Hiring Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Employers across the 89 metro areas we publish data for pay education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare a median of $41,990 to $98,470 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A search through RecruitLocalPros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340, set by seniority, never by location or salary. Our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
What do education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare do?
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
Core tasks, O*NET OnLine, 11-9031.00.
What does it take to become one?
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
O*NET Job Zone 4, SVP (7.0 to < 8.0). O*NET OnLine.
Employers commonly list experience with Microsoft Office software, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word for this role.
What do education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare get paid?
BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in 89 of the metro areas we publish data for. The median ranges from $41,990 to $98,470 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $58,340. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.
BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 11-9031.
What does hiring one cost?
The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest median any metro we publish data for pays education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare is $98,470 a year, place of work (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $19,694 to $29,541 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.
Frequently asked
- How fast can an education and childcare administrator search fill?
- Typically 23 to 35 days, and typically 2 to 3x faster than a contingency search, per our recruiting partner's published figures. Both are typical rather than guaranteed.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price an education and childcare administrator search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen, with the contingency comparison if you are paying one now.
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Where we run education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare searches
The fee does not move with the city. The wage band does, so each page prices the role against what that metro actually pays.
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