Executive Director

**Employer:** Blue Wave Child Care Centre **Open Role**: Executive Director **Position Start Date**: January 10, 2027 **HOW TO APPLY:** To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to **bluewavechildcarerecruitment@gmail.com** In your cover letter, please share why you're interested in joining Blue Wave and how your experience and skills would contribute to our team. Please be prepared to provide up to three (3) work-related references who may be contacted directly. At least one of the references must be a person who has supervised you directly. **SUMMARY:** Blue Wave Childcare Centre’s Board of Directors is seeking a full-time permanent Executive Director that is a dynamic leader with vision and experience in the child-care sector. The Executive Director is responsible for the successful leadership, overall management, and operations of the Centre according to the direction and policies set by the Board. **ABOUT BLUE WAVE:** Blue Wave Childcare Centre is a non-profit, community-based child care centre serving children and families in the Don Mills and Lawrence area . Since 1989, our Centre has been a trusted part of the community, with a strong commitment to high-quality, enriched early learning and care. We are licensed for 106 children across infant, toddler, preschool, and kindergarten programs, supported by a dedicated team of approximately 20 full and part-time staff. Blue Wave is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors and operates as a non-unionized workplace. Located on the ground level of Norman Ingram Public School, Blue Wave provides a welcoming environment within an active residential community. Our programs are grounded in play-based pedagogy, guided by *How Does Learning Happen?*, and supported by strong relationships with families and the community. We are licensed under the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) and participate in Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC). **THE OPPORTUNITY:** The Executive Director is responsible for the overall leadership, administration, and operation of the Centre, ensuring regulatory compliance, program excellence, financial sustainability, and strong relationships with families, staff, and community partners. This role will be supported by a designate who assumes partial day-to-day responsibility for office administration. **Program & Pedagogical Leadership** *Focus: quality of care, curriculum excellence, child development, inclusion, best practices.* * Ensure that the programs and services delivered reflect current best practice, are inclusive and of high quality * Play a leadership role in the broader community supporting and advocating for pedagogical excellence * Provide leadership when dealing with difficult situations related to child behaviour and/or development issues * Responsible for policy development according to the Child Care and Early Years Act, ELECT, How Does Learning Happen?, AQI, and Public Health Guidelines **Organizational Leadership**