Patrick W. Sechrest
Preschool Director, Licensing compliance
Pittsburgh, PA · (321) 555 0177 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/patrickwsechrest
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eighteen years in early childhood education, ten in center leadership
SETTINGS
Nonprofit early learning centers and a parent cooperative preschool
SPECIALTIES
Licensing compliance, accreditation, staff development, enrollment and budget
SYSTEMS
Procare Solutions, Brightwheel, Teaching Strategies Gold, QuickBooks
CREDENTIALS
Pennsylvania director credential, Child Development Associate credential, first aid and infant rescue breathing certification
EDUCATION
Master of science in early childhood education, University of Pittsburgh
Executive Summary
Director of a licensed nonprofit early learning center serving one hundred and forty children from infancy through prekindergarten. Eighteen years in early childhood, ten of them running centers. Carries the license, the budget and the accreditation file, and still knows every child by name at pickup.
Signature Achievements
- Earned National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation for a center that had never held it, passing on the first visit.
- Raised the center to the top level of the state quality rating and improvement system within two years of taking the role.
- Grew enrollment from ninety children to one hundred and forty and held a waiting list for infant rooms for three straight years.
- Cut teacher turnover from forty one percent a year to fourteen percent by funding credential study and building a real career ladder.
- Closed four consecutive licensing inspections with no violations, including two unannounced visits.
- Balanced a two million dollar operating budget for six years while adding a sliding tuition scale for twenty two families.
Professional Experience
Preschool Director
Allegheny Hearth Early Learning Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2019 to present
Leads a licensed nonprofit center of one hundred and forty children, twenty six staff and a two million dollar budget.
- Holds the state license, maintaining ratios, group sizes, background clearances and health and safety records across ten classrooms.
- Builds the annual budget and tuition schedule, reports monthly to a volunteer board and manages state subsidy billing.
- Hires, evaluates and coaches lead teachers and assistants, and funds Child Development Associate credential study for six staff a year.
- Runs the accreditation and quality rating process, including classroom observation cycles and the family survey.
- Meets with families on enrollment, transition to kindergarten and referrals for developmental evaluation.
Assistant Director
Monongahela Children's Academy, Pittsburgh, PA 2015 to 2019
Second in command at a center serving one hundred children with eighteen staff.
- Managed scheduling, substitute coverage and daily ratio compliance across seven classrooms.
- Led curriculum planning using a play based framework and coached teachers on observation and documentation.
- Prepared the center for its first quality rating review and moved it up two levels.
Lead Preschool Teacher
Steel City Cooperative Preschool, Pittsburgh, PA 2008 to 2015
Taught a mixed age classroom of eighteen children in a parent cooperative.
- Planned daily curriculum and family conferences twice a year for every child.
- Trained parent volunteers who worked in the classroom on a rotating schedule.
Licensure and Certification
Pennsylvania Director Credential
Child Development Associate credential, preschool endorsement
Member, National Association for the Education of Young Children
Education
Master of Science in early childhood education, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
Bachelor of Science in child development, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Core Skills
Licensing compliance · Accreditation preparation · Budget and tuition management · Staff hiring and retention · Curriculum coaching · Enrollment management · Family conferences · Board reporting · Subsidy billing