Infant Teacher

Magical Beginnings; Kingston (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick time

13 paid holidays

Paid snow days and vacation time

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Parental leave

Child care discount

Job summary

Magical Beginnings Kingston is seeking a passionate Infant Teacher to provide nurturing, developmentally appropriate care for infants. You will co‑plan curriculum with your co‑teacher, deliver personalized activities, and maintain strong communication with families.

Responsibilities include guiding routines, documenting progress, meeting EEC requirements, and ensuring a safe classroom. This role suits experts who value supportive teams, ongoing training, and growth within a caring environment.

Qualifications

• EEC Infant/Toddler Certification or CDA or equivalent degree/experience required.
• Experience in daycare in a center-based or private school setting preferred.
• Nurturing approach to infants and their development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with co‑teacher to plan curriculum, lessons, and materials.
• Provide responsive, individualized care with age-appropriate activities.
• Communicate with parents and build positive relationships with families.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized classroom environment.
• Assist with daily routines (bottles, meals, diapering, nap times) per each infant's schedule.
• Track progress and complete required assessments.
• Maintain EEC professional development hours and PQ registry.
• Support infants in building security, trust, and early communication skills.

Skills

Nurturing demeanor

Team player

Strong time management

Education

EEC Infant/Toddler Certification or CDA or equivalent

Job description

Kingston Infant Teacher - Certified Infant Teacher

Early Education | Kingston, MA | Full-Time

Help Infants Explore, Discover, and Grow Every Day

At Magical Beginnings, With Care, We Care® guides every classroom and every learning experience we provide. We’re seeking a passionate, experienced Infant Teacher to join our team at our Kingston location.

Qualified candidates must hold current Massachusetts EEC Infant/Toddler Teacher Certification. If you’re an experienced early childhood educator looking for a supportive center that values its teachers, we’d love to meet you.

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• EEC Infant/Toddler Certification, CDA, or equivalent degree and experience (required)
• Daycare experience in a center-based or private school setting
• A nurturing demeanor and a love for infants and their development

Some requirements of the role include:

• Flexibility to work an 8-hour shift within the operating hours of the school, including opening and closing shifts
• Ability to spend extended periods of time on the floor with the children
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability to stand up to 90% of the workday
• Attentiveness, strong time management, and a team-focused mindset

As an Infant Teacher, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with your co-teacher to prepare curriculum, lesson plans, and materials
• Providing responsive, individualized care that supports each infant’s development through gentle, age-appropriate activities
• Keeping parents informed and building positive relationships with children and families
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly classroom environment
• Assisting with daily routines, including bottles, meals, diapering, and naptime, tailored to each infant’s individual feeding and sleeping schedule
• Tracking children’s progress and completing required assessments
• Maintaining your EEC-required professional development hours and PQ registry
• Helping infants build a sense of security, trust, and early communication skills

What KidBridge offers you:

• Paid sick time
• 13 paid holidays*, plus a guaranteed paid week-long winter break
• Paid snow days and vacation time*
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
• Long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance with additional voluntary coverage
• Parental leave
• Child care discount ($25/day)
• Weekly pay and direct deposit
• Referral and enrollment bonuses
• Classroom tablets
• A budget for classroom supplies
• Paid classroom planning time
• Free coffee and tea
• Teachers’ lounge and break room
• Mentor program
• Teacher appreciation events
• Team building activities
• Holiday parties and seasonal events
• School community outreach projects

*Available to full-time employees only

Interested in advancing your career? Magical Beginnings can help!

• Tuition coverage for all EEC Teacher/Director certifications
• Tuition coverage for professional development training hours through the Childcare Education Institute
• Access to Penn Foster to earn college credits towards EEC teacher certification or to increase your EEC teaching certificate level
• No-cost First Aid and CPR certification renewals
• No-cost access to Teachers Pay Teachers, a platform for curriculum collaboration, ideas and support
• Extensive onboarding training
• Paid professional development days
• Pay increases for obtaining certifications
• Reimbursement for required background check processes

$17 - $24 an hour

Payroll is processed weekly.

At Magical Beginnings, we don’t just provide childcare — we build foundations for life.

Magical Beginnings is a growing network of early childhood schools across Massachusetts, dedicated to creating nurturing, engaging, and joyful learning environments for children and rewarding careers for our teachers. If you’re ready to join a team that has fun, laughs together, and supports each other — contact us! We cannot wait to meet you!

Magical Beginnings is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to be a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. All employment is based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Magical Beginnings does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, nationality, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.