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About the Role:
The Infant/Toddler Educator will work closely with teaching colleagues and families to create a warm, responsive, and engaging environment in which every child is known, understood, and celebrated.
Key Responsibilities:
Genuine passion for early childhood education and a deep commitment to supporting children, families, and educators in a mission-driven school environment.
Sophisticated understanding of infant, toddler, and preschool development and the ability to translate developmental insight into sound decisions.
Build respectful and responsive relationships with children and their families.
Learn and honor each child’s interests, cues, routines, temperament, and developmental needs.
Collaborate with the teaching team to develop emergent, play-based curriculum through observation, documentation, and reflection.
Plan meaningful experiences involving open-ended materials, art, music, movement, sensory exploration, and nature.
Respect each child’s individual rhythms during feeding, sleeping, diapering, play, and transitions.
Communicate openly and thoughtfully with families.
Participate in team meetings, professional development, and reflective conversations.
Maintain a safe, organized, and welcoming classroom that meets EEC requirements.
Requirements:
Key Qualifications:
Massachusetts EEC Infant–Toddler Teacher certification required; Infant–Toddler Lead Teacher certification preferred.
Three or more years of early childhood classroom experience preferred, including direct experience caring for and teaching infants.
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field preferred. Advanced study and ongoing professional learning are highly valued.
Strong understanding of infant and toddler development, with the ability to translate developmental knowledge into responsive caregiving, thoughtful curriculum, and sound classroom decisions.
Familiarity with—or a sincere interest in—the Reggio Emilia philosophy, emergent curriculum, and pedagogical documentation.
Genuine passion for early childhood education and a deep commitment to supporting children, families, and colleagues in a mission-driven school community.
Demonstrated ability to create a high-quality infant classroom and contribute thoughtfully to curriculum and program development.
Strong observation, documentation, and reflective-practice skills.
A warm, calm presence combined with creativity, adaptability, and confidence in decision-making.
Strong time-management, organizational, and self-management skills, including initiative, dependability, and follow-through.
Ability to balance responsibilities independently while recognizing when collaboration or additional support is needed.
Willingness to adapt and step in where needed to support program continuity and children’s well-being.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build trusting relationships with children, families, colleagues, and the wider ITC community.
Commitment to teamwork, collaborative learning, and respectful, growth-oriented conversations.
Infant Toddler Children’s Center is an equal opportunity employer. ITC does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person