Executive Director of Early Childhood Education Job at Hope ECE Center, Denver, CO

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  • Hope ECE Center
  • Denver, CO

Job Description


Executive Director of Early Childhood Education

Location: Denver, Colorado

Employment Type: Full-time

Negotiable Salary Range: $80,000 - $125,000

Application Deadline: 9/5/25

About Hope ECE Center, Inc.

HOPE Center, Inc., a nationally recognized, Black-led nonprofit founded in 1962, provides high-quality early childhood education and vocational programs for Denver’s northeast communities. We are currently seeking a visionary and results-driven Executive Director of Early Childhood Education with a proven record of accomplishment in program excellence, strategic innovation, and community engagement to guide our organization into its next era of impact.

Our Mission: Empower children and adults to thrive through inclusive, culturally responsive education and support services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead strategic
  • planning, program quality, and fiscal stewardship.
  • Oversee
  • curriculum development, staff & staff leadership, professional and
  • business development.
  • Ensure
  • compliance with Colorado licensing and quality standards.
  • Manage complex
  • braided funding streams (CCCAP, UPK, DPP) and budgeting.
  • Engage with
  • the community, Board of Directors, funders, and business partners to
  • advance our mission.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelors in
  • Early Childhood Education (ECE), Human Development, Child Development, or
  • approved related field.
  • 10+ years of
  • experience in early childhood education.
  • 5+ years
  • leading a large early education center.
  • Director
  • Qualified by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
  • Expert
  • knowledge of the Colorado Shines Quality Rating Improvement System.
  • Proficiency
  • with the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS-3).
  • Compliance
  • experience with Colorado Child Care Licensing Rules and Regulations.
  • 5+ years
  • managing braided funding models (CCCAP, UPK, DPP) and ECE budgeting in
  • Colorado.
  • Knowledge and
  • expertise in High Scope, Creative Curriculum, or other evidence-based ECE
  • curriculum.
  • Experience
  • hiring, onboarding, leading and managing ECE teachers and staff, as well
  • as licensed contractors.
  • Experience
  • developing comprehensive enrollment and family engagement strategies.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s in
  • ECE, Human Development, Child Development, or approved related field.
  • Experience
  • reporting to and working with a Board of Directors.

Application Process

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to theboard@hopecenterinc.org For more information, visit .

Job Tags

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