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-based learning experiences that cultivate joy, emotional security, and quantifiable developmental progress
• Build a movement- and sensory-responsive classroom environment that sustains engagement and supports four-year-olds learning through varied modalities
• Observe and record in the moment: Collect same-day, objective observations linked to developmental domains, then refresh each child's milestone tracker weekly
• Let data inform your teaching: Review weekly documentation to pinpoint each child's next growth opportunity and design responsive instructional moves
• Create individualized, interest-driven activity modifications tailored to each child's motivators, integrate one focused developmental objective, and reassess impact within two weeks
• Support children through frustration using calm co-regulation and emotional coaching instead of reactive behavior management
• Share student progress, classroom routines, and emerging concerns clearly and proactively with families

• Approach PreK as childcare instead of purposeful early education
• Default to scripted worksheets or compliance-focused instruction as your primary method
• Spend the majority of your day supervising academic apps rather than facilitating live, hands-on learning
• Replace calm co-regulation and emotional coaching with reactive behavior control

Ensure NYC Pre-K children develop a love of school while showing accelerated early-learning growth through intentional 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 leading play-based learning that produces observable developmental growth
• Proven capacity to record developmental milestones objectively and consistently on a weekly schedule using a structured framework or rubric
• Strong relationship-building and emotional attunement: Capacity to establish trust quickly, interpret emotional cues accurately, and leverage individualized motivators to drive engagement
• Co-regulation and frustration scaffolding: Support children through emotional escalations 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