What is a day care center director and how to become one

Key steps to become a day care center director

1. Explore day care center director education requirements

   Most common day care center director degrees

   Bachelor's

   51.5 %

   Associate

   16.9 %

   Master's

   16.2 %

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2. Start to develop specific day care center director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Social Work	29.56%
   CPR	29.45%
   Kids	13.00%
   Child Care	10.19%
   Curriculum Development	5.04%

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3. Complete relevant day care center director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 2-4 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New day care center directors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a day care center director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real day care center director resumes.

4. Research day care center director duties and responsibilities

   • Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
   • Provide CPR training and administer medication.
   • Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
   • Administer student assessments and hold parent teacher conferences to evaluate kindergarten readiness skills.

5. Apply for day care center director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a day care center director job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams