Education Administrators, Preschool & Childcare Center/Program
Also called:
Director, Preschool Director, Administrator, Site Coordinator
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of preschool and childcare centers or programs.
On the job, you would:
- Monitor students' progress, and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies, and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
Business
- management
- customer service
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
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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
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by writing
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- 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
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Stress Tolerance
- Self Control
- Independence
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- ACS Technologies HeadMaster
- B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage
Accounting software
- Intuit QuickBooks software
- Intuit Quicken software
Spreadsheet software
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bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$43,950
per year, on average
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