Location: The Learning Experience- Gainesville, VAPay: $17.00-$19.00 per hour, based on experience and qualificationsJob Type: Full-TimeSchedule: Monday-Friday
About the Opportunity
Do you love working with babies and helping them reach their earliest developmental milestones?
The Learning Experience- Gainesville is hiring an experienced Infant Teacher to create a warm, responsive classroom where our youngest learners feel safe, loved, and supported.
We're looking for a nurturing educator who understands infant development, enjoys building trusting relationships with families, and takes pride in providing attentive, individualized care.
From tummy time and sensory exploration to first sounds and movements, you'll help babies develop confidence, curiosity, and important early learning skills.
What You'll Do
- Provide responsive, individualized care for infants throughout the school day
- Support feeding, diapering, safe sleep, tummy time, and daily care routines
- Implement The Learning Experience's L.E.A.P. Curriculum through age-appropriate learning experiences
- Engage infants through sensory play, music, movement, early language, and exploration
- Support physical, cognitive, language, and social-emotional development
- Observe developmental milestones and maintain classroom documentation
- Maintain consistent routines that support each infant's individual needs
- Build trusting relationships and communicate regularly with families
- Collaborate with fellow teachers to maintain a nurturing classroom environment
- Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and welcoming infant classroom
- Follow Virginia childcare licensing, health, safety, and infant care requirements
Qualifications
- Previous professional experience working with infants in a licensed childcare or early childhood education setting required
- Strong understanding of infant development, responsive caregiving, and safe sleep practices
- Experience supporting infant care routines and age-appropriate developmental activities
- Patient, nurturing, dependable, and attentive to individual needs
- Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills
- Must meet applicable Virginia childcare licensing, background screening, and regulatory requirements
What We Offer
- $17.00-$19.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
- Full-time Monday-Friday schedule
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with available company match
- Employee childcare discount
- Paid training and professional development
- Career advancement opportunities
- Supportive teaching team and collaborative work environment
Apply Today
If you're an experienced Infant Teacher who loves creating meaningful early learning experiences and helping babies thrive, we'd love to meet you!
Join The Learning Experience- Gainesville and make a difference during the earliest years of a child's development.
The Learning Experience is an equal opportunity employer.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.