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program

Compensation : $70000 / yr - $75000 / yr

Life at Bright Horizons :

At Bright Horizons youre more than your job title youre the difference . Whether youre nurturing a childs first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes your work creates real impact. Were a community that celebrates individuality invests in your growth and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive so do the children families and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future for yourself and for others.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race color religion sex age disability sexual orientation veteran status national origin genetic information or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources : Know Your Rights Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA ).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process please contact the recruitment helpdesk at or . Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 70000 - 75000