Child Care Director

Preschool Director – Lead Our Reopening!

This isn't just a Director position. It's an opportunity to rebuild and relaunch a preschool.

Chandler Presbyterian Day School (CPDS) is preparing for an exciting new chapter. In 2027, we will reopen with a renewed vision, strengthened program, and fresh approach to serving children and families in the Chandler community.

We're looking for an experienced, confident, faith-aligned Preschool Director who wants to help us build it.

Our Director will join us in November/December 2026, before the school reopens, giving this leader the opportunity to help shape the team, culture, systems, learning environment, and enrollment strategy from the beginning.

We're not looking for someone to simply maintain what has always been done. We're looking for someone excited to build what comes next.

HELP US REOPEN STRONG

Working alongside church leadership and our child care consulting team, the Director will help turn the vision for the new CPDS into reality, including:

• Recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing a strong teaching team
• Establishing a positive, accountable culture
• Supporting enrollment, tours, family follow-up, and community outreach
• Preparing classrooms, schedules, systems, policies, and daily operations
• Supporting licensing and reopening requirements
• Leading the implementation of project-based learning as our core curriculum approach
• Helping integrate gardening, nature, and outdoor learning into the CPDS experience

You'll have something many Directors never get: time before opening to intentionally build the program you will ultimately lead.

ONCE WE OPEN, YOU'LL LEAD IT FORWARD

As Director, you'll have ownership of the overall health, growth, and day-to-day leadership of CPDS. You'll lead and develop the team, grow enrollment, build strong family relationships, oversee staffing and labor, ensure licensing and classroom quality, support curriculum, manage budgets responsibly, strengthen operations, and represent CPDS throughout the community.

And yes—there will be days when you'll need to jump into a classroom, solve a staffing problem, help a teacher, give a tour, talk with a parent, or rethink tomorrow's plan.

That's leadership in early childhood, and you understand that.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

You may be a great fit if you are:

• A confident leader who takes ownership and follows through
• Excited by the opportunity to rebuild and relaunch a program
• Proactive, organized, and solutions-focused
• Able to coach, develop, and hold employees accountable
• Comfortable with enrollment, marketing, budgets, and the business side of child care
• Passionate about hands-on, project-based learning and outdoor experiences
• Warm and relational with children, families, and staff
• Resilient and level-headed when things don't go according to plan
• Willing to jump in and serve alongside your team
• Personally aligned with the Christian mission and values of Chandler Presbyterian Church and CPDS

FAITH MATTERS HERE

CPDS is more than a preschool. This is a ministry serving children and families.

The Director is a member of the Chandler Presbyterian Church staff, reports directly to the Pastor, and is expected to participate regularly in worship and the broader life of the church.

We're looking for a Director whose faith is reflected in how they lead, communicate, serve, make decisions, and treat people.

We also believe ministry and strong business practices go hand in hand. A healthy team, growing enrollment, financial sustainability, operational excellence, and exceptional care allow this ministry to serve children and families for years to come.

HELP US BUILD WHAT'S NEXT

If you've ever looked at a preschool and thought, "I know what this could become," this may be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Build the team. Build the culture. Build enrollment. Build the program. Then lead what you helped create.

Apply today and tell us why you believe you're the leader to help launch the next chapter of Chandler Presbyterian Day School.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Experience:

• child care director: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person