Lead Early Care Educator

Job Description

Job Description

Preschool Lead Teacher

MORGAN'S EARLY CARE CONNECTION
120 Rogers St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30317 · License No. CCLC-66003

Position Overview

We're searching for a phenomenal Preschool Lead Teacher — an educator who can follow a four-year-old's "but why?" all the way down the rabbit hole and turn it into a week of learning. MECC is a small, licensed early care program gearing up to grow. Every teacher here is comfortable across all our age groups, so you'll be at ease with infants through pre-K — but this role is for a true preschool expert who knows how to nurture emerging literacy, early math, imaginative play, and the social-emotional skills that set kids up to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Bilingual Spanish/English is something we're actively hoping for; it enriches every corner of the classroom and every family relationship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead teacher for our preschool/pre-K room, designing an inquiry-driven, play-based day rooted in children's real curiosity.
• Nurture emergent literacy and numeracy through stories, songs, dramatic play, and hands-on projects (in English and Spanish where you can).
• Cultivate cooperative play, friendship, and social problem-solving, coaching kids through conflict with warmth and restorative practice.
• Support school readiness — focus, following multi-step directions, and confidence — without rushing childhood.
• Observe and document learning against GELDS, and make children's thinking visible to families in ways they can celebrate.
• Partner closely with families, honoring each family's language, culture, and hopes for their child.
• Collaborate flexibly across age groups as we grow, with the preschool room as your specialty and home base.

Qualifications

• Genuine expertise in and love for preschool-age development and learning.
• Experience as a lead teacher in a licensed preschool/pre-K setting strongly preferred.
• Associate's or bachelor's in Early Childhood Education or a related field (or a clear path toward one).
• Familiarity with Georgia's Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS) and Bright from the Start licensing.
• Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred.
• Comfort and warmth across all early-childhood age groups, with preschool as your specialty.
• Deep commitment to a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist environment.