Lead Infant Teacher

Chesterbrook Academy; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits

Professional growth

Team environment

Job summary

Chesterbrook Academy in Wheaton, IL is seeking a loving Lead Infant Teacher to join our team from Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm. The infant program provides a safe, nurturing environment where the youngest learners can explore, grow, and reach developmental milestones.

You will provide a warm, engaging classroom experience, build strong relationships with families through daily updates, and collaborate with the teaching team to maintain routines and licensing standards while supporting

Qualifications

• Must be at least 19 years old and meet state licensing requirements.
• Prior experience in a licensed childcare center.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• CDA, or AA/BA in Early Childhood Education or at least 60 credits with 6 EC

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm, responsive, and engaging classroom experience that supports each child’s individual needs.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with families through daily communication and care updates.
• Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment where infants can develop curiosity, confidence, and early learning skills.
• Collaborate with your teaching team to maintain consistent routines, meet licensing standards, and uphold our school’s commitment to excellence.

Skills

Nurturing personality

Patience

Flexibility

Baby care enthusiasm

Education

CDA

AA degree in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

60 credits with EC

Job description

Spring Education Group’s Early Childhood Education Divisionincludes nearly 150 schools offering services from infant care through Pre‑K/K programs, as well as summer camp and after-school programs. Our locations span a nationwide geographic footprint and a diverse array of pedagogical approaches — including our proprietaryLinks to Learning curriculum that draws from the collective expertise of renowned early-age educators such as Dewey, Piaget and Vygotsky; Montessori schools that embrace both accredited Montessori methods –AMI(Association Montessori Internationale) andAMS(American Montessori Society); and progressive language immersion programs in Mandarin and Spanish.

Chesterbrook Academy is seeking a loving and attentive Lead Infant Teacher to join our team Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:30pm. Our infant program provides a safe, nurturing environment where the youngest learners can explore, grow, and reach important developmental milestones — all while feeling secure and supported.

As an Infant Teacher, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Provide a warm, responsive, and engaging classroom experience that supports each child’s individual needs.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with families through daily communication and care updates.
• Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment where infants can develop curiosity, confidence, and early learning skills.
• Collaborate with your teaching team to maintain consistent routines, meet licensing standards, and uphold our school’s commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 19 years old and meet state licensing requirements.
• Prior experience in a licensed childcare center.
• Must have CDA, or AA degree/Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education or at least 60 credits with 6 credits in Early Childhood/Child Development
• A nurturing personality with patience, flexibility, and a genuine love for working with babies.

• Authorization to work in the United States

Why Join Chesterbrook Academy

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Professional growth and training opportunities.
• Supportive, team-focused work environment.
• A chance to make a meaningful impact in children’s earliest years of learning.

If you’re ready to create a loving, enriching environment where infants can thrive — and to help us continue developing the best schools and educators in America—

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.