About Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center: Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center (BFP ECEC) seeks an Executive Director to lead our organization which has provided a high quality full-day preschool program for almost 50 years to families that live, work, or study in our community. Formed by Brown University and the Fox Point Neighborhood Association, we incorporated as an independent non-profit agency in 1973. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the Center has four mixed-age classrooms that serve families who represent the racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio-economic, and familial diversity of our community. The Center has been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) since 1996 and has a five-star BrightStars rating.

With an annual budget of 1.1 million and enrollment of 72 students the Executive Director oversees a staff of 18 employees who are responsible for upholding the core values of the organization and ensuring that children are respected, engaged and guided to think, reason, question, and learn.We describe the work of Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center in this way: We engage with preschoolers as they learn and grow.We engage with parents and guardians as they confront the joys and challenges of their childrens development. We engage with teachers and administrators as we create the relationships and organization that foster that development. We engage with organizations and structures within our early childhood profession as they transform the fieldPosition Summary: The Executive Director is accountable for the overall leadership, administration, strategic direction and management of the organizations resources to accomplish the goals and mission of Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center. They will ensure financial sustainability through grants acquisition, direct fundraising, and community outreach by building relationships throughout the community and with a diverse group of stakeholders.

Reporting to the Governing Board, this position leads a team of teachers and administrators, using research, best practices, and trustworthy interactions to promote a child-and-family-centered quality program. The Executive Director exemplifies the values of Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center and nurtures our organizational culture by creating a learning community of children and adults that promotes optimal child development and healthy families.Key Duties & Responsibilities: Guides the growth of the organization and culturecontinually evolving and learning.Maintains and models professionalism and emotional maturity by promoting the programs goals and objectives and fostering respectful relationships; demonstrates the ability to personally learn, grow and share learnings.Creates an inclusive, team-based organizational culture built on our core values.Supervises a faculty in its implementation of a high quality, best practice, evidence-based program grounded in sound assessment, thoughtful curriculum, anti-bias mindset and responsive professional development.Oversees all aspects of the centers parent outreach, including day-to-day communication, enrollment and transition, conflict resolution, and content-specific parent supports. Proactively builds external partnerships and actively develops and maintains positive community relations.Develops collaborative relationships with the Board of Directors, provides proactive communications, supports committees and meetings and manages on-going strategic planning.Recruits, hires, develops, supports, mentors and motivates staff ensuring everyone is connected to the organization\'s mission, vision, and shared values.Creates systems and policies to ensure effective programs and fiscal management.Oversees and implements appropriate resources to ensure that the operations of the organization are run efficiently and effectively.Ensures financial stability of the organization including meeting annual enrollment goals and leading fundraising initiatives. Ensures compliance with local, state and national regulations, including the Department of Children, Youth and Families licensing, QRIS/Bright Stars, and NAEYC accreditation.