Lead Infant Teacher

The Learning Experience - Mckinney•McKinney, TX

15d•$15 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Experience is hiring a Lead Infant Teacher to lead a classroom and support infants’ learning and development. The Lead Teacher implements the L.E.A.P. Curriculum®, maintains a safe and engaging classroom, communicates with families, and guides Assistant Teachers. The role provides consistent, high-quality early childhood education while supporting children’s development and daily care needs. The Lead Infant Teacher plans classroom activities, routines, and transitions; maintains lesson plans, observations, assessments, and records; monitors children’s individual needs and development; and ensures the classroom is organized and prepared. The teacher builds relationships with families and the teaching team, shares updates about children’s days and progress, and supports family engagement and center activities. The role follows state childcare licensing, health, safety, supervision, and classroom-ratio requirements, and includes required training and professional development. This is a full-time position in McKinney, Texas, paying $15–$16 per hour. The active classroom role requires supervising children by sight and sound, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor, participating in indoor and outdoor activities, and safely lifting up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, unless otherwise permitted by state requirements.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Previous childcare, daycare, preschool, or early childhood education experience.
Knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.
Strong classroom management, communication, and organization skills.
Must meet applicable state licensing, background screening, health, and training requirements.
Ability to supervise children by sight and sound; stand, walk, bend, kneel, and sit on the floor; participate in indoor and outdoor activities; and safely lift up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Classroom leadership experience.
ECE, Child Development, or Education coursework.

Responsibilities

Create a safe, supportive classroom where children are ready to learn.
Build positive relationships with children and families.
Plan age-appropriate learning and play experiences.
Support children’s social, emotional, language, cognitive, and physical development.
Encourage children’s curiosity, independence, communication, and confidence.
Plan and organize classroom activities, routines, and transitions.
Maintain lesson plans, observations, assessments, and required records.
Monitor individual children’s needs and development.
Keep the classroom organized and prepared.
Guide and support Assistant Teachers, and support and mentor developing teachers.
Communicate with families about children’s days, development, and progress; respond professionally to questions.
Collaborate with teachers and center leadership, modeling positive classroom practices and teamwork.
Implement TLE’s L.E.A.P. Curriculum® and adapt activities to children’s ages, abilities, and developmental needs.
Follow state childcare licensing, health, safety, supervision, and classroom-ratio requirements, including active supervision.
Support children’s daily care needs, including feeding, diapering, and toileting as appropriate.
Participate in required training and professional development.
Maintain TLE classroom and curriculum standards and help families understand children’s learning and classroom experience.
Support family engagement and center activities, and create a professional, welcoming classroom environment.