Preschool Center Director

The Learning Experience - Greenville, SC•Greenville, SC

7d•$60,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Experience is opening a new childcare center in Greenville, South Carolina, and is seeking an experienced Preschool Center Director to build and lead the school. The director will establish the team and center culture, welcome and develop relationships with families, grow enrollment, and support the center’s impact in the community. This is a hands-on leadership role balancing educational quality, team leadership, family experience, and business operations. The director will oversee recruiting, hiring, coaching, and staff development; daily operations, staffing, scheduling, classroom ratios, health and safety, licensing, and compliance with South Carolina childcare licensing requirements and TLE standards. The role also champions TLE’s proprietary L.E.A.P.® Curriculum and high-quality classroom experiences. Business responsibilities include driving enrollment through tours, family follow-up, and community outreach; building family relationships and supporting retention; monitoring center performance metrics; managing payroll, labor costs, staffing levels, and scheduling; supporting budgeting, accounts receivable, and expense management; and identifying ways to improve enrollment, retention, efficiency, and business results. The director partners with ownership and TLE support teams to achieve center goals.

Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Education, Business, or a related field is required.
Confident, relationship-driven leadership approach.
Strong leadership, communication, organization, and business management skills.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of leadership or management experience in a licensed childcare or early childhood setting.
Previous experience as a Center Director, Child Care Director, Assistant Director, Education Director, or in a similar leadership role.
Experience recruiting, coaching, and developing teachers.
Experience with center operations, staffing, scheduling, payroll, budgeting, or financial management.
Experience supporting enrollment growth and family engagement.
Experience in childcare, preschool, daycare, or early childhood education.

Responsibilities

Recruit, hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team.
Build a positive team culture focused on engagement and retention.
Oversee daily operations, staffing, scheduling, and classroom ratios.
Maintain health, safety, and licensing standards.
Ensure compliance with South Carolina childcare licensing requirements and TLE standards.
Champion TLE’s proprietary L.E.A.P.® Curriculum and high-quality classroom experiences.
Drive enrollment through center tours, family follow-up, and community outreach.
Build relationships with prospective and current families.
Support family retention and satisfaction.
Monitor enrollment, staffing, labor, and key center performance metrics.
Manage payroll, labor costs, scheduling, and staffing levels.
Support budgeting, accounts receivable, and expense management.
Identify opportunities to improve enrollment, retention, efficiency, and business results.
Partner with ownership and TLE support teams to achieve center goals.