Permanent recruiting for preschools and child care centers across Connecticut.
Every center needs an OEC-approved head teacher on site for at least 60% of the hours you’re open each week, approved through the OEC Registry, and that person can also be your director. When yours gives notice, we start the search the same week.
Each Early Start CT classroom needs a Designated Qualified Staff Member (DQSM) in the OEC Registry, and the share of DQSMs who must meet the bachelor’s degree option goes up from 25% now to 50% in July 2027 and 60% in July 2030. Planning those hires early helps keep your funding.
The Early Childhood Education Endowment started paying out in July 2025. It funds Early Start CT rate increases and a new health insurance subsidy for early childhood educators, starting with 2027 coverage through Access Health CT. Better pay and benefits make our job easier, and we lead with them when we talk to candidates.
Connecticut has the 21st-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 recruit for every role in Connecticut centers, 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 Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, Wilton, Weston, Monroe, Trumbull, Bethel and Orange.
On roles we have recruited for in Connecticut, posted teacher pay has ranged from about $18 to $26 an hour, and a recent Stamford director search was posted at $85,000 to $100,000 a year. Pay depends on the role, credentials and the school.
Directors must be 20 and complete at least 3 credits in early childhood or educational administration within a year. Centers also need an approved head teacher, and the director can fill that role. See the full Connecticut director rules.
A head teacher must be approved by the Office of Early Childhood: age 20 with a high school diploma plus 1,080 supervised hours and a CDA or 12 ECE credits, or a bachelor’s in ECE plus 360 hours and student teaching. See the full Connecticut teacher rules.
Under Conn. Regs. 19a-79-4a, updated October 2024, ratios are (max group size in parentheses): under 2 years 1:4 (8); 2-year-olds 1:5 (10); 3 and older, including kindergarten, 1:10 (20); school-age-only programs 1:15 (30). The youngest child sets the ratio, with no ratio relief at nap time.
Not a rating. Connecticut uses Elevate, a voluntary OEC quality improvement program with three membership tiers: Member, Member+ and Member Accredited. It does not rate providers or set staff qualifications; the higher bar comes through NAEYC accreditation.
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.