Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Salary in Kansas City, MO

Common tasks

• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
• Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
• Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
• Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
• Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
• Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
• Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
• Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications.
• Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
• Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.