Director of Preschool - Boulder

The Director of Preschool is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and daily operation of an assigned YMCA Preschool. The Director ensures high-quality early childhood education programming while maintaining compliance with Colorado Child Care Licensing, Colorado Shines, Universal Preschool Colorado, CCCAP, YMCA standards, and all applicable state and local regulations. The Director provides leadership for staff, oversees enrollment and family engagement, manages program quality, ensures fiscal responsibility, and serves as the licensed Program Director for the preschool.

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• Directs the daily operations of an assigned preschool location.
• Serves as the designated Program Director for Colorado Child Care Licensing.
• Provides leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance management for preschool staff.
• Coordinates hiring, onboarding, scheduling, evaluations, and staff development.
• Ensures implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum and YMCA quality standards.
• Maintains compliance with Colorado Licensing, Colorado Shines, Universal Preschool Colorado, CCCAP, Health Department regulations, and YMCA policies.
• Conducts routine quality assurance reviews and prepares for licensing visits.
• Builds positive relationships with children, families, community partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Supports enrollment growth, tours, family communication, and customer service.
• Manages the preschool budget, purchasing, payroll oversight, and operational expenses.
• Maintains child records, attendance, licensing documentation, and required reports.
• Ensures emergency preparedness, risk management, and safe program operations.
• Collaborates with the Senior Program Director of Preschool and other YMCA departments.
• Participates in Association meetings, fundraising efforts, marketing initiatives, and special events.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.
• Must meet Colorado Child Care Licensing qualifications for Program Director.
• Minimum three years of experience in licensed early childhood education.
• Minimum two years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Colorado Licensing, Colorado Shines, Universal Preschool Colorado, CCCAP, and budget management.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain.
• Ability to meet YMCA driver requirements.
• Commitment to the YMCA mission and values.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential functions are the fundamental job duties, meaning the position exists to perform the function; there is a limited number of employees among whom the performance of the function can be distributed; and/or the incumbent is hired for expertise or ability to perform the function due to its high specialization. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and associated Federal regulations protect qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination in all areas of employment. To be considered qualified, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of a position, with or without reasonable accommodation. It is important that the physical tasks associated with the essential functions be identified appropriately so that persons with disabilities can determine if any accommodation is necessary.

General Physical Requirements

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical Activities List

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Visual Acuity

• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.)

Working Conditions

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.