Lead Toddler Teacher (1 Year olds) room- West Location
Full Time • Charlotte
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
Position Summary
The Lead Toddler Teacher is responsible for providing a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment for toddlers (typically ages 12 months to 3 years). This role includes planning and implementing curriculum activities that promote social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth, guiding and supervising assistant teachers, maintaining classroom safety and cleanliness, and fostering strong relationships with children, families, and staff.
Key Responsibilities
Toddler Care & Development
- Provide nurturing, responsive care that meets the individual needs of toddlers, including feeding, diapering/toileting, and rest time routines.
- Support toddlers’ emerging independence, self-help skills, and language development.
- Encourage exploration, play, and problem-solving through age-appropriate, hands-on activities.
- Observe and document developmental milestones and identify areas that may need additional support.
Curriculum & Instruction
- Plan and implement daily lesson plans that incorporate music, movement, art, early literacy, sensory exploration, and outdoor play.
- Use positive guidance techniques to help toddlers develop social-emotional skills and learn to manage emotions.
- Create learning experiences that encourage curiosity, cooperation, and creativity.
- Adapt activities to meet the varying developmental levels and needs of individual children.
Classroom Management
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized learning environment that meets state licensing and health standards.
- Supervise assistant teachers and floaters assigned to the toddler classroom, providing direction, support, and modeling best practices.
- Rotate and sanitize toys and materials regularly to maintain a healthy classroom environment.
Family Engagement
- Communicate with families daily about their child’s routines, progress, and experiences.
- Conduct parent-teacher conferences and provide developmental progress updates.
- Partner with families to support learning and routines at home.
Administrative Duties
- Maintain accurate attendance records, daily care logs, and developmental documentation for each child.
- Ensure compliance with all state licensing requirements, safety protocols, and center policies.
- Participate in staff meetings, training sessions, and professional development opportunities.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.
- Toddler CDA credential preferred or willingness to obtain.
- At least 2 years of experience working with toddlers in a licensed childcare setting.
- Strong knowledge of toddler development and positive guidance strategies.
- CPR and First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain).
- Excellent communication, organization, and teamwork skills.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift and carry children and classroom materials up to 40 pounds.
- Frequent bending, kneeling, standing, and sitting on the floor.
- Ability to move quickly and respond to toddlers’ needs in a busy classroom.
Work Environment
- Indoor and outdoor toddler play environments.
- Energetic, active setting requiring patience, attentiveness, and flexibility.
Compensation: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour
About Bright Kids
Bright Kids Learning Academy was founded with the intent of providing a quality early childhood education that will prepare young scholars for future success.
Bright Kids Learning Academy will accomplish this goal by providing an age specific, project-based learning curriculum. In addition, Bright Kids focuses on training and equipping quality educators as well as engaging parents in the learning process.
We are proud to serve our families with children ages 6 weeks to 4 years of age. We also offer after-school care for children in Kindergarten to fifth grade or children 5 to 12 years of age who attend schools within the area.
We believe in the importance of regularly assessing each child’s growth and development so that we can tailor our lessons and activities and meet each child’s individual needs.
Our incredible teachers support a variety of learning styles in which they plan and set goals to guide children's experiences. This is accomplished by tapping into their social, emotional, cognitive, physical and creative domains.
The children are immersed into a climate for learning in the academic domains of creative arts, literacy, math and science. We look forward to the opportunity to help your child grow and flourish.
MISSION
The Bright Kids Learning Academy mission is to lead from the front with innovation in early childhood education to prepare children for success at school and beyond. We foster children’s creativity in all areas of learning and growth with research-based strategies for childcare, development and early childhood education including literacy and numeracy.
VISION
Bright Kids Learning Academy seeks to grow creative and brilliant minds that prepare children for future success.
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