Preschool Teacher

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE); Walnut (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays and sick days

401k plan with company match

Tuition discounts for your children

Professional development

Education reimbursement and partnersh

Job summary

Merryhill School, part of Spring Education Group, seeks an Infant Teacher in California to provide attentive, nurturing care in a safe classroom while supporting each infant's feeding, sleeping, and developmental needs.

You will create developmentally appropriate activities, supervise daily routines, and collaborate with families and fellow staff to ensure a positive learning environment; CPR/First Aid and licensing knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• 12 semester units in Early Childhood Education with related coursework
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• ECE coursework or Child Development Associate credential preferred
• Experience caring for infants in licensed setting preferred
• Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain
• Ability to pass state background checks
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organization skills

Responsibilities

• Provide attentive, nurturing care in a safe classroom for infants
• Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans and activities
• Facilitate arts, crafts, games, outdoor play, and hands-on learning
• Supervise classroom activities, meals, and transitions
• Support potty training and age-appropriate personal care routines
• Encourage language development and social-emotional growth
• Maintain clean, organized, sanitary classroom environment
• Collaborate with teachers and school leaders to ensure a positive experience
• Communicate with families about activities and development
• Follow health, safety, and licensing requirements

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Organization

Relationship-building

Education

12 semester units in ECE

High school diploma

ECE coursework / Child Development Associate credential / degree

Experience with infants in licensed setting preferred

Job description

Merryhill School is a community of private schools dedicated to helping students become confident, resilient, and independent learners. Our educational journey begins with an academically focused preschool experience grounded in early literacy, phonics, and mathematics, then progresses through a challenging, well-rounded elementary and middle school curriculum.

Through the Merryhill Method, students embrace meaningful challenges while developing the academic and interpersonal skills needed to thrive. Educators serve as trusted mentors who create engaging learning environments, provide personalized guidance, and help students discover what they are capable of achieving. With schools across California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas, Merryhill is supported by Spring Education Group and offers employees opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and continued career growth.

Infant Teacher – Merryhill School

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid holidays and sick days

• 401k plan with company match

• Tuition discounts for your children

• Professional development

• Education reimbursement and partnerships

About the Role

As an Infant Teacher at Merryhill School, you will provide attentive, nurturing care in a safe and stimulating classroom environment. You will support each infant’s individual feeding, sleeping, and developmental needs while creating meaningful learning experiences that encourage early cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical growth.

Through responsive caregiving and consistent communication with families, you will help establish a strong foundation for each child’s continued development and success.

You will also:

• Create and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans and learning activities

• Plan and facilitate arts and crafts, games, outdoor play, and hands-on educational experiences

• Provide attentive supervision during classroom activities, outdoor play, meals, snacks, and transitions

• Support children with potty training and other age-appropriate personal-care routines

• Encourage language development, independence, positive peer interactions, and emotional growth

• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom environment

• Collaborate with fellow teachers and school leaders to provide a consistent and positive student experience

• Communicate professionally with families regarding classroom activities and student development

• Follow all school policies and applicable licensing requirements related to health, safety, and student supervision

What We’re Looking For

• 12 semester (or 18 quarter) units in Early Childhood Education, including coursework in child development, curriculum, and family/community

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Early childhood education coursework, Child Development Associate credential, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree preferred

• Previous experience caring for infants in a licensed childcare or preschool setting preferred

• Knowledge of infant development, responsive caregiving practices, and age-appropriate learning activities

• Ability to meet all state childcare licensing and training requirements

• Current infant and child CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification before or shortly after hire

• Ability to successfully complete state and federal background checks

• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and relationship-building skills

• Ability to lift and carry infants, sit on the floor, bend, stoop, and remain actively engaged throughout the day

• Commitment to maintaining a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and dependable learning environment

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.