Child Care Teacher

Child Care Teacher Job Description 

Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications,  but have sufficient experience and talent. Responsibilities for child care teacher

 • Maintaining a learning environment that is supportive of children's growth, development and learning through age and developmentally appropriate lessons and activities 

• Preparing and implementing weekly lesson plans that address social, emotional, physical, and cognitive areas and demonstrate respect and support of diversity in language, culture, and learning styles 

• Demonstration of professional work habits, including working assigned hours, adherence to leave policies, maintaining confidentiality of child and family information 

• Maintaining a safe, healthy, and hygienic environment for all children (children ages infant to 5 years) 

• Teachers must be physically able to perform all duties related to the care and teaching of young children with reasonable accommodations, including repeated bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor, and lifting children up to 40 lbs 

• Provide developmentally appropriate early learning experiences and care for infants/toddlers utilizing project approach principles 

• Demonstrating professional work habits, including working assigned hours, adherence to leave policies, maintaining confidentiality of child and family information 

• Plans curriculum and monitors children's progress and meet with parents to give progress updates. 

• Ensure instructional activities are developmentally appropriate and reflect the individual interests of assigned children 

• Complete required lesson plans and maintain accurate and timely documentation of all required activities and interactions Qualifications for child care teacher