Job Description

We are looking for a caring, playful, and reliable Infant Daycare Teacher to join our small home daycare team. This role is perfect for someone who loves nurturing babies, creating meaningful early learning experiences, and maintaining a warm, family-style environment.

Responsibilities:

Provide attentive, loving care for infants, including feeding, diapering, soothing, and engaging in age-appropriate play. Cooking and serving breakfast, lunch and snack time Help with potty training and helping to clean any accidents. Leading and participating in story time, ABC time, creating and setting up arts and crafts, education on colors, shapes, and numbers. Create a safe, clean, and cozy environment that supports bonding, sensory exploration, tummy time, and early developmental milestones. Maintain consistent routines for feeding, naps, and play that follow each child's individual needs and parent preferences. Interact with infants in a playful and nurturing way--singing songs, reading books, encouraging early communication, and supporting motor development. Ensure constant supervision and prioritize safety during all daily activities. Communicate with parents daily about their child's routines, milestones, moods, and any concerns. Keep detailed notes on infant bottles, diapers, naps, and developmental progress. Maintain high standards of cleanliness, including sanitizing toys, surfaces, cribs, and feeding areas throughout the day. Support daily housekeeping tasks such as washing bottles, tidying play spaces, vacuuming, mopping, changing beds, laundering infant linens, and keeping the environment organized. Follow all home daycare policies, state licensing rules, and health/safety guidelines.

Qualifications:

Experience caring for infants in a daycare, nanny, or home-based childcare setting. Warm, gentle, and patient caregiving approach. Comfortable with cleaning duties and maintaining a sanitary environment. Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusting relationships with families. CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain). Mandated reporter training. TB test. Knowledge of safe sleep practices and infant development is a strong plus.
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 27 - 30 per week

Benefits:

Paid time off
Application Question(s):

Will you have a problem with criminal background clearance?
Experience:

Infant care: 1 year (Preferred) Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:

Childcare Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person