How to hire an early childhood services coordinator

How to hire an early childhood services coordinator, step by step

Here's a step-by-step early childhood services coordinator hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an early childhood services coordinator job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new early childhood services coordinator
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The early childhood services coordinator hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect early childhood services coordinator also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of early childhood services coordinator salaries for various roles:

   Type of Early Childhood Services Coordinator	Description	Hourly rate
   Early Childhood Services Coordinator	Elementary, middle, and high school principals manage all school operations, including daily school activities. They coordinate curricula, oversee teachers and other school staff, and provide a safe and productive learning environment for students.	$15-34
   Principal	A principal is responsible for maintaining the orderliness of the school premises and supervising school operations, enforcing strict safety standards, and reiterating regulatory procedures. Principals' duties also include managing and monitoring school budget and expenses, improving security plans, conducting regular meetings and sharing updates with teachers and other school personnel, creating reports for school funding, and setting academic goals for everyone's compliance... Show more	$33-86
   Superintendent	Superintendents oversee the administration of schools in a specific school district. They manage the educational programs of each school and create strategic decisions to ensure that the students are learning important subjects... Show more	$27-57

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Early Intervention
   • Child Care
   • IFSP
   • Child Development
   • Service Coordination
   • Intervention Services
   • Community Resources
   • Childhood Program
   • Mental Health
   • Technical Assistance
   • Classroom Management
   • Community Organizations
   • Program Development
   • Nursery

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
   • Work with a team to write an IEP to guide the plan for each child.
   • Organize volunteer schedule for nursery and preschool age children.
   • Maintain schedule of client contacts as specified in the IFSP and meet establish goals/quotas for service delivery
   • Recruit and lead teams to assist in scheduling volunteers, preparing curriculum, and serving in nursery and preschool programming.
   • Coordinate patient evaluations and reviews in regards to Medicaid regulations.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your early childhood services coordinator job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An early childhood services coordinator salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, early childhood services coordinators' average salary in south carolina is 39% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level early childhood services coordinators earn 54% less than senior-level early childhood services coordinators.
   • Certifications. An early childhood services coordinator with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an early childhood services coordinator's salary.

   Average early childhood services coordinator salary

   $48,738yearly

   $23.43 hourly rate

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   Entry-level early childhood services coordinator salary

   $33,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

4. Writing an early childhood services coordinator job description

   An early childhood services coordinator job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an early childhood services coordinator job description:

   Early childhood services coordinator job description example

   Lakeshore Sport & Fitness is Chicago's #1 destination for sport, fitness, and fun! We are a diverse community of like-minded people who are focused on enhancing our member’s quality of life by creating a vibrant community offering every improving service. As an employee at Lakeshore, you are a member of the club and get access to the facility, discounts on services, and competitive compensation. In addition, we work hard to take care of our team members by setting them up for success, offering a positive and vibrant workplace, and inviting creativity.

   Responsibilities:

   • Oversee the baby, toddler, and kindergarten curriculum in daycare.

   • Create a schedule of activities for engaging activity throughout the week.

   • Work with team members to deliver high quality programming during daycare hours.

   • Provide a safe, fun, and caring environment for all kids.

   • Stay engaged in play and an active participant in the space.

   • Be creative and thoughtful in planning activities for all age groups.

   • Help foster a welcoming environment for all children.

   • Communicate well to parents and caregivers to offer the best experience for all members and kids.

   • Change diapers, record naps, and help with bathroom breaks.

   • Clean toys between drop offs.

   • Support with administration of checking children in and out of daycare.

   • Be aligned with our team member core values. We are looking for someone who is professional, takes ownership, and it a true team player!

   Requirements:

   • High school diploma preferred.

   • Prior experience with children required.

   • Must be able to complete a Criminal Background report.

   • Ability to lift children and hold babies.

   • Ability to be on your feet throughout the shift.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right early childhood services coordinator for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with early childhood services coordinators they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit early childhood services coordinators who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   To find early childhood services coordinator candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit early childhood services coordinators, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new early childhood services coordinator

   Once you've found the early childhood services coordinator candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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