As a Learning Grove Lead Teacher you will exhibit the core knowledge and competencies required to provide a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for children infant through six years old.
Create and maintain safe and healthy learning environments for children with appropriate arrangement of materials, space, and supplies.
Manage a classroom of children including a daily schedule and transition times that encourages a child's learning through discovery, curiosity, creativity, and a healthy self-concept that leads to school readiness.
Understand and implement quality content area components (Child Growth and Development, Family and Community Relations, Health, Safety, & Nutrition, Child Observation and Assessment, Professional Development, Learning Experiences and Environments), as defined by Learning Grove and SUTQ/STARS/National Accreditation.
Plan and implement the quality curriculum in a manner that supports the intellectual, social-emotional, physical, and language development of each child enrolled in his or her classroom.
Complete lesson plans that incorporate the Kentucky and /or Ohio Early Learning Standards in a timely manner.
Utilize assessment information on children to implement learning plans to advance a child's development.
Complete tasks assigned in a timely manner to ensure the smooth operation of the program.
Utilize best practices and positive discipline techniques with children, to support children's growth and understanding of self and others, and promote resilience.
Ability to read, speak, and write English
CDA or Associate/Bachelor/Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field (related degrees must include child development classes)
Prior experience working with young children commensurate to responsibilities
Completion of State Approved Orientation for Child Care Providers
Current First Aid/CPR Certification
Successful clearance of required Criminal Background Checks
Compliance with licensing requirement for TB testing
No physical or mental/emotional limitations that would prevent the implementation of caring for and safe- keeping of infants through school age children
1-5 years experience in infant, toddler, or preschool classrooms.
Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, 403b, PTO, personal days and extended illness bank.
All children deserve to be nurtured through high-quality education, to think critically, get along with others, and set the path toward a productive future. To help realize these experiences, we never compromise on practices and programs that are best for your child. Extraordinarily dedicated women and men innovate and advocate for our children, parents, and community. We work together as one, because when we are all invested in far-reaching, high-quality early childhood education, it lifts up the whole community.
For over 40 years, Cincinnati Early Learning Centers and Children, Inc. were both well known for their commitment to delivering this outstanding level of early education. On January 1, 2020, these two highly acclaimed organizations joined efforts, combining strengths under a new name: Learning Grove. Now more than ever, we are able to serve a racially and socioeconomically diverse population of nearly 7,000 children, youth, and families annually with programs across Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio.
Learning Grove will reach more children and empower more families. This new partnership allows our organization to move further faster and combine resources to support youth, parents, and educators more effectively. Through the might of collaboration, we have exponentially increased our ability to nurture lifelong successes for children and students, families, professionals, and the community.
Together, we transform lives and help build brighter futures. Together, we thrive for lifelong success.
