As a Toddler/Preschool Teacher, you'll create a safe, nurturing, and engaging classroom environment where children can explore, build confidence, develop independence, and reach important developmental milestones through hands-on learning and positive relationships.

• Lead a toddler/preschool classroom in a licensed childcare and preschool setting, creating a warm, welcoming, and developmentally appropriate learning environment
• Plan and implement engaging lesson plans, learning centers, sensory experiences, and classroom activities that support toddler development and early learning
• Foster children's social-emotional growth, language development, problem-solving skills, and emerging independence through play-based learning and positive interactions
• Support daily classroom routines including meals, diapering, toileting, rest time, outdoor play, transitions, and active supervision
• Encourage curiosity, exploration, creativity, and participation through age-appropriate activities and learning experiences
• Use positive behavior guidance strategies to support emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and age-appropriate classroom expectations
• Observe, document, and communicate children's developmental progress, milestones, and classroom experiences
• Build strong partnerships with families through daily communication, classroom updates, and collaborative support of each child's growth and development
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and engaging classroom environment that reflects high-quality early childhood education practices
• Ensure compliance with all Massachusetts EEC regulations, health and safety standards, teacher-to-child ratios, and center policies
• Collaborate with co-teachers, support staff, and center leadership to create a positive, professional, and team-oriented culture
• Participate in staff meetings, professional development opportunities, and ongoing classroom quality improvement initiatives

In This Role, You Will Help Children

• Build confidence, independence, and self-help skills
• Develop language, communication, and social skills
• Learn through play, exploration, movement, and hands-on experiences
• Form positive relationships with peers and trusted adults
• Strengthen the foundational skills needed for future success in preschool and beyond