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Child Care Teacher-Infant

Bright Horizons

New York, NYFull-time$23–26/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$23–26/hr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Bright Horizons seeks a Child Care Teacher to support children’s learning and care in an early education center. The role creates hands-on activities, communicates children’s milestones to parents, and maintains a safe, clean classroom. Candidates must meet age, education, and background-check requirements; an Early Childhood Education degree and two years of child care experience are preferred. The position is full-time and in person.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Early Childhood EducationChild CareDaycarePreschool

Qualifications

Must Be 21+High School Diploma or GED9 Early Childhood Education CreditsStudy Plan for Early Childhood Education DegreeAssociate's or Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education2 Years Child Care ExperienceState and Company Background Checks

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Child Care Teacher

Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons, where you can make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Teacher.

Full-time positions are available!

Responsibilities:

  • Create hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children
  • Maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones
  • Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines

Qualifications: Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:

  • At least 21 years of age with a high school diploma or GED required

  • 9 college credits in Early Childhood Education and a study plan leading to an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education is required

  • Associates or Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education is Strongly preferred

  • At least two years of experience working in child care, daycare, or preschool preferred

Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.

Physical Requirements: This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.

The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

Hourly Rate and Other Compensation Disclosures: The hourly rate for this position is between $23.00 – $26.00 per hour. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

This position is also eligible for hiring incentive of $1,500 payable after 100 days of employment.

Benefits: Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program

Compensation: $23-$26.00

Life at Bright Horizons:

At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,705 open Early Childhood Educator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23–26/hr
  • New York median$18–20/hr158 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–21/hr1,004 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $24.50/hr, is 28% above the New York median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the top quarter of Early Childhood Educator hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 205 open Early Childhood Educator jobs in New York and 1,705 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Early Childhood Educator postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (606 postings).
Education
98 of the 1,705 open Early Childhood Educator jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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