Daycare Teacher

Job Summary: Marvelous Child Development Center is seeking a warm, dependable, creative, and engaged Toddler/Preschool Teacher to join our Reggio Emilia-inspired learning community. Our program views children as capable, curious, and full of potential. Rather than relying primarily on worksheets or teacher-directed instruction, our educators create meaningful learning experiences based on children's interests, questions, relationships, and exploration of the world around them. The ideal teacher enjoys being actively involved with children—getting on their level, listening to their ideas, asking thoughtful questions, creating invitations to explore, spending time outdoors, and helping children develop independence, confidence, creativity, and strong social-emotional skills. Teachers work collaboratively to create a beautiful, welcoming classroom where the environment acts as a third teacher and children's ideas and work are valued and documented.

Key Responsibilities: Provide nurturing, responsive, and respectful care for toddlers and preschool-aged children. Build secure, positive relationships with each child while recognizing individual personalities, interests, cultures, abilities, and developmental needs. Implement a Reggio Emilia-inspired, inquiry-based approach to early childhood education. Observe children's interests and use those observations to develop projects, investigations, and meaningful learning experiences. Create engaging invitations to learn using open-ended and natural materials, loose parts, art materials, sensory experiences, books, music, movement, and hands-on exploration. Encourage children to ask questions, experiment, problem-solve, collaborate, and develop their own ideas rather than simply giving them answers. Incorporate art and creative expression as important languages through which children communicate their thinking. Support children's social-emotional development through respectful guidance, modeling, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. Encourage independence with dressing, toileting, handwashing, meals, cleanup, and other daily routines. Provide opportunities for daily outdoor exploration, nature-based learning, movement, gardening, and physical activity. Maintain an organized, attractive, intentional classroom environment that is accessible and inviting to children. Observe and document children's learning through photographs, notes, children's words, artwork, and project displays. Communicate professionally and positively with families about children's experiences, development, accomplishments, and needs. Collaborate with fellow teachers and administration to develop curriculum and maintain consistency throughout the program. Participate in music, atelier/art, cultural, nature, cooking, sensory, and other enrichment experiences offered by the center. Supervise children closely and maintain appropriate child-to-teacher ratios at all times. Follow all licensing requirements and center policies regarding health, sanitation, diapering, toileting, food service, supervision, and child safety. Maintain a clean and sanitary classroom, including toys, learning materials, tables, diapering/toileting areas, and shared spaces. Assist with meals, diapering, toileting, rest time, transitions, and other daily care routines as needed. Participate in staff meetings, professional development, classroom planning, and center events. Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries with children, families, and coworkers.

Required/Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with toddlers and/or preschool-aged children.