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A Quality Child Care Teacher

Teachers are responsible for the care and education of a group of children as part of a teaching team. Lead and Assistant teachers work together to plan and implement scheduled activities. All members of the teaching team work with parents and make contributions to assess the needs of individual children.

Minimum Qualifications

High School diploma or GED certificate and one of the following:
- 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field.

- 15 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children. (1250 hours documented)

- 2 years of experience with children. (2500 hours documented)

Continued Education and Training

Emergency Management Training
Mandated Reporter Training
Fire Safety
Health & Safety
Pediatric First Aid / CPR
Early Childhood Education Practices
Classroom Inclusion
Student assesment and/or curriculum planning

To find out how you can join K-Prep's excellent child care team, email Ann Kritzer at ann@k-prep.com.

Due to the nature of our business, we request that families interested in visiting the center make an appointment. Please contact our Director, Claire, for more information and scheduling visits. Thank you!

3943 Columbia Ave, Columbia, PA 17512, USA

(717) 285-2711

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