Childcare Compliance Specialist

Responsive recruiter Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

Location: Deerfield Beach, FL
Schedule: Full-Time | 100% Onsite
Salary: $60,000–$65,000 annually

Benefits

• Competitive salary with growth potential
• Health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment

Job OverviewThe Learning Experience is seeking a detail-oriented Childcare Compliance Specialist to support the licensing, transfer, and sale of childcare centers nationwide. This role plays a critical part in ensuring centers meet all state and federal childcare licensing requirements from construction through opening.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, deadline-driven, and comfortable working with state agencies, inspections, and compliance documentation. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy structured processes, this role offers direct impact on national growth and center openings.


Key Responsibilities

• Manage and submit childcare licensing applications for new centers, transfers, and ownership changes
• Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal childcare licensing regulations
• Coordinate inspections and site visits with state agencies and internal construction teams
• Track center licensing progress from build-out through opening to meet required timelines
• Serve as the primary liaison with state and local childcare licensing authorities
• Provide licensing guidance, training, and technical support to franchise owners and internal partners
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to align licensing timelines with operations and construction
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and compliance tracking
• Travel up to 30 percent to support onsite inspections and licensing needs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with government licensing agencies or regulatory compliance preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
• Ability to build professional relationships with regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders
• Comfortable adapting priorities in a fast-moving environment
• General familiarity with business entities, compliance processes, or regulatory documentation preferred

Why Join The Learning Experience

• Play a key role in opening and supporting childcare centers across the country
• Collaborate with a supportive, high-performing national team
• Gain visibility across multiple departments including construction, operations, and leadership
• Contribute to a mission-driven organization focused on quality early childhood education

Compensation: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

The Learning Experience

At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.

 

Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.

 

At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.