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Child care center directors need broad shoulders, for they carry a heavy load. If you occupy the director's office, you know first hand that you are expected to make sure the cash flows and the toilets don't overflow. You handle swings that don't swing; find substitutes at 5:00 in the morning; comfort and counsel children, their families, and teachers; and deal with way too many four year olds named Ashley.Directors are accountable for children's well being, care, and education day in and day out when they are away from their families. Responsibilities extend beyond the specifics of children's classrooms, however, for directors also oversee the facility indoors and out: assess staff performance; keep licensing and accreditation records up to date; make personnel, policy, and financial decisions; and serve as liaisons between their programs, the field of early care and education, and the community. It is the wide range of responsibilities assumed by directors that sets them apart from the staff and faculty they oversee. Directors must be "Jacks (or Jills) of all trades" if they are going to effectively lead their program and implement quality programming.
You, like us, have probably observed that most directors were offered their current positions because they ...