Shining Star Child Care, LLC Lead Teacher Nashville, NC · Full time Company website

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Shining Star Child Care is a quality early childhood education center located in Nashville, North Carolina, serving children from **6 weeks to 5 years old**. Since 2020, our goal has been to provide children with a safe, nurturing, structured, and engaging environment where they can learn, grow, and build a strong foundation for future success. Our program focuses on **play-based learning** that supports each child's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. We encourage children to explore, ask questions, build friendships, develop independence, and discover a love for learning while respecting each child's individual personality, abilities, and needs. At Shining Star, we believe quality childcare is built through strong relationships between **children, families, and educators**. Our teachers are an important part of creating the warm, family-oriented atmosphere that our center is known for. We value educators who are dependable, compassionate, professional, energetic, and passionate about making a positive difference in children's lives. We don't simply provide childcare — **we help our little stars learn, grow, and shine.**

• Provide a safe, nurturing, structured, and positive environment for children.
• Plan and implement age-appropriate educational activities and lesson plans.
• Maintain an organized and engaging classroom.
• Supervise children at all times and ensure proper supervision ratios are maintained.
• Follow all North Carolina childcare rules, regulations, and center policies.
• Maintain daily attendance, meal, activity, incident, and other required classroom records.
• Communicate professionally with parents regarding their child's day, progress, and needs.
• Lead and provide direction to assistant teachers working in the classroom.
• Encourage children's social, emotional, physical, and educational development.
• Assist children with meals, toileting, diapering, handwashing, rest time, and other daily routines as appropriate for the age group.
• Maintain classroom cleanliness and sanitation throughout the day.
• Prepare the classroom and materials for daily activities.
• Follow the center's behavior-management and discipline policies.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and professional-development opportunities.
• Work cooperatively with other teachers and management.
• Follow all health, safety, confidentiality, and emergency procedures.
• Perform additional childcare-related duties as assigned by management.