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Lead Educator (Infants/Toddlers)- NYU Langone, Manhattan

Bright Horizons

New, NYFull-time$23.15–31.15/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$23.15–31.15/hr
Location
New, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Bright Horizons seeks a Lead Educator to work with infants and toddlers at NYU Langone. The role leads curriculum implementation, uses educational quality tools to assess and enhance programs, and partners with families while mentoring teachers. The position is in person in a child care center in New York, New York, and requires at least three years of professional teaching experience in a high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool setting.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Curriculum ImplementationEducational Quality AssessmentFamily CommunicationTeacher MentoringNew York State TeachingLifting and CarryingEmergency Response

Qualifications

Must Be 21+High School Diploma or GED9 ECE Credits and Degree Study PlanAssociate's or Bachelor's in ECENew York State Teaching Certificate or Study Plan EligibleFlu Vaccine by October 153+ Years Teaching ExperienceNAEYC-Accredited Center Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Onsite

New York NY 10016

Full time

JR-147349

Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons at NYU Langone , where you can make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to mentor others on how they can create engaging curriculum and experiences. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Lead Educator at NYU Langone working with Infants and Toddlers.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team in implementing high-quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with our philosophy and anti-bias education

  • Be a curriculum expert and use educational quality tools to assess and enhance program implementation

  • Partner and communicate effectively with families, while mentoring new teachers and serving as a role model for the teaching team

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

  • New York State Teaching (B-2, N-6, 1-6, Special Education) or study plan eligible is Preferred

  • Per NYU Langone, Flu Vaccine by October 15th is required

  • At least three years of professional experience teaching in high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool settings is required

  • Experience working in a NAEYC-accredited center is 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.

  • Frequently lift, carry, or hold children with a range of weight from 10 to 40 pounds; occasionally lift, carry, or hold weight more than 40 pounds

  • Demonstrate full range of motion to lift, reach, squat, climb, sit, and otherwise fully participate in activities

  • Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or emergencies

  • Maintain mental and physical alertness and an appropriate level of energy to perform essential job requirements

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 accommodation for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

This position requires in-person work in the New York, New York area.

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this position is between $23.15 – 31.15 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.

Benefits:

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

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave

  • 401(k) retirement plan

  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance

  • Life insurance

  • Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools

  • Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program

  • Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family

  • Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness

Compensation: $23.15 – 31.15 per hour

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster#:~:text=For%20printing%20/%20posting%20in%20the%20workplace) , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA (https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf) ).

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.

You’re the difference

Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. Whether you're supporting children, families, or our client partners, your work matters — and so do you. 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,841 open Early Childhood Educator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23.15–31.15/hr
  • New York median$18–20/hr172 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–21/hr1,088 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $27.15/hr, is 43% 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 218 open Early Childhood Educator jobs in New York and 1,841 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Early Childhood Educator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 641 postings).
Education
98 of the 1,841 open Early Childhood Educator jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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