Senior Level Childcare Center Director Jobs
Senior level childcare center director jobs place experienced professionals at the helm of program quality, staff leadership, and the operational decisions that shape how a center runs day to day. Most openings are on-site, concentrated in Distribution & Wholesale and Healthcare & Medical Services, with employers like Right at School, YMCA, and ChildServe hiring at this level now.
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- Operating hours: Monday-Friday 7:30a-6p
- Days, no nights/holidays/weekends, 20-30 hrs/week. 4-10 hours shifts available. Benefit eligible, PTO accrual including 8 hours of PTO front-loaded
- Provide full range of nursing services that include administration of medications, feedings, and treatments to meet each child’s daily care needs.
- Perform ongoing assessments as needed.
- Assist with creation or recertification of care plans as requested, RN only.
- Implement child’s care plan include nursing, therapy, and behavior support, conducting baselines, support plans and procedures.
- Monitor children’s response to care.
- Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team to ensure health and safety needs are addressed.
- Assist the clients in becoming as independent as possible through skill development and retention.
- Assist the clients with comfort measures including but not limited to positioning and safety devices.
- Direct responsibility for clients assigned.
- Maintain accurate, complete and timely records.
- Report and document daily observations, routine support provided, and any health/physical/behavioral changes.
- Communicate with clients, licensed professionals, ChildServe personnel, families, schools, and the public, in a courteous and professional manner.
- Current valid license as a RN or LPN in Iowa.
- Active BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within the clinic areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
- Ability to communicate effectively in (or through) reading, writing and speaking the English language.
- ChildServe partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
- ChildServe is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
- ChildServe’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
- Established in 1928, ChildServe proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.
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Senior Level Childcare Center Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level childcare center director job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who have owned program outcomes, led multidisciplinary teams, and driven measurable improvements in compliance, curriculum, or enrollment. Demonstrating experience managing budgets, mentoring department heads, and aligning center operations to licensing and accreditation standards gives candidates a clear edge. A record of building staff capacity and sustaining strong family engagement outcomes is equally important.
Which companies hire senior level childcare center directors?
Companies hiring senior level childcare center directors right now include Right at School, YMCA, and ChildServe, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large childcare networks, nonprofit educational organizations, and employer-sponsored early childhood programs that need experienced operational and program leaders.
What makes a childcare center director role senior level?
Senior level roles carry broader accountability than mid-level positions, including ownership of regulatory compliance, staff development, budget management, and strategic program planning across a full center or multiple sites. These roles expect directors to lead curriculum design decisions, mentor assistant directors and lead teachers, and represent the center in community and licensing relationships rather than simply executing established procedures.
Which industries hire the most senior level childcare center directors?
Senior Level childcare center director roles concentrate in Distribution & Wholesale and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate large-scale early childhood programs that require experienced leaders who can manage complex staffing structures, maintain accreditation, and sustain program quality under regulatory oversight.