Centre Director | Exceeding-rated | Established team | Fulll Occupancy

A rare and exciting leadership opportunity to lead an exceeding-rated early learning setting. This is a senior role focused on maintaining excellence, strengthening systems, and sustaining performance over time.



Benefits

• Highly competitive salary aligned with experience and positioned at the higher end of the market
• Service rated Exceeding (7/7) across the last four Assessment and Rating cycles
• Full occupancy with strong, consistent demand from families
• Established team, with many educators having been with the service for 10–20 years
• Above-ratio staffing model supporting high-quality practices and staff well-being
• Stable, experienced team with strong internal capability
• Supportive and knowledgeable approved providers with a genuine understanding of the sector
• Established systems and operational foundations are already in place
• Leadership role focused on consistency, not constant change

About the opportunity

This is a well-established 72-place long day care service with a strong reputation for quality, consistency, and trust within the local community.

The service operates at full occupancy with a waitlist in place — a reflection of an established, over-ratio team who know what they are doing and work well together. With a stable and experienced team and consistently strong Assessment and Rating outcomes, quality and consistency are part of the everyday, not something that needs to be chased.

As Centre Director, you will take custodianship of a service where systems, team capability, and community reputation are already strong. Your focus will be on maintaining momentum, supporting your team, and ensuring the service continues to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes across all areas.

You will be supported by established systems and a team that understands what high-quality practice looks like in action. The service itself is thoughtfully designed, with a strong emphasis on open-ended environments and natural elements. Each of the five rooms offers age-appropriate indoor and outdoor spaces for children to explore and engage with.

About you

You bring a calm, measured leadership style and take pride in maintaining high standards over time, while bringing out the best in the team around you.

You are most effective when leading capable teams, strengthening systems, and ensuring high-quality practice is embedded as part of the everyday norm. You consistently place children's best interests at the centre of decision-making.

You value stability, professional trust, and environments where strong systems and team capability are already in place.

Requirements

• More than two years of experience as a Centre Director, or five years in an Assistant Director role
• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education (highly regarded) or an Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Education
• Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework
• Proven experience with Assessment and Rating, with favourable outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to maintain team stability and a positive workplace culture
• Confidence in leading experienced educators with a balanced, respectful approach
• Practical understanding of occupancy, family engagement, and service reputation

Next steps

This opportunity is being managed exclusively by Early Years Talent.

For a confidential discussion or to request further information, please apply or reach out directly.