Forty Carrots Family Center seeks a compassionate expert in early childhood education to lead our NAEYC Accredited Preschool. The Preschool Director is responsible for providing overall direction and oversite through upholding Forty Carrots’ exceptional standards, ensuring full enrollment and effective program administration, providing leadership and support to Preschool Educators and staff, and maintaining quality relationships with parents and community stakeholders. This full-time leadership position reports to the Chief Program Officer and collaborates with the Management Team to provide support to our other programs and departments. Awarded for our exceptional workplace culture, Forty Carrots Family Center is a Sarasota-Manatee Top Workplace. For additional information and full job description, please visit https://fortycarrots.com/contact/career-opportunities/.

This position requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field plus Five years of relevant experience with a proven record of professional growth and leadership.  Successful candidates must have or be willing and able to obtain a Director Credential within the first 90 days of employment. 

About Forty Carrots Family Center

Forty Carrots Family Center’s (FCFC) mission is nurturing healthy child and family development through research-based, relationship focused, education and mental health services. Founded in 1993, FCFC serves children and families throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties with Parenting Education, Mental Health Services, and our nationally accredited (NAEYC) Preschool. FCFC is committed to providing the highest quality of services to families of all walks of life, regardless of ability to pay, educational background, age, race, or other factors. All families benefit by having the resources, tools and support needed to raise their children in homes that are safe, both physically and emotionally, where they are protected and loved, and given every opportunity to learn so they can become productive, responsible caring adults. Our community partnerships with more than 26 community agencies allows FCFC to provide services to our most vulnerable children and families.

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