
Child Care Teacher Preschool
Bright Horizons Children's Centers
NEW YORK, NYFull-time$23–28.1/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Child Care Teacher works in person at a preschool child care center, creating hands-on activities and communicating with parents about children’s daily milestones. The role requires at least 90 credits toward a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, a high school diploma or GED, and being at least 18. New York State teaching certification or study plan eligibility and one year of relevant teaching experience are preferred.
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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 with Preschool!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 guidelinesQualifications:Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements: * Must be 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED * At least 90 credits toward bachelor's degree in early childhood education is required * NYS Teaching Certification (B-2, N-6, 1-6, Special Education) or study plan eligibility is preferred * 1 year of professional experience teaching in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred * Per NYU Langone, Flu Vaccine by October 15th is requiredBe 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 - $28.10 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 ProgramCompensation: $23-$28.10Life 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, s
How this job compares
Set against the 904 open Preschool Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23–28.1/hr
- New York median$20–22/hr59 hourly ranges
- US median$18–21/hr531 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25.55/hr, is 23% above the New York median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Preschool Teacher hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Preschool Teacher jobs in New York and 904 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Learning Care Group13 open
- Healthy Kids Programs11 open
- Bright Horizons8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Preschool Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (164 postings).
- Education
- 61 of the 904 open Preschool Teacher jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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