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About This Role Winsted Area Child Care Center is seeking a Preschool Education Coordinator/Preschool Head Teacher. This is a dual-role position responsible for providing high-quality classroom leadership while supporting consistency, quality improvement, and professional growth across our preschool program. This position is approximately 75% Head Teacher classroom responsibilities and 25% Education Coordinator responsibilities, including coaching, mentoring and assisting preschool teaching staff. The responsibilities will include serving as a head teacher in one preschool classroom while providing educational leadership and support to the preschool program, which consists of two classrooms serving up to 20 children each. What You'll Do • Plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, engaging, and inclusive preschool curriculum. • Create learning experiences based on children's interests, individual needs, developmental levels, cultures and experiences. • Maintain a safe, nurturing, organized, and engaging classroom environment. • Use observation and assessment information to plan individualized and group learning experiences. • Support children's social-emotional development through positive guidance, relationship based practices, and appropriate behavior support strategies. • Work collaboratively with classroom teaching staff to establish consistent routines, expectations, and teaching practices. • Ensure classroom practices align with NAEYC standards, WACCC policies, CT ELDS and OEC licensing requirements. • Mentor and support preschool teachers in implementing developmentally appropriate and high-quality teaching practices. • Support teachers in maintaining classroom documentation and preparing for NAEYC accreditation reviews and OEC licensing inspections. • Assist teachers with curriculum planning, classroom environments, learning centers, daily schedules and daily transitions. • Serve as a professional role model who promotes teamwork, reflective practice, accountability and a positive workplace culture. Requirements • An associate's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or a related field. • Experience with NAEYC accreditation process, classroom observations, documentation, and continuous quality improvement. • Strong working knowledge of CT OEC child care licensing regulations and requirements. • Strong organizational skills and ability to balance classroom teaching responsibilities with coaching and program leadership responsibilities. • Ability to work collaboratively with teaching staff, administration, families, consultants, and community partners. • Experience using child observation and assessment information to guide curriculum and instruction. • Must clear a full background check and must pass a health screening per OEC licensing regulations • Lift up to 50lbs and perform other physical tasks related to an early childhood environment including the ability to kneel, bend squat and crawl. Nice to Have • A bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or a related field. • Experience with Teaching Strategies GPLD or a comparable early childhood assessment system. • Pediatric First Aid, CPR and Emergency Medication certification. Benefits • Health Insurance • Dental Insurance • Life Insurance • Paid Leave • Sick Leave • Retirement Plan • Child Care Discount • Professional Development • 37.5 hour work week • Health Insurance • 403b with up to 3% vested match • Sick Time/Paid Time Off • Vacation Pay • Paid Holidays