Infant Teacher

Newark Day Nursery and Children's Center (NDNCC) is a NAEYC accredited childcare center. Our mission is to educate all children regardless of household income.

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Provide lots of love, care, and attention (snuggles included!)
• Assure all programs and activities are challenging, interesting, and developmentally appropriate
• Support feeding, diapering, and nap routines
• Create a calm, engaging classroom environment
• Talk, sing, read to babies throughout the day, and participate in all activities
• Celebrate milestones like first smiles, rolls, and steps
• Partner with families to share updates and build trust
• Learn each child in the classroom and familiarize yourself with medical issues, dietary restrictions, and habits
• Complete all written work as required, including lesson plans, children’s assessments, meal counts, and injury reports
• Communicate positively and professionally with all NDNCC staff, and work as part of a team
• Agree and abide by the NAEYC Code of Ethics and support accreditation practices

• Has a passion for Early Childhood Education
• Is at least 18 years old
• Is patient, nurturing, and dependable
• Communicates well with both babies and adults
• Holds an Assistant Teacher or Teacher certification by DEEDs
• Is physically able to adequately care for, lift, carry, and interact with children up to 50 pounds inclusive of running, squatting, pushing, and pulling equipment and furniture as needed
• Has a clean background check
• Has both a health appraisal and negative TB test conducted by a licensed medical professional

• 100% paid in full health coverage, or an additional $4500 to your annual salary if health coverage is waived
• Dental insurance, vision coverage, long-term disability, retirement plans, and a generous PTO package
• A supportive, fun, loving team environment
• Daily smiles, giggles, and heart-melting moments