Toddler Teacher

Benefits:

• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule

Location:

The Learning Experience
- River Vale, NJ

Pay: $17-$19 per hour (based on experience and qualifications)

Schedule:

Full-Time, Monday-Friday

The Learning Experience
- River Vale is seeking an experienced and nurturing Toddler Teacher to join our early childhood education team.

Our Toddler Teacher creates a warm, responsive classroom where babies feel safe, loved, and encouraged to explore. We're looking for someone who already has experience caring for infants or young children in a professional childcare setting and is confident supporting the unique routines and developmental needs of our youngest learners.

• Lead a safe, nurturing, and engaging toddler classroom
• Provide attentive, responsive care throughout the day
• Support individualized feeding, diapering, nap, and daily routines
• Create age-appropriate sensory, movement, language, and early learning experiences
• Encourage cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development
• Observe developmental progress and celebrate important milestones
• Maintain accurate classroom records and daily communication
• Build trusting relationships and communicate regularly with families
• Collaborate with Assistant Teachers and center leadership
• Maintain a clean, organized, and developmentally appropriate classroom
• Follow New Jersey childcare licensing, health, and safety requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Previous professional childcare or early childhood education experience required
• Toddler classroom experience strongly preferred
• Previous Lead Teacher experience is a plus
• CDA or Early Childhood Education coursework is a plus, but not required
• Comfortable with feeding, diapering, safe sleep practices, and individualized infant routines
• Patient, dependable, nurturing, and confident leading a classroom
• Must meet applicable New Jersey childcare licensing requirements

• $17-$19 per hour
  , based on experience and qualifications
• Full-time Monday-Friday schedule
• Paid training and professional development
• Employee childcare discount
• Supportive center leadership
• Collaborative teaching environment
• Opportunities for continued professional growth

Compensation: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.

Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands‑on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.

At TLE®, we've created a full cast of characters that become our little learners' educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.