Child Care Center Director - Brooklyn, New York
About the role
Join Bright Horizons as a Child Care Center Director, where your leadership helps create a high‑quality, thriving early childhood center that supports children, families, and educators alike. Grounded in our mission and values, you’ll build strong partnerships with staff, families, and clients while guiding program excellence and operational success. From leading daily operations and supporting enrollment to mentoring teachers and welcoming new families, your work will shape a thriving center and make a meaningful, lasting impact. Child Care Center Director Locations: Bright Horizons at Kent Bright Horizons at DUMBO. Bring your leadership skills and passion for early childhood education to Bright Horizons, and be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.
Responsibilities
- Lead hiring and create a motivating, inclusive work environment that retains staff
- Collaborate with the leadership team to evaluate and ensure program quality standards
- Manage enrollment, marketing, billing, and accounts payable, while ensuring budget compliance
- Build strong relationships and communicate proactively with families, clients, staff, and licensing
Requirements
This position requires in-person work in the Brooklyn, NY area. Physical requirements include compliance with applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. The role involves 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, and the ability to temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver for relatively brief periods of time on an as-needed basis (e.g., covering employee breaks or uns