ChildcareHires vs the NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center at a glance
| Attribute | ChildcareHires | NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job board built only for early-education jobs at childcare centers, preschools, Head Start programs and other early education programs | NAEYC's Early Childhood Career Center: a job board and resume database for employers recruiting in early childhood education |
| Roles covered | 31 role pages, from infant, toddler, preschool and pre-K teachers to assistants, aides, floaters, substitutes, directors, cooks, drivers and family child care providers | Early childhood education openings; the employer pages checked do not list role-by-role coverage |
| Single post price | $199 per post at launch pricing; the regular price is $299 | $195 for NAEYC members and $220 for non-members |
| Post length | 30 days from purchase; taken down on request if the role is filled sooner | 30 days for a single posting |
| Featured and add-ons | Featured post $399 at launch pricing (regular $499): company logo, highlighted card, top-of-feed placement and a Featured badge | Featured Jobs from $100 and Targeted Job Distribution from $150; Featured Employer options (brand profile page, banner ad rotation, enhanced posting) listed without prices |
| Multi-post pricing | Slot plans: Growth at $899 a month for up to 10 posts live at once, or Brand at $1,749 a month for up to 25 posts live at once with Featured placement on every post | Prepaid bundles: members $790 for 5 postings to $5,845 for 50 (down to $116 each); non-members $825 for 5 postings to $8,250 for 50 ($165 each) |
| Contract | None: a single post is a one-time payment and slot plans have no minimum term | Not published |
| Cancellation and refunds | Slot plans bill monthly and cancel anytime; duplicate or mistaken charges are refunded in full and other refunds have a short window | Not published; packages can be used within 1 year of purchase |
| Where a listing appears | On all matching role and city pages, and indexed in Google Jobs | On the NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center site; paid add-ons include Featured Jobs (from $100) and Targeted Job Distribution (from $150) |
| How candidates apply | On the center's own application page or inbox; ChildcareHires never sees or stores what they send | Into the employer's account, where applications can be reviewed and organized |
| Resume database | None: no candidate profiles and no résumé database | Resume search access included with every package, filtered by key criteria |
| Who runs it | Gabriel Meierotto, founder (has never taught in or directed a childcare program; no CDA, ECE degree or director credential) | NAEYC, on its careerforum.naeyc.org domain |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
What does each one offer a childcare center that is hiring?
Both are employer-side boards for early childhood education rather than general job sites, and the core transaction is the same: you buy a post, the post sits on the board for 30 days, and candidates respond.
The NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center gives an employer account that posts jobs, reviews and organizes incoming applications, and searches a resume database filtered by key criteria.
Resume search access comes with every package, and add-ons include Featured Jobs from $100, Targeted Job Distribution from $150 and Featured Employer options — a brand profile page, banner ad rotation and enhanced postings — that are listed without prices.
ChildcareHires is a board built only for early-education jobs, across 31 role pages from infant and preschool teachers to directors, cooks and drivers.
A Standard post costs $199 at launch pricing, runs 30 days, is indexed in Google Jobs and appears on all matching role and city pages.
A Featured post at $399 adds the company logo, a highlighted card, top-of-feed placement and a Featured badge, and a post goes live the moment Stripe confirms payment.
What does a single job post cost on each?
This is the closest like-for-like point between the two.
The NAEYC Career Center charges $195 per 30-day posting for NAEYC members and $220 for non-members, with resume search access included and the posting usable within 1 year of purchase.
ChildcareHires' Standard post is $199 at launch pricing, and the regular price is $299.
The Featured post is $399 at launch pricing against a regular price of $499.
Launch pricing is introductory while the board is new and can end without notice.
A single post is a one-time payment: it never renews and there is nothing to sign.
On price alone the single-post rates are close.
The difference is what sits around the post: NAEYC folds resume search into every package, while ChildcareHires sends each applicant straight to your center's own application page or inbox and never sees or stores what they send — there are no candidate profiles and no résumé database.
How do NAEYC's bundles compare with ChildcareHires' slot plans?
For a multi-site group or a center that is always hiring, both sell in bulk, but the units are different: NAEYC sells a stock of postings, ChildcareHires sells a month of live slots.
NAEYC's prepaid bundles cost members $790 for 5 postings, $1,515 for 10 postings, $3,440 for 25 postings, $4,950 for 40 postings and $5,845 for 50 postings, with the per-posting price falling to $116 on the largest bundle.
Non-members pay $825 for 5 postings, $1,650 for 10 postings, $4,125 for 25 postings, $6,600 for 40 postings and $8,250 for 50 postings, or $165 a posting.
The package has to be used within 1 year of purchase.
ChildcareHires' slot plans are monthly: Growth is $899 a month for up to 10 posts live at once, and Brand is $1,749 a month for up to 25 posts live at once with Featured placement on every post and priority support from one point of contact.
Each slot holds one live post for any role at any of your locations, and when a position is filled the slot takes the next opening, as often as needed, at no extra cost.
Plans are arranged by contacting ChildcareHires, bill monthly and can be cancelled at any time.
Founding Partner pricing is held for 24 months while the plan stays active and is open to the first 10 centers or groups on a plan.
The practical difference: a bundle rewards predictable, batched hiring but runs out on the clock, while a slot plan suits constant, rolling hiring — each slot takes the next opening when a position fills.
What are you locked into: contract, cancellation and refunds?
ChildcareHires publishes its terms on the pricing page.
A single post is a one-time payment that never renews, with nothing to sign.
Slot plans bill monthly, can be cancelled at any time and have no minimum term or contract; posts stay up through the month already paid for.
