District Manager
Full Time • Charlotte, NC
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- Childcare Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Salary: $95,000–$100,000 annually
Required: Early Childhood Experience
Employment Type: Full-Time | Field Based
Territory: Charlotte, North Carolina | Multi-State Region
Travel: Approximately 85 percent
Required: Early Childhood Experience
Employment Type: Full-Time | Field Based
Territory: Charlotte, North Carolina | Multi-State Region
Travel: Approximately 85 percent
Location Requirements
This field-based role is based in the Charlotte metro area and supports multiple childcare centers across North Carolina and neighboring states. Candidates must live within 30 miles of a major airport and be able to travel frequently for onsite center visits.
Job Overview
Join The Learning Experience as a District Manager supporting multiple childcare centers across the Charlotte region. This high-impact leadership role focuses on driving operational performance, coaching center leadership teams, and ensuring compliance across licensed childcare environments.
In this role, you will partner with franchise owners to improve enrollment, financial performance, team development, and overall center quality. This position is ideal for a strong multi-site leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-travel environment and enjoys influencing results across multiple locations.
Key Responsibilities
Multi Site Operations and Performance
- Drive operational excellence across multiple childcare centers within the region
- Execute strategies to improve enrollment, retention, productivity, and overall center performance
- Analyze enrollment trends, financial performance, and profit and loss statements to identify growth opportunities
Franchise and Leadership Partnership
- Serve as a trusted business consultant to franchise owners and center leadership teams
- Provide guidance on operations, staffing, enrollment growth, and performance improvement
- Build strong, trust-based relationships across franchise and corporate teams
Training and Program Implementation
- Train and coach center leaders on operational best practices, systems, and new initiatives
- Support rollout of company programs, processes, and performance expectations
- Partner with Marketing to align enrollment strategies and local execution
Compliance and Quality Assurance
- Ensure compliance with company standards, franchise agreements, and state childcare licensing regulations
- Maintain consistent quality and operational standards through regular site visits
Growth and Center Support
- Support new center openings, licensing, hiring, training, and operational readiness
- Identify challenges early, resolve issues, and escalate risks when needed
- Continuously improve performance across the region and broader organization
Qualifications
- Required: Early childhood education experience in a licensed childcare environment
- 3–5+ years experience as a multi-unit leader, district manager, or field-based manager
- Strong understanding of profit and loss statements and operational performance metrics
- Strong knowledge of childcare licensing regulations and compliance standards
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and communication skills
- Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting tools
- Ability to work a flexible full-time schedule, including occasional weekends or holidays
- Ability to travel approximately 85 percent
- Reliable transportation required; car allowance included in compensation
Why Join The Learning Experience
- Competitive salary with growth potential and comprehensive benefits
- High-visibility leadership role across a growing region
- Opportunity to influence performance across multiple childcare centers
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Mission-driven organization focused on early childhood education excellence
Compensation: $95,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
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.
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