What is a day care director and how to become one

Key steps to become a day care director

1. Explore day care director education requirements

   Most common day care director degrees

   Bachelor's

   44.7 %

   High School Diploma

   18.3 %

   Associate

   17.1 %

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2. Start to develop specific day care director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Patients	32.69%
   Direct Care	13.32%
   CPR	8.81%
   Quality Care	6.27%
   Social Work	5.23%

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3. Complete relevant day care director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 2-4 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New day care 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 director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real day care director resumes.

4. Research day care director duties and responsibilities

   • Manage curriculum along with school budget, accounts receivable and payables.
   • Attend annual and semi annual ISP meetings
   • Work on daily outcomes up to and including ADL and ILS skills.
   • Monitor and facilitate employee trainings, annual TB records, attend ISP meetings, process and approve payroll.

5. Get day care director experience

   Generally, it takes 2-4 years to become a day care director. The most common roles before becoming a day care director include cashier, teacher team lead and sales associate.

6. Apply for day care director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a day care 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