Responsibilities:

• Provide attentive, loving, and responsive care to infants.

• Maintain a safe, clean, and nurturing classroom environment.

• Follow individual feeding, sleeping, diapering, and care routines.

• Create and implement age-appropriate lesson plans and classroom activities.

• Complete and maintain ASQ (Ages & Stages Questionnaires) and developmental documentation as required.

• Plan activities that support infants’ physical, social-emotional, language, cognitive, and fine/gross motor development.

• Engage infants in age-appropriate activities, including reading, music, sensory play, and exploration.

• Maintain accurate daily documentation, including meals, bottles, diapers, naps, and classroom activities.

• Communicate professionally with parents regarding their child’s development and daily experiences.

• Work cooperatively with classroom staff and management.

• Follow all health, safety, sanitation, and Ohio childcare licensing requirements.

• Maintain consistent supervision and respond appropriately to each child’s individual needs.

• Previous experience working with infants preferred.

• Must meet applicable Ohio childcare licensing requirements.

• Experience creating lesson plans is required.

• Experience completing ASQ developmental screenings/documentation is preferred.

• Must be comfortable documenting children’s developmental progress and planning activities based on individual needs.

• Must be able to pass required background checks and employment screenings.

• Must complete required childcare training and certifications.

• CPR/First Aid certification preferred or willingness to obtain.

• Reliable attendance and punctuality are required.

• Must be patient, nurturing, organized, responsible, and dependable.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Loving and nurturing
Passionate about early childhood education
Organized and able to complete lesson plans and developmental documentation
Patient and attentive
Dependable and responsible
A strong team player
Experienced and comfortable caring for infants

The ideal candidate will have a CDA or equivalent and 2+ years of experience in early childhood education.