Childcare Director - Preschool

MYSTIC VALLEY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC•Malden, MA

6d•$60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

The Early Learning Center Director at the Malden YMCA oversees the development and operations of the childcare program and ensures it meets its intended goals. This hands-on leadership role manages the people, programs, operations, enrollment, licensing, and resources needed for the Center's success while creating a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and high-quality early learning environment. The program serves children ages 2.9 to 5 years old and their guardians, with a capacity of 70 children, and reflects YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The Director leads daily Center operations, develops and improves curriculum, supports individualized learning and child development, supervises and develops staff, and ensures compliance with EEC licensing and safety requirements. The position also serves as a primary point of contact with EEC and coordinates licensing visits, corrective actions, documentation, and follow-up.

Requirements

At least 21 years of age.
EEC Certified Director I.
At least 3 years of relevant early childhood education, childcare, youth development, or related experience.
Demonstrated experience supervising, coaching, training, and developing childcare staff.
Ability to pass all background checks and screenings required by the YMCA and EEC.
Certified in CPR, First Aid, AED, and child abuse prevention training, or able to obtain certification within established timeframes.
Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, Human Services, or a related field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, Human Services, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day Early Learning Center operations and maintain a safe, nurturing, inclusive, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve early childhood curriculum supporting children's social-emotional, cognitive, physical, language, and creative development.
Ensure teachers conduct ongoing developmental observations and assessments and use the results to individualize learning experiences.
Monitor classroom quality through observation, coaching, feedback, and direct involvement with children and staff.
Maintain an environment that recognizes individual needs, abilities, cultures, family backgrounds, and diverse learning styles.
Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, train, schedule, supervise, coach, recognize, and evaluate teachers and program staff.
Maintain appropriate staffing patterns and ensure staff qualifications, assignments, ratios, and supervision comply with current EEC requirements.
Conduct regular staff meetings and provide ongoing coaching and professional development.
Maintain required EEC records, policies, plans, inspections, documentation, and program information, and ensure readiness for licensing visits and renewals.
Ensure required emergency, health, safety, medication, incident-reporting, child protection, and evacuation procedures are followed.
Ensure staff maintain required credentials, background checks, health and safety training, and other documentation.
Serve as a primary point of contact with EEC and coordinate licensing visits, corrective actions, documentation, and follow-up.