What You'll Do

  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
  • Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
  • Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
  • Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
  • Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
  • Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
  • Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.
  • Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Coordination 4.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.88/5
Instructing 3.88/5
Service Orientation 3.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.88/5
Writing 3.75/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Cooperation, Integrity, Leadership Orientation, Empathy

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Expression 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

ACS Technologies HeadMaster Auburn Software Debit Square B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage Bloomz Cirrus Group Daycare Works eChurch.com SchoolPerfect Emerging Technologies Office Center GroupMe Intuit QuickBooks Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care Kressa Software SchoolLeader MAGGEY Child Care Management Software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Mount Taylor Programs Private Advantage OnCare Advantage

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.89/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.79/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.62/5)
  • Leadership Orientation (High importance: 4.62/5)
  • Empathy (High importance: 4.6/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

After School Site Director Art Coordinator Assessment Coordinator Before and After School Program Director Before and After School Site Director Center Administrator Child Care Center Administrator Child Care Center Director Child Care Director Childcare Center Administrator Childcare Center Director Childcare Director Day Care Center Director Daycare Director Daycare Manager Early Childhood Education Director Early Childhood Program Supervisor (ECP Supervisor) Early Head Start Director Education Coordinator Education Director Education Site Manager Educational Program Director Extended Care Director Head Start Director Montessori Program Director On-Site Coordinator Onsite Coordinator Pre-School Director Prekindergarten Program Coordinator Preschool Director Preschool Program Director Principal School Director Site Coordinator Site Director Special Education Director Testing Director Vice Principal

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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