Child Care Assistant Director

About the role

Step into a leadership opportunity with Bright Horizons at Fishkill as a Child Care Assistant Director, where your work supports a strong, welcoming, and well-run early childhood center. Partnering closely with the Center Director, you’ll help guide daily operations while maintaining high standards for care, learning, and safety. Your leadership will play an important role in shaping a center where children and teams can thrive by supporting educational programming, mentoring teachers, and building meaningful relationships with families.

Responsibilities

• Uphold the mission, culture, and values to ensure an inclusive environment and strong relationships with families, staff, and clients
• Monitor program quality, ensuring children’s learning is documented and visible
• Ensure compliance with licensing and accreditation standards, health and safety protocols, and company policies

Requirements

• Candidates must pass required state and company background checks
• Meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements
• Associate or higher degree in early childhood education, education, or child development related field is required; bachelor’s degree is preferred
• At least two years of leadership experience in high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool settings is required
• Strong understanding of center quality, compliance, health, safety, and licensing standards is required

Physical Requirements

This leadership role requires in-person work in an early education/preschool child care center to provide center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services. Duties include:

• Office/computer/phone-based work
• In-person supervision of care delivery and employees throughout all areas of the center
• Family/prospective family interactions which may take place in various areas of the center
• Ability to temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver for brief periods (e.g., covering employee breaks or unscheduled absences)

This position requires in-person work in the Hopewell Junction, NY area. The full set of physical requirements can be reviewed at Bright Horizons job descriptions.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $68,000 and $85,000 per year. The pay range depends on factors including experience, education, training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
• Career development opportunities and free college degrees through the Horizons CDA & Degree Program
• Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family

Learn more at Bright Horizons health and wellness.