Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare resume example
A resume for a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare needs to show the work itself: plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care. Day to day that means work like this: 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. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.
Also advertised as
The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
- Education Director
- Preschool Director
- Principal
- Site Coordinator
- Childcare Director
- Early Head Start Director
- Education Coordinator
- Education Site Manager
- Preschool Program Director
- ECP Supervisor
- Art Coordinator
- Assessment Coordinator
- Before and After School Site Director
- Center Administrator
- Child Care Center Administrator
- Child Care Center Director
- Child Care Director
- Childcare Center Administrator
O*NET records 36 titles for this occupation in total.
What this work actually involves
Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.
- 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.
- Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
- Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
- Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
- Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
- Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.
- Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications.
17 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.
Example bullets for this role
Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Software used in this role
Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.
- ACS Technologies HeadMaster
- Auburn Software Debit Square
- B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage
- Bloomz
- Cirrus Group Daycare Works
- eChurch.com SchoolPerfect
- Emerging Technologies Office Center
- GroupMe
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care
- Kressa Software SchoolLeader
- MAGGEY Child Care Management Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
34 software entries are recorded in total.
Tools and equipment
The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.
- Compact digital cameras
- Computer laser printers
- Desktop computers
- Emergency first aid kits
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
Skills an ATS reads for
Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.
- supervise employees
- approve expenditures
What this job rates as most important
O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.
- 01Active Listening
- 02Coordination
- 03Critical Thinking
- 04Monitoring
- 05Reading Comprehension
- 06Speaking
- 07Complex Problem Solving
- 08Instructing
- 09Judgment and Decision Making
- 10Service Orientation
Knowledge areas
The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Psychology
- Public Safety and Security
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
What qualifications people in this job have
From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
- 32%Associate's Degree
- 26%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
- 20%Some College Courses
What level this role is pitched at
O*NET places this occupation in “Considerable Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Common questions
- What does a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare do?
- Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care. Day to day that includes work like confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems and Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- What skills should a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare put on a resume?
- O*NET rates Active Listening, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, and Reading Comprehension among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
- What software should a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare list?
- Software recorded for this occupation includes ACS Technologies HeadMaster, Auburn Software Debit Square, B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage, Bloomz, and Cirrus Group Daycare Works. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
- What other job titles cover Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare work?
- O*NET records 36 titles for this occupation, including Education Director, Preschool Director, Principal, and Site Coordinator. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
- What qualifications does a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare need?
- In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 32% reported their level of education as "Associate's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
- Will this resume pass an ATS for a Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare role?
- No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.
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What this page cannot tell you
- No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
- This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
- Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.
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