Childcare Administrator

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

• 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.
• Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
• Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
• Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.