Childcare Center Director
Suwanee, GA
Childcare Center Director
Full Time • Suwanee, GA
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
Salary: $60,000 - 65,000 annually
Location: Suwanee, GA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Benefits: Paid Time Off, Childcare Discount, Professional Development and more
Location: Suwanee, GA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Benefits: Paid Time Off, Childcare Discount, Professional Development and more
About the Opportunity
The Learning Experience is opening a brand-new childcare center in Suwanee, GA, and we're looking for an experienced Child Care Center Director to build and lead our school from the ground up.
This is an exciting opportunity to build your team, shape center culture, welcome our first families, and grow a successful center from day one. We're looking for a hands-on early childhood leader who can balance educational quality, people leadership, family experience, and strong business operations.
What You'll Do
Lead Your Team & Center
- Recruit, hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of teachers and center leaders
- Build a positive culture focused on employee engagement and retention
- Oversee daily center operations, staffing, classroom ratios, health, and safety
- Ensure compliance with Georgia child care licensing requirements and TLE standards
- Champion TLE's proprietary L.E.A.P.® Curriculum and high-quality classroom experiences
Grow the Business
- Drive enrollment through center tours, family follow-up, community outreach, and relationship building
- Monitor enrollment, staffing, labor, and other key center performance metrics
- Manage payroll, labor costs, scheduling, and staffing levels in alignment with enrollment
- Support center budgeting, accounts receivable, expense management, and financial performance
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, enrollment, retention, and overall business results
- Partner with ownership and TLE support teams to achieve center goals
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of leadership or management experience in a licensed childcare, preschool, daycare, or early childhood education setting preferred
- Previous Center Director, Assistant Director, Education Director, or similar leadership experience
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Must meet Georgia licensing requirements for the Director position
- Experience with center operations, staffing, payroll, budgeting, or financial management
- Experience recruiting, coaching, and developing teachers
- Experience supporting enrollment growth and family engagement
- Strong leadership, communication, organization, and business management skills
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Education, Business, or related field preferred
Why Join The Learning Experience?
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Lead a brand-new center from the beginning
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
- Build your own team and shape center culture
- Established curriculum, systems, training, and operational support
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
- Make a lasting impact on children, families, and educators in the Suwanee community
Ready to build and lead a thriving early childhood education center? Apply today to become the founding Center Director of The Learning Experience – Suwanee!
Compensation: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.
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Living TLE®’s mission and values every day
Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of a child, their families, and the communities we serve.We achieve this mission through three core values: an Innovative Mindset, a Collaborative Spirit, and Community Impact.
TLE® Center job opportunities
The enthusiasm, commitment and care from our people is what makes TLE® the best place to work in early childhood education. Your talents will shine in our Centers. They’re great places to pursue your passion for teaching, daycare and providing quality early childhood education.
See for yourself what makes TLE® Centers special
Step inside a TLE Center and see how we’ve designed and built every classroom to ensure our little learners and staff are safe and supported.