Children's ministries director vs director of preschool

The differences between children's ministries directors and directors of preschool can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a children's ministries director and a director of preschool. Additionally, a director of preschool has an average salary of $45,132, which is higher than the $43,114 average annual salary of a children's ministries director.

The top three skills for a children's ministries director include kids, ministry programs and class structure. The most important skills for a director of preschool are childhood, professional development, and curriculum development.

Children's ministries director vs director of preschool overview

	Children's Ministries Director	Director Of Preschool
Yearly salary	$43,114	$45,132
Hourly rate	$20.73	$21.70
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	13,083	10,275
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Children's ministries director vs director of preschool salary

Children's ministries directors and directors of preschool have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Children's Ministries Director	Director Of Preschool
Average salary	$43,114	$45,132
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $72,000	Between $29,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	Simi Valley, CA	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Portland Rescue Mission	KLA
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between children's ministries director and director of preschool education

There are a few differences between a children's ministries director and a director of preschool in terms of educational background:

	Children's Ministries Director	Director Of Preschool
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Early Childhood Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Children's ministries director vs director of preschool demographics

Here are the differences between children's ministries directors' and directors of preschool' demographics:

	Children's Ministries Director	Director Of Preschool
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 5.2% Female, 94.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 76.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between children's ministries director and director of preschool duties and responsibilities

Children's ministries director example responsibilities.

Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Direct Christian education program for pre-K - 5th grades at mid-size OK church
Create media: PowerPoint and hand outs.
Update website, Instagram and FaceBook page as needed.
Produce course notes and PowerPoint presentations for in-class use.
Bill Medicaid and multiple insurance programs for payment and balance funding.

Director of preschool example responsibilities.

Direct and manage every aspect of an extremely successful preschool, including enrollment, tuition, payroll, and all budgets.
Create and maintain a budget, this include tuition fees, payroll, insurances, supplies, etc.
Develop a staff of 15 through ongoing coaching, and training into a team of skil early childhood teachers.
Hire and train quality early childhood educators.
Establish continuous improvement processes which include leadership flow chart, monthly meetings which combine teaching and process analysis.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.

Children's ministries director vs director of preschool skills

Common children's ministries director skills

Kids, 19%
Ministry Programs, 10%
Class Structure, 7%
Pre-K, 7%
VBS, 7%
Child Care, 6%

Common director of preschool skills

Childhood, 13%
Professional Development, 12%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Staff Supervision, 7%
Classroom Management, 6%
Payroll, 5%

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