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Early learning professionals work closely with families and fellow educators to create a supportive environment for young children. This often involves regular communication with parents or guardians about each child’s progress, sharing developmental milestones, and addressing any concerns together. Additionally, early learning staff participate in team meetings, collaborate on lesson planning, and may coordinate with specialists such as speech therapists or counselors to provide comprehensive care. Strong partnerships and open communication are essential for fostering children's growth and ensuring a consistent approach between home and the early learning center.

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To thrive as an Early Learning Educator, you need knowledge of child development, lesson planning, and early childhood education, typically supported by an associate or bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Familiarity with classroom management software, assessment tools, and state licensing requirements is often necessary. Patience, creativity, and strong communication skills help educators build trust with young children and collaborate with families. These skills and qualifications are crucial for fostering a nurturing and effective learning environment during children’s formative years.

What are early learning professionals?

Early learning professionals are educators and caregivers who work with young children, typically from birth to age five, to support their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. They create safe and nurturing environments where children can explore, play, and learn foundational skills. Early learning professionals may work in settings such as preschools, childcare centers, Head Start programs, or as private nannies. Their role is crucial in preparing children for future academic success and lifelong learning.
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Infographic showing various Early Learning job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 90% Full Time, 7% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $39,653 per year, or $19.1 per hour.

Early Learning Teacher

Diocese of St Augustine

Ponte Vedra, FL • On-site

Full-time

Posted 29 days ago

Job description

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ST. AUGUSTINE
ST. JOHN PAUL II EARLY LEARNING CENTER
EARLY LEARNING TEACHER
Status: Non-Exempt
General Summary: Under the direction of the director, the Lead Teacher is responsible for providing a warm, nurturing, stimulating, safe, and loving environment, where each child has the opportunity to develop cognitive, verbal, social, emotional, and physical skills appropriately.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Plans and implements a culturally sensitive educational program that is developmentally appropriate for each child's age and language.
  • Plans and implements daily lesson plans based on the approved curriculum to promote cognitive, verbal, social, emotional and physical development of children.
  • Conducts ongoing assessment and individualization documentation in a timely manner.
  • Plans a balanced daily routine that encourages play, exploration and learning, and which includes teacher-directed and child-directed activities, both inside and outside.
  • Provides a developmentally appropriate, stimulating learning environment that includes adding new and interesting materials each week, meeting the developmental levels of all children in the group, including children with special needs, over the course of their enrollment.
  • Other duties, as assigned.
  • Children's Health and Developmental Services Responsibilities:
  • Conducts daily health checks on each child.
  • Plans weekly activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.
  • Follows policies and procedures regarding medical and dental emergencies, short-term exclusion of children, and the administration, handling and storing of medication.
  • Ensures safe practices are followed to prevent injuries to children or others.
  • Maintains sanitation and hygienic classroom.
  • Nutrition Responsibilities:
  • May eat with children, encouraging proper eating habits and conversation.
  • Serves food in a way that encourages the development and socialization of the children.
  • Assists in kitchen duties, as assigned.
  • Follows infants' individual feeding schedules and holds infants who cannot sit independently while feeding.

Family Partnerships Responsibilities:
  • Attends parent meetings as assigned.
  • Informs parents concerning their children's progress formally and informally, including parent notes, portfolios, and parent conferences.
  • Maintains transition procedures for children moving from classroom to classroom, along with other appropriate staff.
  • Plans and implements family involvement activities.
  • Training and Communication Responsibilities:
  • Participates in on-site and off-site professional development trainings and workshops; completes a minimum of 35 annual in-service training hours.
  • Maintains confidentiality at all times.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
  • Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church preferred.
  • Must be flexible, work well with others, and have excellent communication skills with parents or co-teachers.
  • A minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
  • DCF 45-hour training; National CDA, required for VPK. If currently holding a valid DCF Staff Credential, s/he may start the DCF 45-hour training within 30 days of hire and complete it within 6 months.
  • Prior experience in a child care setting preferred.
  • Knowledge of child growth and development as well as developmentally appropriate practices for children ages birth to 5 years.
  • Knowledge of applicable safety and abuse reporting procedures.
  • Must successfully pass the required criminal background check prior to employment and every five years; must complete Protecting God's Children (PGC) workshop prior to employment. For the Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com.
  • Must complete TB screening and physical within ten (10) days of hire and every two (2) years thereafter.
  • Must register and complete Infant & Child First Aid and CPR certification within 6 months of hire and renew prior to expiration.
  • Must be able to complete 35 hours of in-service training each fiscal year.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Position may require some evening and weekend hours.

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