At Children of America (COA), we are a diverse and growing organization driven by people, principles, and pride. We are committed to providing high-quality early childhood education and creating an environment where children, families, and employees can thrive.
Our programs serve children 6 weeks to 12 years of age, including Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K, Before & After Care, and Summer Camp.
The Director of Operations provides strategic and operational leadership across multiple COA schools, ensuring our locations achieve company goals while maintaining a strong focus on customer service, employee development, operational excellence, and financial performance.
This role partners closely with school leadership and senior corporate management to drive consistent execution of company policies, develop high-performing teams, improve operational processes, and support the continued growth of COA.
The Director of Operations will lead across a broad geographic area and serve as a key resource to School Directors and their teams.
Children of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fair and transparent hiring practices. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
Children of America (COA): It’s A Special Recipe of People, Principles And Pride...
Working at COA is more than just a job, it’s an environment that enables you to achieve your career goals while helping children and families realize their own. As industry leaders we offer an unparalleled developmental program that takes education, reading, physical fitness and nutrition to a new level in early childhood development. The same passion we put into our children and families guides our professional culture, empowering diverse and talented people to focus on the best parts of their character and capabilities – and to use those qualities to redefine their potential.
Our leaders not only have a vision, great communication and people skills, they also have a vast knowledge of their industry. As an organization, we believe in growing and nurturing from within. In fact, over 65 percent of our leadership team started as teachers. We pride ourselves on creating strong managers across our organization who are focused on motivating and engaging associates in today’s fast-moving workplace.
We all know that building a successful business cannot be done alone and staying relevant takes a team approach. For that reason, the foundation of our culture is PEEEPs, through which, People, Enrollment, Education, Expenses, and Performance, are the framework adopted to maximize success. COA is an environment where team members can bring their whole selves to work, and where individuality, creativity and contributions are valued. In short, we are passionate group of individuals driven by the common idea of delivering the exceptional COA Experience to everyone we meet. In this spirit, we manage more than 65 high-quality childcare centers in DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, NY, NC, OH, PA, VA and WI and employ more than 2,000 employees.
For opportunities at any one of our schools please go to: http://www.childrenofamerica.com/careers.
