Hiring Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Employers across the 89 metro areas we have BLS OEWS wage 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 in this build. 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 published median for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in this build is $98,470. 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 a education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare search fill?
- 23 to 35 days, 2 to 3x faster than a typical contingency search, per the recruiting provider's published figures.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price a education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare search
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