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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycareresume guide.

Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care. A strong Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare resume shows active listening, critical thinking and reading comprehension, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office software.

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01Also called

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Child Care Center DirectorChildcare DirectorChild Care DirectorDay Care DirectorEarly Childhood Program Supervisor (ECP Supervisor)Early Childhood Services DirectorEducation CoordinatorEducation DirectorEducation Site ManagerPreschool Program Director

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
Active ListeningVery highAdvanced
Critical ThinkingVery highAdvanced
Reading ComprehensionVery highAdvanced
Social PerceptivenessVery highIntermediate
SpeakingVery highAdvanced
Active LearningHighIntermediate
CoordinationHighAdvanced
InstructingHighAdvanced
Judgment and Decision MakingHighIntermediate
Learning StrategiesHighIntermediate

03Knowledge areas

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  • Education and Training
  • Administration and Management
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administrative
  • English Language
  • Psychology
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Sales and Marketing

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
  2. Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
  3. Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
  4. Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
  5. Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
  6. Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
  7. Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
  8. 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.
  9. Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
  10. Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.

05Software and tools

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34 tools across 12 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Enterprise resource planning ERP software20
  • ACS Technologies HeadMaster
  • B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage
  • Cirrus Group Daycare Works
  • eChurch.com SchoolPerfect
  • Emerging Technologies Office Center
  • Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care
  • Kressa Software SchoolLeader
  • MAGGEY Child Care Management Software
  • Mount Taylor Programs Private Advantage
  • OnCare Advantage
  • ONE Software KidsONE
  • Orgmation iCare
  • Personalized Software Childcare Manager
  • PraxiPower PraxiSchool
  • Professional Solutions ProCare
  • ScholarCare
  • SDS Software Solutions DayCare Information Systems PRO
  • SoftCare CenterCare
  • SofterWare EZ-CARE2
  • The Gallagher Group DataCare
+ 15 more
Desktop communications software3
  • ParentSquare
  • Tadpoles
  • Bloomz
Accounting software2
Data base user interface and query software1
  • Auburn Software Debit Square
Desktop publishing software1
Electronic mail software1
Instant messaging software1
  • GroupMe
Internet browser software1
Office suite software1
Presentation software1
Spreadsheet software1
Word processing software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
44% of surveyed workers. Others report Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree (23%) and High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (13%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 4 · Considerable preparation
Usually a four-year degree and several years of related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with what you built. For a Job Zone 4 role, hiring managers and parsers both look for outcomes before credentials. Put two or three results at the top of each job entry, with the scale or effect stated plainly.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show critical thinking and reading comprehension, not just active listening. Critical thinking and reading comprehension rank close to active listening for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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