Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Required: Early Childhood Experience
Salary: $95,000–$100,000 annually
Salary: $95,000–$100,000 annually
Employment Type: Full-Time | Field Based
Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Paid Time Off and more
Territory: Kansas City, Missouri | Multi-State District
Travel: Approximately 85 percent
Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Paid Time Off and more
Territory: Kansas City, Missouri | Multi-State District
Travel: Approximately 85 percent
Location Requirements:
This role is primarily based in the Kansas City metropolitan area and supports a multi-state district. Candidates must live within 30 miles of a major airport and be willing to drive to neighboring states for frequent onsite childcare center visits.
Job Overview:
The Learning Experience is seeking an experienced District Manager to support franchise childcare centers across the Kansas City region and surrounding markets. This field-based leadership role focuses on protecting brand standards, driving operational excellence, and ensuring compliance within licensed childcare environments.
The District Manager partners closely with franchise owners and center leadership teams to improve enrollment, financial performance, quality outcomes, and team development. The ideal candidate has experience leading teams in regulated childcare or compliance-driven environments and thrives in a high-travel, relationship-focused role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a field leader and brand ambassador, ensuring centers consistently meet company standards and operational expectations
- Act as a trusted business consultant to franchise owners, providing guidance on operations, staffing, enrollment growth, and quality improvement
- Execute district strategies to improve enrollment, retention, productivity, and center performance
- Analyze enrollment trends and profit and loss statements to identify operational improvement opportunities
- Communicate and train on new initiatives, systems, and operational updates to drive engagement and consistency
- Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, franchise agreements, and state childcare licensing regulations
- Partner with Marketing to evaluate enrollment trends and implement district action plans
- Support centers with licensing, hiring, staff training, and new center openings
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with franchise owners, center leaders, and corporate partners
- Research and share performance data and best practices to support talent attraction and customer retention
- Proactively identify challenges, resolve issues, and escalate concerns when appropriate
- Continuously work to improve performance across the district and the broader organization
Qualifications:
- Experience leading teams in a licensed or compliance-driven childcare environment preferred
- Proven experience as a multi-unit operator, district leader, or franchise consultant
- Strong understanding of state childcare licensing frameworks and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated ability to analyze profit and loss statements and operational metrics
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting tools
- Strong communication, coaching, and project management skills
- Exceptional interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work a flexible full-time schedule, including occasional weekends or holidays
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 85 percent
- Reliable transportation required; fixed and variable car allowance included in compensation
Why Apply:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
- High-impact leadership role with visibility across multiple states
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
- Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to excellence in early childhood education
Compensation: $95,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
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The Learning Experience
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.
Company Website: thelearningexperience.com
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