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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Also called: Education Director, Preschool Director, Principal, Site Coordinator

What they do:

Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

On the job, you would:
  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
  • Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Math and Science

  • psychology

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • looking for ways to help people

Verbal

  • communicate by writing
  • communicate by speaking

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Memory

  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Dependability
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Independence

Accounting software

  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Quicken

Desktop communications software

  • ParentSquare
  • Tadpoles

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • ACS Technologies HeadMaster
  • The Gallagher Group DataCare

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $49,690

Education

Associate's degree or high school diploma/GED is usually needed.