Greets each child in a warm and friendly manner; Provides and supervises activities which promote the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of each child; Provides and maintains a neat, organized classroom, with a learning center focus ensuring classroom is set up prior to arrival and cleaned up after dismissal daily; take responsibility for upkeep of all educational equipment and materials; Attends to childrens play, engages in reflection and discussion about childrens growth and learning, respond to childrens play themes and developmental themes; Documents childrens play and learning, including daily reflections, journey binders, blog, newsletters and other vehicles implemented by the school; Reads each individual childs files in his/her class and is knowledgeable about their medical and developmental histories; Nurtures physical, spiritual, emotional, social, cognitive and literary growth and development of each child; Performs additional program duties as assigned by the Lead Teacher and Director according to the school and agency needs. Minimum Qualifications: Three (3) years experience in group education of children; Associate's Degree & 45 hour DCF training course in child care or the educational exemption granted by the training coordinating agencies, when applicable; Completes a minimum of ten (10) hour or one (1) CEU in-service training per year starting July 1st and ending June 30th each year; Meet Florida Department of Health requirements for teaching in an Early Childhood Learning Center; CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to acquire it; Working knowledge of the growth and development of young children and ability to utilize this information in the classroom; Good oral and written communication skills.