Child Care Regional Manager

Regional Manager

Babilou Family US is part of the global Babilou Family network and brings a local, community-focused approach to early childhood education through our Little Sprouts, Building Blocks, and Heartworks schools. We are looking for a proactive and collaborative team member who will support our mission and contribute meaningfully to this role. The Regional Manager oversees multiple childcare centers within a designated region, ensuring operational excellence, full compliance with state regulations, and a strong focus on family engagement.

This role calls for a leader who prioritizes people including staff, families, and children while driving business growth and consistently maintaining high standards of care and education.

Our work is guided by our educational approach, Sustainable Education®, which bridges research and daily practice to help children thrive and lay the foundation for lifelong learning. We're in what we like to call the science of children. Everything we do is rooted in research about how young minds grow—how they learn, connect, and build the skills that last a lifetime.

We also lead our HONOR values:
Humility, Open-Mindedness, Nurture, Ownership, and Recognition. This guiding framework fosters an environment where educators, children, families, and partners feel valued, empowered, and inspired to grow.

What We Will Achieve Together:

• Strengthen operational excellence across each center.
• Deliver high-quality early education and strong child development outcomes.
• Build lasting partnerships with families and cultivate a positive presence in the community.
• Drive healthy enrollment growth and support strong financial performance.
• Create a people-first culture that increases engagement, retention, and professional growth.
• Ensure full regulatory compliance and uphold the highest standards of safety and quality.

You will oversee daily operations across multiple centers to ensure consistency and quality, implement standardized processes for curriculum, safety, and child development, and use data-driven decision-making to improve center performance.

You will maintain expert-level knowledge of all state childcare regulations and licensing requirements, conduct regular compliance audits, ensure corrective actions are completed on time, and train center directors and staff on regulatory changes and best practices. Serve as a Mandated Reporter in accordance with state law, maintaining full responsibility to recognize, document, and immediately report any suspected child abuse, neglect, or endangerment.

You will lead a people-first mindset, foster a culture of respect and collaboration, create professional development plans for center directors and staff, and implement recognition programs that support morale and retention.

You will build and maintain strong parent partnerships through proactive communication, develop and support programs that encourage family involvement, and respond to parent concerns with empathy and professionalism.

You will develop and execute regional marketing strategies, monitor financial performance including revenue, expenses, and profitability, and identify opportunities to optimize costs without compromising quality.

• Exercises independent judgment in daily decision‑making related to school operations, staff support, safety, and classroom quality.
• Assists with the supervision and direction of school staff, contributing to hiring, training, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Acts as a management representative in the absence of the School Director, supporting the leadership of the overall school program.
• Has authority to recommend personnel actions, including staff assignments, scheduling changes, disciplinary recommendations, and staffing adjustments.
• Makes decisions that directly impact school operations, including compliance, curriculum implementation, and family communication workflows.
• Performs administrative and leadership duties that require specialized knowledge of early childhood education, regulatory…