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Curious Minds Early Learning Center
Wellington, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 9/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/21/2027

Toddler Lead Teacher or Assistant TeacherCome Grow With a Team That Feels Like Family

We are searching for an AMAZING toddler teacher—someone whose face lights up when a child learns a new word, gives their first real hug, masters a new skill, or proudly declares, “I did it!”

This is not a position for someone simply looking for “a job in childcare.” We are looking for a genuinely enthusiastic, loving, dependable educator who understands that the toddler years are incredibly important. Our toddlers need teachers who will get down on the floor, sing loudly, laugh often, offer endless encouragement, and bring patience and calm to even the busiest moments.

Whether you are an experienced Lead Teacher or a passionate Assistant Teacher ready to learn and grow, we would love to meet you.

Why You Will Love Being Part of Our School

We are building something truly special. Our team is more than a group of people who happen to work in the same building—we are a family. We support one another, celebrate one another, step in when someone needs help, and share the joy and responsibility of giving children an extraordinary start in life.

You will be valued here—not only for the work you do, but for the ideas, energy, creativity, and heart you bring to our school.

We believe teachers deserve:

  • A positive, encouraging workplace where their voices are heard
  • Supportive leadership that is present, approachable, and appreciative
  • Meaningful opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • A team that communicates, collaborates, and helps one another
  • The freedom to bring creativity, personality, and joy into the classroom
  • The resources and support needed to create an exceptional learning environment
  • Recognition for the incredibly important work they do every day
  • A workplace filled with laughter, connection, and purpose

The Kind of Teacher We Are Hoping to Find

Our ideal teacher:

  • Absolutely loves working with toddlers
  • Is warm, affectionate, playful, patient, and nurturing
  • Comes to work with positive energy and a ready-to-help attitude
  • Understands that relationships come before everything else
  • Sees challenging behavior as communication and responds with patience and guidance
  • Enjoys singing, reading, dancing, creating, exploring, and getting a little messy
  • Communicates warmly and professionally with families
  • Takes pride in creating a beautiful, organized, engaging classroom
  • Is reliable and understands that children and teammates depend on them
  • Welcomes feedback and is excited to continue learning
  • Notices what needs to be done and willingly jumps in to help
  • Celebrates the success of teammates instead of competing with them
  • Wants to become an important, long-term part of our school family

Most importantly, we are searching for someone with heart. Skills can be strengthened and experience can be gained, but genuine kindness, enthusiasm, integrity, and passion cannot be taught.

What You Will Do

As a toddler teacher, you will:

  • Build loving, secure relationships with every child in your care
  • Create engaging, developmentally appropriate learning experiences
  • Encourage language, independence, confidence, curiosity, and social-emotional growth
  • Guide children positively through big feelings and developing behaviors
  • Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and inviting classroom
  • Communicate with families about their child’s learning, development, and day
  • Work closely with your teaching partner and the wider school team
  • Follow all health, safety, supervision, and licensing requirements
  • Participate in classroom planning, training, special events, and school activities
  • Help every child feel known, valued, capable, and deeply loved

Lead Teacher Candidates

Lead Teacher candidates should have applicable early childhood education experience and meet—or be actively working toward—Colorado’s qualification requirements. Lead Teachers should feel confident guiding classroom routines, planning meaningful learning experiences, communicating with families, supporting an assistant teacher, and creating a positive classroom culture.

Assistant Teacher Candidates

Experience is wonderful, but we are also excited to meet naturally gifted, passionate candidates who are eager to learn. If you are dependable, coachable, energetic, and truly love children, we are willing to support your professional growth and help you build a rewarding career in early childhood education.

What We Ask From Every Team Member

We ask that you bring your best, most dependable self to our children and your teammates. Early childhood education requires energy, flexibility, teamwork, professionalism, and an enormous amount of heart. There will be busy days, messy days, emotional days, and absolutely magical days—and we want people who embrace all of them.

If you want to be part of a school where children are cherished, teachers are supported, and coworkers become family, this may be exactly where you belong.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Please send us your résumé along with a short message telling us:

  • Why do you love working with toddlers?
  • What makes you an amazing teammate?
  • What do you hope to bring to our school family?

We cannot wait to meet the next extraordinary educator who will help us create joyful childhoods, confident learners, and memories that last a lifetime.

Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $21

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