Required: Early Childhood Experience
Salary: $90,000–$100,000 annually
Employment Type: Full-Time | Field Based
Territory: Dallas, Texas based | Multi-State Region
Travel: Approximately 85% local and multi-state
About the Role:
The Learning Experience is looking for a dynamic and driven District Manager to lead and inspire a portfolio of early childhood education centers across the Dallas, TX area. In this pivotal leadership role, you'll champion operational excellence, coach center directors, and help shape the futures of thousands of children and families. If you're passionate about education and have a proven track record of multi-unit leadership, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily operations across multiple early childhood education centers within an assigned district
- Coach, mentor, and develop Center Directors to drive performance, staff retention, and family satisfaction
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) including enrollment, revenue, and operational compliance
- Ensure all centers maintain licensing, safety, and quality standards in accordance with state and company regulations
- Influence the centers ability to drive enrollment growth through community engagement, marketing initiatives, and relationship building
- Conduct regular center visits to assess operations, culture, and curriculum delivery
- Partner with World Headquarters to implement company-wide initiatives, programs, and policies
Requirements:
- 3–5+ years of multi-unit management experience, preferably in childcare, education, or retail/service industries
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate teams across multiple locations
- Strong business acumen with experience managing P&L, budgets, and operational metrics
- Excellent communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of early childhood education standards, licensing requirements, and best practices is a plus
- Ability to travel regularly throughout the Dallas, TX district
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, or a related field preferred
About Us:
The Learning Experience is one of the nation's fastest-growing early childhood education franchise organizations, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. Families trust us for our proprietary curriculum, nurturing environments, and passionate educators who go above and beyond every day. Our team members love growing with a company that truly believes in its mission — because when children learn, the whole world wins.
Flexible work from home options available.
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.