Toddler Educator at a NAEYC Accredited Early Learning Program

🌿 Toddler Educator
Location: Sylvania Children's Center — Toledo, Ohio (Sylvania & Talmadge campuses) | Schedule: Full-Time & Part-Time available | NAEYC Accredited | Step Up To Quality Gold Rated

Anyone can supervise toddlers. Very few people can turn a full-body meltdown over a broken banana into a calm, connected moment ninety seconds later — and then watch that same child stack blocks with real focus twenty minutes after. If you already know the specific skill that takes, and you want it recognized as the skill it actually is, keep reading.

We enter our 35th year in Toledo this fall as a NAEYC Accredited, Step Up To Quality Gold Rated program, and our Standards of Excellence framework exists for exactly this reason — so educators who do this well have a real, documented path (Strong Contributor, Difference Maker, Above & Beyond) instead of a vague "you're doing great" and nothing else.

You won't have to wait a year to know if you're succeeding. Structured onboarding, a Mentor Educator from day one, and paid weekly planning time mean you're supported before you've had to prove yourself, not after.

We also don't leave you to manage a room of two-year-olds alone or underprepared. We hold a 1-to-6 ratio in toddler rooms, tighter than the state requires, and Conscious Discipline is the shared language across every classroom — not something you're inventing solo. Full-Time or Part-Time both work here depending on your life right now.

What it takes: a Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or a related field, real knowledge of toddler development and positive guidance strategies, and Ohio's licensing requirements met for this age group. One honest note — we've seen more candidates lately accept a role and vanish when something else comes along. Toddlers don't do well with inconsistency, and neither do we. If you're still weighing other options, wait until you're not. If you're ready to commit to a room and a team, this is it.

In return: pay based on experience and credentials, 14 paid holidays, 8 days PTO, a Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend, and real room to grow across a two-campus organization with bigger plans ahead.

Don't wait to apply — we're moving quickly to fill this room. (We're also hosting a hiring event at the Sylvania campus on Monday, August 24th, 6–8 PM, if you'd like to meet the team in person too.)

Toddlers are loud, unpredictable, and endlessly worth it. Apply today.