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Child Care Teacher

Bright Horizons Children's Centers

Cincinnati, OHFull-time$17.75–21.7/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$17.75–21.7/hr
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Bright Horizons is hiring a Child Care Teacher for in-person work at its early education center in Cincinnati. The teacher will create activities for children, communicate with parents about daily milestones, maintain a safe and clean classroom, and fulfill mandated reporter responsibilities. Full-time positions are available with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, age 18 or older, and knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Developmentally Appropriate PracticeLifting and CarryingFull Range of MotionEmergency ResponseMental and Physical Alertness

Qualifications

Must Be 18+High School Diploma or GEDEarly Childhood Coursework, CDA, or Related Degree1 Year Child Care Teaching ExperienceState and Company Background Checks

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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 with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. 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 - Fulfill mandated reporter requirements as defined by the appropriate State agency, including reporting any suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the agency and informing the director **Qualifications:**Candidates must pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements: - 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GEDis required - College-level coursework in early childhood education, CDA, or an associate or bachelor's degree in early education or related field is preferred - 1 year of professional experience teaching in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred - Demonstrated knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children is required 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 Cincinnati, OH area. Bright Horizons at Madisonville 5/3 5040 Kingsley Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 **Compensation:**The hourly rate for this position is between $17.75 - $21.70 / hr. 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 a hiring incentive

How this job compares

Set against the 1,704 open Early Childhood Educator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$17.75–21.7/hr
  • Ohio median$15–17/hr38 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–21/hr997 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $19.73/hr, is 24% above the Ohio median midpoint ($16/hr) — in the top quarter of Early Childhood Educator hourly ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Early Childhood Educator jobs in Ohio and 1,704 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Early Childhood Educator postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (605 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 631 of the 1,704 open Early Childhood Educator jobs (37%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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