Benefits:

Paid time off

Training & development

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Looking for a Rockstar Child Care Director!

Are you the leader who walks into a child care center and immediately sees its potential?

Do you know how to inspire teachers, earn parents’ trust, maintain licensing compliance, control staffing, and turn tours into enrollments? Are you proactive, confident, organized, and willing to take ownership of results?

If so, we want to meet you.

An established, family-owned, faith-based early childhood organization in San Antonio is searching for an exceptional Child Care Center Director. We need a hands-on leader who can strengthen operations, build a dependable team, create accountability, and help a center thrive.

This is not a position for someone who simply keeps the office running. We are looking for a leader who:

Leads from the front and follows through

Coaches employees and holds them accountable

Creates efficient staffing schedules

Maintains Texas licensing and quality standards

Builds strong relationships with children, families, and employees

Conducts excellent tours and follows up with prospective families

Understands that enrollment and family retention are essential

Keeps the center clean, organized, safe, and tour-ready

Identifies problems quickly and brings solutions

Treats the center’s success as their personal responsibility

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Managing all daily center operations

Recruiting, training, scheduling, supervising, and evaluating employees

Maintaining proper ratios and controlling scheduled labor hours

Ensuring compliance with Texas Child Care Regulation and Texas Rising Star

Making sure teachers consistently implement the approved curriculum

Communicating proactively and professionally with parents

Conducting tours and helping convert prospective families into enrollments

Monitoring tuition accounts, CCS processes, CACFP requirements, and center records

Maintaining a positive, professional, and accountable workplace culture

Communicating regularly with and remaining accountable to the owners

What You’ll Need

Must meet Texas qualifications to serve as a child care center director

At least three years of experience in a licensed child care program

At least two years of successful leadership experience as a director or assistant director

Strong knowledge of Texas Minimum Standards

Ability to pass all required background checks

Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

Experience managing employees, schedules, parent relationships, and center operations

Confidence conducting tours and supporting enrollment growth

Professionalism, reliability, initiative, and a genuine love for children

Texas Rising Star, Procare, CCS, CACFP, and bilingual English/Spanish experience are preferred.

What We Offer

Competitive salary based on experience

Performance bonus opportunities

Paid time off and paid holidays

Professional development

Direct access to supportive, involved owners

The opportunity to make a meaningful and measurable impact

This is a confidential search. The employer’s identity will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process, and all applications will be handled discreetly.

To apply, submit your résumé and briefly answer:

Do you currently meet Texas director qualifications?

How many years have you worked as a director or assistant director?

What measurable improvement have you made at a previous child care center?

What salary range are you seeking?

When could you begin?

If you are ready to lead, build, grow, and make a difference, we want to hear from you!