# Child Development Center Director

Hiring organization: [Commander, Navy Installations Command](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/commander-navy-installations-command)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/43c965dd-1fba-4a45-8e51-eb0ddc379b39

Listed on Commander, Navy Installations Command's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Management
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 105655 – 115880 USD per year

## Summary

This role manages a large military child development center serving over 200 children from infancy through age five, overseeing curriculum, staff, budgets, facility operations, and regulatory compliance for a multi-program facility. The position suits experienced early childhood administrators with strong financial and operational management skills who can work within military family services frameworks.

_Our summary, not Commander, Navy Installations Command's wording._

## Skills named

Budget Management, Curriculum Development, Facility Operations

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, Special Education, Home Economics (early childhood), or Child Care Administration
- Four years full-time experience working with children and/or youth
- Mastery of child development theory and center management practices
- Knowledge of DoD, DoN, and local childcare regulations
- Knowledge of child abuse and neglect detection and prevention laws
- Knowledge of facility design and maintenance for childcare
- Financial and budget management competency
- Ability to supervise staff and manage organizational operations
- Strong oral and written English communication skills

## Nice to have

- Experience working with military families
- Understanding of military lifestyles

Apply on Commander, Navy Installations Command's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/891128900