Early Childhood Center Director

The Intro Part

Hi! My name is Bethanne, and I’m the Area Manager for Thrive, a swiftly growing preschool organization devoted to providing exceptional play-based learning experiences for young children and cultivating a better humanity for all. We are looking for a highly qualified Preschool Director with significant experience in leadership, stability, and success of an early childhood school community. This includes supporting and developing a strong team of educators, enrolling new families, maintaining compliance with all state licensing and health regulations, ensuring high-quality early childhood programming, and cultivating meaningful relationships with prospective and current families.

Thrive is a nurturing community of early childhood professionals who share a deep belief in the power of play, discovery, and meaningful relationships in children’s learning. Across our schools, we strive to create environments where children, families, and educators thrive together, while supporting both personal and professional growth for our team. We seek leaders who are passionate about early childhood education and committed to building strong teams, meaningful family partnerships, and inspiring learning environments.

We are looking to hire a full‑time program director (Monday-Friday, 8 hours/day) for a salaried position making $66,000–$74,000 per year, plus performance bonuses and extensive benefits.

We have strong beliefs about maintaining harmony between work and life for all our staff, and those beliefs drive the benefits we offer.

We believe that time is our most valuable resource:

• 6 weeks of paid holidays and breaks with additional non‑student contact days for professional development and teambuilding (you can visit our website, , to see the school year calendar)
• 80 hours of paid time off each year in addition to the regular school holidays and breaks
• We believe in caring for others now and into the distant future:
• Full group medical, dental and vision coverage
• Supplemental insurance offerings (disability, accident, hospital, etc.)
• 401(k) plans with employer contribution matching

We believe the best environment for learning is one built around the community:

• Monthly community give‑back programs.
• Seasonal festivals with pumpkin patches, food trucks, ice cream socials and more
• Catered meals in the centers

Your imagination is the limit—we’re always looking for great new ways to bring the community together, so share your passions with us, and we’ll work together to make something special

• We believe every human being has the right to continued personal and professional growth:
• Extensive professional development and continuing education opportunities as you grow with the organization

Compatibility means everything to us. If you are dedicated to the future of our children, thrive when managing and supporting others, and believe in the power of play‑based learning, you’re probably in the right place. But let’s get the usual qualifications out of the way first.

Just to make sure we’re on the same page, let’s start with the basics:

• Proven successful results in ECE enrollment processes and conversions, taking families confidently from first contact through the first day of school.
• A positive attitude, warm personality and passion for working with young children, families, and teachers
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Deep knowledge of hiring, recruiting and retaining quality staff for childcare programs
• Skilled in the use of electronic systems for the management of enrollment, staffing, student documentation, staff time management, and capable of learning and adapting to new systems as they are introduced to improve the efficiency of our programs
• Looking to grow and evolve with a new and forward‑thinking organization for many years to come
• High levels of self‑awareness (emotional IQ, emotional awareness, strengths & weaknesses), and passionate about growth.
• Intentional, mindful and reflective in professional practices
• Ability to…