Head Toddler Teacher
San Jose, CAFull-time$25–29.5/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Action Day Schools is hiring full-time Head Toddler Teachers at its Campbell, Mountain View, and San Jose locations. The role involves engaging children in developmentally appropriate activities, ensuring quality classroom care, overseeing the Toddler program, and evaluating curriculum. Head Teachers also train staff, liaise with the Director, share knowledge across sites, and help plan and facilitate staff in-service meetings.
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Full job description
Since 1968, Action Day Schools have proven to be steadfast leaders in the Bay Area’s childcare & private education industry. In 2025, Action Day Schools was nominated as one of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area! We recognize the essential foundation of any school is its staff. We are proud of our heart-centered and committed teachers who provide each child with quality care rooted in enthusiasm for their individual growth and development. We are seeking professional, passionate, nurturing individuals to accommodate our thriving centers and uphold our reputation of excellence! Join our team as we continue to create excitement for learning in a fun and loving environment!!
We are hiring full-time Head Toddler Teachers at our Campbell, Mountain View, and San Jose locations!
In addition to engaging the children in developmentally appropriate activities and ensuring the highest quality of care in your classroom, we are looking for an experienced Head Teacher who will assist in overseeing the Toddler program and the evaluation of curriculum. Our Head Teachers work with and train fellow staff members and act as liaison between the Director and the staff within their age group. You will also have the chance to visit other sites as needed to share knowledge with employees at our sister schools, and assist in planning and facilitating school and companywide staff in-service meetings. This is an incredible, new opportunity to lead an award winning program!
Compensation: $25- $29.50/hr. depending on individual experience, education and position requirements.
Professional Development Opportunities For Teachers at Action Day Schools:
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Hands- on training, 1:1 coaching sessions, and team check-ins with the Leadership Team
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New Hire Welcome Workshop, bi-monthly Head & Master Teacher Meetings, In-Service Staff Development Days, CPR/First Aid certification course offerings & more
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Tuition loan payment plans available to help Team Support Teachers complete the core Child Development courses and become teacher-qualified.
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Staff Referral Bonus Programs
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The ability to collaborate with creative team members to design the physical environment to meet the changing needs of young children
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Career Growth Programs and New Leader Training with opportunities for leadership roles as a Master Teacher or School Administration
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A Leadership team of brilliant Program Directors dedicated to empowering teachers and creating a fun place to work that offers challenge, motivation, and career opportunities
Requirements
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Associate's Degree
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Completion of 12 core ECE semester units, including the Infant/Toddler Development course- Haven’t taken the Infant/Toddler Development class? NO problem! We will help you complete this course!
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2 years of experience with children
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A love and passion for working with young children
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Professional, enthusiastic, and an influential role model to peers
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Excellent communication skills
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A reliable, can-do attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow!
Benefits
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Benefits for full-time employees working 30+hrs/wk include:
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Vacation, sick, and holiday pay- including a paid holiday closure at the end of December!
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Medical, dental, and vision
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FSA
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Long Term Disability
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Life Insurance
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Childcare/Private Education Tuition Discount Benefits-- At Action Day Schools, it is our goal to enrich the lives of both you and your children!
How this job compares
Set against the 1,841 open Early Childhood Educator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25–29.5/hr
- California median$22–28/hr93 hourly ranges
- US median$18–21/hr1,088 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $27.25/hr, is 5% above the California median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Early Childhood Educator hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 110 open Early Childhood Educator jobs in California and 1,841 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Learning Care Group25 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Early Childhood Educator postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (641 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 174 of the 1,841 open Early Childhood Educator jobs (9%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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