Create and maintain environment and implement curriculum so as to: Develop secure relationships with children and encourage trust and emotional security; Provide opportunities for sensory and motor exploration; Encourage self-awareness, autonomy, and self-expression; Support children's emerging communication skills; Encourage the development of gross and fine motor skills and; Observe, document, and assess childrens development to inform individualized support and classroom planning and maintain accurate records of observations, developmental progress, and family communication; Maintain close, frequent, and effective communication with parents, and encourage parents' participation in their children's education through observation, volunteering, and participation. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires the ability to perform the following job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodations: kneeling, bending, sitting on the floor, pushing, pulling, running, jumping, mopping, dancing, sweeping, singing, standing, twisting at the waist, raising arms above the head, rising from kneeling/sitting position, and lifting/carrying children up to 5 years.