Education & Childcare Administrators, Preschool & Daycare
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.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- management
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- psychology
Skills
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
Abilities
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
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Independence
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Accounting software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Quicken
Desktop communications software
- ParentSquare
- Tadpoles
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- ACS Technologies HeadMaster
- The Gallagher Group DataCare
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
associate's degree or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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