Benefits:
Now Hiring: Education Director
📍 The Learning Experience of Astoria – Astoria, NY
Are you a passionate, experienced early childhood leader ready to take ownership of a thriving school community? The Learning Experience of Astoria is seeking a dynamic Education Director with a proven track record of leadership, operational excellence, and enrollment growth.
This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, relationship-driven environment and understands what it takes to run a successful early childhood program in NYC.
🔎 Position Requirements
🌟 What We’re Looking For
Strong Leadership & Team Culture Builder
You know how to inspire teachers, build morale, and create a collaborative, positive school culture where staff feel supported and families feel confident.
Enrollment & Growth Focused
You understand the importance of tours, follow-ups, retention strategies, and community outreach. You are proactive in building and maintaining full enrollment.
Operationally Strong & Self-Sufficient
You can confidently manage day-to-day operations, licensing compliance, staffing, scheduling, and administrative responsibilities without constant oversight.
Financially Minded
You are comfortable overseeing budgets, payroll considerations, revenue tracking, and cost management to ensure the school operates efficiently and profitably.
Parent-Focused Communicator
You build trust with families through transparent communication, professionalism, and responsiveness.
💼 Key Responsibilities
Why Join Us?
At The Learning Experience of Astoria, we are committed to creating a joyful, engaging environment for children, families, and staff. This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role where your experience and vision will directly shape the success and culture of our school.
If you are an experienced Education Director ready to lead with confidence, build a strong team culture, and drive enrollment growth — we would love to connect with you.
Compensation: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
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.
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.
The Learning Experience, a leader in early childhood education and developmental offerings, has successfully created one of the most trusted brands in the childcare industry. With nearly 400 operating centers and 250 more under development, The Learning Experience delivers a safe and joyful environment where more than 50,000 children are happy to learn, play and grow!