Duplicate or mistaken charges are refunded in full every time, and other refund requests have a short window set out in the Refund Policy.
The NAEYC rates page checked for this comparison publishes package prices and the 1-year usage window, but no contract or cancellation terms.
If that matters to your purchase, ask the NAEYC career center team what happens to an unused bundle before you buy one.
Who actually sees each posting?
Both boards speak to people who work in early childhood education rather than to the general job market, so the audience question is really about where a posting surfaces.
NAEYC's postings live on the career center itself, and the employer tools center on posting, managing applications and searching the resume database.
Its rates page also lists add-ons — Featured Jobs from $100 and Targeted Job Distribution from $150.
ChildcareHires spreads each post across its own early-education pages: every post appears on all matching role and city pages — separate pages for infant, toddler, preschool and pre-K teachers, assistants, floaters, directors, cooks, drivers and the rest — and is indexed in Google Jobs.
Featured is the one paid placement, shown above standard posts; nothing else about the ordering is for sale.
So the tools point in different directions.
NAEYC adds a resume database you can search yourself; ChildcareHires has no candidate profiles or résumé database at all, so your post has to bring candidates to you — but it also pushes each listing onto role- and city-specific pages and into Google Jobs.
What results does each board publish?
Plainly: ChildcareHires publishes no results.
There are no candidate, applicant or reach counts, no testimonials and no placement statistics on its site, and it does not guarantee that a listing will result in a hire.
It is a new board, and the launch pricing reflects that.
The NAEYC Career Center, by contrast, gives an employer something concrete to work with from day one: a resume database that can be filtered by key criteria, included with every package.
On publish-something-to-work-with grounds, that gap favors NAEYC — if you want a database to search while you wait for applications, the NAEYC board is the one that has one.
What ChildcareHires offers instead is plumbing rather than promises: applications land directly in your own inbox or application page, and the fee is a flat one-time $199 per Standard post while launch pricing lasts.
See the ChildcareHires fact sheet for every price and term in one place.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center if…
- You want to source proactively: resume search access is included with every package and can be filtered by key criteria, and ChildcareHires has no résumé database at all.
- You already belong to NAEYC and want the member rate of $195 instead of $220 for non-members.
- Your hiring is occasional and predictable: a prepaid bundle stays usable for a year, while ChildcareHires' slot plans are a monthly commitment.
- You want the add-ons: Targeted Job Distribution from $150, or a Featured Employer profile with banner rotation alongside your posting.
Choose ChildcareHires if…
- You want applications delivered to your center's own application page or inbox — ChildcareHires never sees or stores them, and there are no candidate profiles to maintain.
- You are always hiring across rooms, roles or locations: a slot plan keeps 10 or 25 posts live at once and each slot rolls to the next opening at no extra cost.
- You want the listing on Google Jobs and on every matching early-education role and city page, not only inside one board's site.
- You want no contract: single posts are one-time payments, and slot plans bill monthly and cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
Is the NAEYC job board worth it for a childcare center?
It depends on how you hire.
If you already belong to NAEYC, want resume search access and post a few times a year, a $195 member posting is a straightforward flat rate.
If you are hiring constantly across rooms or sites, a resume database does not fill a classroom by itself, and a monthly slot plan that keeps posts live and rolling may suit the pace better.
The two boards are not affiliated.
How much does it cost to post a job on the NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center?
A single 30-day posting costs $195 for NAEYC members and $220 for non-members, with resume search access included and the package usable within 1 year.
Bundles run from $790 for 5 postings (member) up to $8,250 for 50 postings (non-member), and add-ons start at $100 for a Featured Job and $150 for Targeted Job Distribution.
How much does it cost to post a job on ChildcareHires?
A Standard post is $199 and a Featured post is $399 at launch pricing; the regular prices are $299 and $499.
Each runs 30 days and is a one-time payment.
Centers that are always hiring can take a slot plan instead: $899 a month for 10 posts live at once or $1,749 a month for 25.
Does the NAEYC Career Center include resume search?
Yes.
Every posting package — single or bundle, member or non-member — includes resume search access, and employer accounts can search the resume database filtered by key criteria and review and organize incoming applications.
ChildcareHires does not offer a resume database: candidates apply through the center's own application page or inbox.
Does ChildcareHires have a résumé database or candidate profiles?
No. ChildcareHires has no candidate profiles and no résumé database.
Employers add the link or email where applications should go, and candidates go straight to the center's own application page or inbox — ChildcareHires never sees or stores what they send.
If sourcing candidates directly matters to you, the NAEYC board's resume database is the stronger fit.
Do I have to be a NAEYC member to post a job?
No. The rates page lists two price tiers, and non-members can post at $220 for a single 30-day posting against the $195 member rate.
The page checked for this comparison does not explain how member pricing is verified at checkout, so confirm your membership status with NAEYC when you buy.
Is ChildcareHires affiliated with NAEYC?
No. ChildcareHires is an independent job board and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by NAEYC.
It is run by its founder, Gabriel Meierotto.
Every fact about the NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center on this page was checked on NAEYC's own website, and ChildcareHires facts come from its own fact sheet.
How long does a job posting stay live on each board?
Both run postings for 30 days: the NAEYC Career Center sells 30-day postings, and ChildcareHires runs each post 30 days from purchase and takes it down early on request if the role is filled.
NAEYC packages can be used within 1 year of purchase, while ChildcareHires slot-plan posts do not expire while the plan is active.
Where these facts come from
- NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center: careerforum.naeyc.org/rates (checked October 8, 2026)
- NAEYC Early Childhood Career Center: careerforum.naeyc.org/employers (checked October 8, 2026)