Infant & Toddler Educator

Infant & Toddler Educator

Saplings Outdoor Program – West Vancouver | Full-Time | Starting March 30, 2026

Saplings Outdoor Program is potentially opening a new licensed childcare centre in West Vancouver serving up to 100 children across Infant & Toddler, Preschool, and Before and After School Care programs.

We are seeking nurturing, experienced educators to join our Infant and Toddler program (0–36 months).

While our new centre will have an indoor base, Saplings remains deeply committed to outdoor learning. Even our youngest children experience fresh air, natural environments, and sensory exploration in nearby parks and green spaces. Educators must feel confident and comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions while maintaining safe and developmentally appropriate practice.

At Saplings, we believe that secure relationships, responsive caregiving, and connection to nature form the foundation of early childhood. We are a learning organization that invests in our staff through ongoing training, reflective practice, and paid professional development.

• Full-time position.
• Shift patterns to be confirmed.
• Start date:
  
  March 30, 2026
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• Mandatory paid training:
  Week of March 23, 2026 (candidates must be available).

• Competitive wage based on experience.
• Paid professional development and training.
• Regular in-house and guest-led workshops.
• Extended health and dental benefits available.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.

• ECE certification required.
• Infant Toddler certification strongly preferred.
• ECEA candidates may apply; ability to work within ratio requirements alongside Infant Toddler certified educators.
• Prior experience working with children aged 0–36 months.
• Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR Level B and AED, or willingness to obtain prior to start.
• Confident working outdoors year-round.

• Complete appropriate Criminal Record Checks.
• Submit immunization declaration documentation.
• Provide proof of eligibility to work in Canada.

• Provide responsive, relationship-based care for infants and toddlers.
• Support secure attachments and emotional regulation.
• Plan and facilitate sensory-rich, developmentally appropriate experiences.
• Maintain safe sleep practices and follow individual care routines.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments indoors and outdoors.
• Support feeding, diapering, toileting, and hygiene with professionalism and warmth.
• Document children’s development through observations and communication with families.
• Maintain licensing compliance and high health and safety standards.
• Contribute to a reflective, team-based culture.

• Calm, patient, and emotionally attuned.
• Strong understanding of early brain development and attachment.
• Comfortable with physical caregiving demands.
• Aligned with play-based and nature-based learning.
• Excited to help build a new program from the ground up.

If you are passionate about nurturing the earliest years of life in a thoughtful, nature-connected environment, we would love to hear from you.