Director, Child Development Center

The Holton-Arms School seeks a collaborative, flexible, and enthusiastic Director for the Child Development Center at Holton-Arms School team for the 2025-26 school year. This is a full-time 10-month position.

The mission of the Holton-Arms School is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” Founded in 1901 by two visionary women, Holton-Arms continues to cultivate a diverse, inclusive and equitable school community, to tend to the health and wellbeing of its members, and to build a global curriculum that responds to the learners in our classrooms and the world around us. In this vibrant community committed to academic excellence, our students are scholars, artists, and athletes who find their voices, take risks, learn from mistakes, pursue opportunities for leadership, and build lifelong friendships.

Caring, dedicated faculty and staff inspire our 665 girls and young women in grades 3-12 to realize the School’s motto, “I will find a way or make one.”

Child Development Center (Brown House) Overview

The Child Development Center (CDC), also known as Brown House, provides a caring and nurturing environment for Holton-Arms faculty and staff children from infancy to preschool. The center is located in Brown House on the Holton-Arms campus and provides developmentally appropriate programs and activities that contribute to all aspects of a child's development. The Child Development Center provides services for up to 33 children and operates from August to June while school is in session.

Position Overview

The Child Care Center Director reports to the Head of Lower School and/or Associate Head of School and is responsible to plan, organize, implement, coordinate, and control services of the childcare program, exercising independent judgment and decision-making authority as delegated. The CDC Director is responsible for hiring, professional development, performance management and certification training for full-time, part-time and on-call staff within the center. Additionally, the director must ensure that the site and professional staff are up to date with state and local licensing.

Under general supervision, the director operates the childcare program in conformance with institutional regulations and state day care licensing provisions. Responsibilities include the overall management of the center’s early childhood program and its operation, facilitating, planning and coordinating of the children's educational programs and activities.

Key Responsibilities

Administration and Operations

• Develop and implement program operating policies and activities.
• Develop cost estimates for future program needs.
• Conduct program registration.
• Create and maintain appropriate files and waiting lists.
• Order and maintain child care supplies and equipment.
• Alter policies or procedures to ensure smooth operation of the program.
• Direct the organization and follow-up of special activities such as off-campus field trips.
• Staff Management and Support
• Plan, develop, schedule, and/or provide in-service training and evaluation of child care staff.
• Ensure that problems encountered by staff are resolved.
• Assist child care center staff in preparing for and presenting early childhood programs and activities.
• Assist as necessary with duties of instructional assistants.
• Arrange and provide lunch breaks for teachers daily
• Promote and market Brown House to other eligible schools to maintain enrollment

Regulatory Compliance and External Relations

• Ensure that