Preschool Teacher (Daycare / Childcare / Early Education) – Essex, MA
Play, Teach, Inspire – Become a Preschool Teacher with Magical Beginnings Today!
Magical Beginnings is hiring a Preschool Classroom Teacher for our licensed early education center in Essex, Massachusetts.
At Magical Beginnings, we believe every preschooler deserves a joyful, safe, and enriching start to their educational journey. With Care, We Care® is more than a slogan; it’s the heart of everything we do. As a trusted early education provider in Massachusetts, our award-winning centers foster creativity, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning.
In this role, you’ll lead a classroom of preschoolers through daily routines, hands-on learning experiences, and age-appropriate curriculum that supports social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. If you’re an experienced preschool teacher, pre-K teacher, daycare teacher, or early childhood educator who loves the 3-6 year age group, we’d love to meet you.
Location: Essex, MA Job Type: Full-Time Age Group: Preschool (3-6 years) Certification: EEC Preschool Certification or CDA
You'll thrive in this role if you have:
- EEC Teacher Preschool Certification, CDA, or equivalent degree and experience (required)
- Daycare experience in a center-based, private, or public school setting
- An energetic approach to learning and an positive attitude
- Curiosity, creativity, and a strong team-focused mindset
Some requirements for this role include:
- Flexibility to work an 8-hour shift within the operating hours of the school, including opening and closing shifts
- Ability to spend extended periods of time on the floor with the children
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Ability to stand up to 90% of the workday
- Attentiveness, strong time management, and strong collaboration skills
As a Preschool Teacher, you will be responsible for:
- Collaborating with your co-teacher to prepare curriculum, lesson plans, materials, and monthly newsletters
- Keeping parents informed via the Class Dojo app and classroom boards
- Maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly classroom environment
- Leading age-appropriate, interactive activities that encourage participation
- Opening and closing the classroom, including cleaning toys, tables, floors, and bathrooms, emptying trash, sanitizing after children leave, and preparing for the next morning
- Engaging children in free play, supervising outdoor time, and assisting with bathroom needs
- Supporting snacks, meals (preparing snacks, heating lunches, cutting food, opening containers), and naptime
- Following the school’s structured daily schedule
- Tracking children’s progress and completing assessments
- Maintaining your EEC-required professional development hours and PQ registry
- Attending monthly staff meetings
- Building positive, trusting relationships with children and families
What Magical Beginnings offers you:
- Paid sick time
- 13 paid holidays*, plus a guaranteed paid week-long winter break
- Paid snow days and vacation time*
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
- Long-term disability
- Company-paid life insurance with additional voluntary coverage
- Parental leave
- Child care discount ($25/day)
- Weekly pay and direct deposit
- Referral and enrollment bonuses
- Classroom tablets
- A budget for classroom supplies
- Paid classroom planning time
- Free coffee and tea
- Teachers’ lounge and break room
- Mentor program
- Teacher appreciation events
- Team building activities
- Holiday parties and seasonal events
- School community outreach projects