Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Child Care Center Director; Child Care Director; Childcare Director; Day Care Director; Early Childhood Program Supervisor (ECP Supervisor); Early Childhood Services Director; Education Coordinator; Education Director; Education Site Manager; Preschool Program Director

Tasks

• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
• Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
• Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
• 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.
• Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
• Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
• 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.
• Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
• Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.
• Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
• Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding.
• Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
• Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes.
• Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.

Knowledge

• Administration and Management
• Education and Training
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Customer and Personal Service
• Administrative
• English Language
• Psychology
• Economics and Accounting
• Sales and Marketing
• Public Safety and Security
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Law and Government

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Inductive Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Information Ordering
• Near Vision
• Fluency of Ideas
• Originality
• Selective Attention
• Far Vision
• Category Flexibility
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Number Facility