Permanent recruiting for preschools and child care centers across Massachusetts.
EEC sets a qualification level for every role: Teacher, Lead Teacher (21 and up), Director I and Director II. A program licensed for 80 or more infant through preschool children needs a full-time administrator at the Director II level. Certification is optional for now, but the Minimum Hiring Requirements are not, and a candidate’s level decides which room they can lead, so it’s the first thing we ask about.
Since November 2025, EEC has expected center-based programs to spend at least half of their C3 grant on the workforce, including raises, stipends, and recruitment and retention supports. We use those offer details when we talk to candidates.
In Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) communities, districts team up with community programs to expand pre-K, and the state’s goal is pre-K access for every 4-year-old in all 26 Gateway Cities by the end of 2026. If you serve CCFA families, quality funding is now part of your base rate rather than a separate add-on.
Massachusetts has the 10th-largest child care center workforce in the country.
Private centers with paid staff across the state.
Average annual pay per child care employee in 2025, including part-time staff (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
We have recruited for more than 140 roles in Massachusetts, from lead and assistant teachers and floaters to cooks, assistant directors and center directors. Every hire is a permanent placement on your payroll.
Anywhere in the state. Recent searches have included Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Natick, Dedham, Braintree, Weymouth, Andover, Westford, Sudbury and Cape Cod.
On roles we have recruited for in Massachusetts, posted teacher pay has ranged from about $15 to $28 an hour, and center director pay from $58,000 to $88,000 a year. Pay depends on the role, credentials and the school.
An EEC Director I or Director II certification, and directors must be at least 21. Centers licensed for 14 to 79 children need Director I, and centers with 80 or more need Director II. See the full Massachusetts director rules.
Lead teachers must be 21 with a high school diploma or GED, child development coursework and 9 to 36 months of supervised experience, depending on education. A Massachusetts PreK license or an ECE bachelor’s can qualify a teacher outright. See the full Massachusetts teacher rules.
Under 606 CMR 7.10, ratios are (max group size in parentheses): infants under 15 months 1:3 (7); toddlers 15 to 33 months 1:4 (9); preschoolers 1:10 (20) full day or 1:12 (24) half day; kindergarten 1:15 (30); school age 1:13 (26). Mixed-age groups have their own limits, such as 1:5 (9) for toddlers with preschoolers.
Not right now. EEC has paused the Massachusetts QRIS while it builds a new quality improvement system, and quality funding is now built into CCFA subsidy rates. Staff qualifications come from EEC educator certification, not a rating.
We contact you within 24 hours of your request, and our sourcing team starts after a short intake call. Book a call to talk through your open roles.
We handle the search so you can run your school. From single classrooms to multi-site networks, we find the people who fit.