Preschool Center Assistant Director
Highlands Ranch
Preschool Center Assistant Director
Full Time • Highlands Ranch
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Free uniforms
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Become a Leader Who Makes Happy Happen!
At The Learning Experience, we're more than a childcare center—we're a place where children discover their potential, families become part of our community, and teachers build meaningful careers.
We're looking for an organized, energetic, and passionate Assistant Director who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves developing others, and is excited to help lead a growing school. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing administrative responsibilities with coaching teachers, supporting families, and ensuring our center maintains the highest standards of quality and licensing compliance.
If you're looking for a leadership position where you can truly make an impact while continuing to grow professionally, we'd love to meet you.
What You'll Do:
As our Assistant Director, you'll partner closely with the Center Director to help lead daily operations by:
- Supporting overall center operations and daily management
- Maintaining Colorado licensing compliance and ensuring all child and staff files are accurate and up to date
- Managing enrollment paperwork, medication documentation, and administrative records
- Coaching, mentoring, and supporting teachers to help them succeed
- Assisting with hiring, onboarding, and training new team members
- Building positive relationships with children, families, and staff
- Helping maintain a safe, clean, organized, and engaging learning environment
- Supporting classroom ratios and stepping into classrooms as needed
- Assisting with scheduling, staffing, and daily operational needs
- Promoting a culture of teamwork, accountability, and positivity
Assistant Director – The Learning Experience | Highlands Ranch, CO
Full-Time Benefits (Eligibility Begins After 90 Days)
- Dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Childcare tuition discount
- Paid professional development opportunities
- Leadership training and coaching
- Career advancement opportunities within our growing organization
- Supportive, positive, and team-oriented work environment
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate is:
- Passionate about early childhood education
- Organized and detail-oriented
- A strong communicator with excellent leadership skills
- Calm under pressure and able to prioritize multiple responsibilities
- Positive, professional, and solutions-focused
- A team player who enjoys supporting others and leading by example
Preferred Qualifications
- Meets Colorado Director or Large Center Director qualifications (or is qualified as an Early Childhood Teacher with leadership experience)
- Previous experience in childcare leadership or administration
- Strong understanding of Colorado childcare licensing regulations
- Experience with enrollment, compliance, and administrative systems
- CPR/First Aid Certification (or willingness to obtain)
Why Join The Learning Experience?
We believe our team is our greatest strength.
When you join us, you'll become part of a supportive leadership team that believes in coaching, celebrating wins, and promoting from within. We invest in our people because we know that when our teachers and leaders thrive, our children do too.
This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to grow your leadership career while making a lasting difference in the lives of children, families, and fellow educators.
If you're ready to lead with heart, inspire a team, and help us continue making Happy Happen®, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and grow your career with The Learning Experience – Highlands Ranch!
Compensation: $52,475.00 - $53,500.00 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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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.
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