Little Sprouts is currently seeking an Assistant Early Childhood Director to lead our team in Melrose. Little Sprouts is a network of 39 preschools and early learning centers across New England. We prioritize employee experience and are closed the week between Christmas and New Year. This offers you a guaranteed week of paid time off upon hire. The Assistant Director performs administrative functions, maintains center operations, and sometimes teaches in the classroom. This role helps to oversee the function, operation, and leadership of the center. The position requires the ability to support the day-to-day operations of a high-quality Early Childhood Education program. The Assistant Director will have strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a passion for nurturing children and their families. Qualifications * Bachelor's Degree in Education, Human Development, or related field, or 30 college credits with an Early Childhood or School Age focus * Lead Infant/Toddler & Preschool Preferred * Director I & II EEC Qualifications Own center-based daily/educational operations, including but not limited to: * Schedule and administer smooth daily opening and closing procedures * Oversee all on-site teacher and administrative training (including building a succession plan for AD to act as the center/school director in your absence) * Supervise curriculum to meet or exceed the standards of NAEYC's developmental guidelines, and state education standards * Demonstrate a complete mastery of the regulatory environment, including compliance, licensor relationships, and the ability to adapt to regulatory changes. * Oversee school culture and activities * Maintain exceptional relationships with enrolled families through excellent verbal and written communication, family events, and positive interactions. * Ensure that anti-bias and anti-racism perspectives are evident throughout the school * Actively engage children, staff, and families in age-appropriate social-emotional learning * Serve as a mandated reporter, and ensure all staff understand their obligations as a mandated reporters Own center-based financial management, including, but not limited to: * All weekly scheduling and payroll calculation are handled in the payroll system, i.e., Paylocity * Weekly Profit & Loss calculations are completed * Budgeting (e.g., billing, managing and collecting outstanding tuition, handling all voucher renewals, revenue drivers, and the ordering of supplies) * Communicate with families about all things related to tuition and billing * Updating family payment and attendance schedules through company systems (e.g., Procare) Benefits * Paid week off between Christmas & New YearsCompetitive wages. * 75-50% off discount on your children's tuition * Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and pet insurance. * 401k with company match. * Tuition reimbursement. * Career advancement and coaching * Additional Paid Time off and Holidays * Referral Program * #INDHP $51,000 - $59,000 a year Annual bonus potential of up to $2k. We're Growing! Little Sprouts LLC is a subsidiary of Babilou Family, a global network of 1,100 early education and child care centers. Little Sprouts LLC provides award-winning early education and child care across 39 New England schools. Through the experience and talents of nearly 900 early education professionals and in partnership with nearly 4,000 families, we are on a meaningful journey to create optimal learning spaces where children ages 0-5 can learn, grow, and thrive. Our teams, whether at our home office or inside our schools, are change makers - they inspire, create, model, and most importantly make this a great place to work. At Little Sprouts, LLC we are consistently recruiting, retaining, and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity within the communities in which we operate. Our focus on equity and inclusion allows us to develop a broader scope of ideas and approaches, offering a collaborative and dynamic educational experience for the youngest members of society.