Senior Pre-Kindergarten Educator

$120,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($60 USD/hour)

• Plan and lead 30–60 minute play-driven learning sessions that foster joy, emotional security, and quantifiable developmental advancement
• Establish a movement-rich, sensory-responsive classroom environment that sustains high engagement and enables four-year-olds to absorb learning across varied modalities
• Conduct real-time observation and documentation: Record same-day, evidence-based notes aligned to developmental domains, then refresh each child's milestone tracking on a weekly schedule
• Apply data to inform teaching decisions: Review weekly documentation to pinpoint each child's next developmental threshold and design targeted instructional responses
• Craft personalized, interest-driven activity modifications grounded in individual child motivation, integrate one focused developmental objective, and reassess outcomes within a two-week window
• Support children through moments of frustration by employing calm co-regulation techniques and emotional coaching instead of reactive behavioral management
• Share student progress, daily routines, and developing concerns transparently and proactively with families

• Approach PreK as custodial care instead of purposeful early education
• Default to scripted worksheet activities or compliance-focused instruction as your primary teaching method
• Allocate most of your time supervising digital learning tools rather than facilitating direct, tactile learning experiences
• Deploy reactive behavioral control methods instead of employing calm co-regulation and emotional coaching strategies

Ensure NYC Pre-K children develop enthusiasm for school while exhibiting accelerated early-learning advancement through purposeful play.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, OR CDA/Montessori/Reggio credential
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with 3–5-year-olds in a structured group setting (classroom, not solely one-on-one care)
• Demonstrated success facilitating play-based learning that drives observable developmental growth
• Proven ability to document developmental milestones objectively and consistently on a weekly cadence using a structured framework or rubric
• Strong relationship-building and emotional attunement: Ability to build trust quickly, read emotional cues accurately, and use individualized motivators to unlock engagement
• Co-regulation and frustration scaffolding: Guide children through emotional spikes using calm modeling and structured emotional coaching
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Ability to work full-time on-site in New York City, NY