What are the responsibilities of a toddler teacher?

While the activities vary, toddler teachers focus primarily on teaching children to share, express themselves, communicate, and collaborate well with others, follow their curiosity, and further their language and vocabulary development.

This can include a number of activities that involve teaching basic skills such as color, shape, numbers, and letter recognition, helping children develop positive self-images and experience success, and encouraging the exploration of interests and developing social skills.

Toddler teachers are also responsible for helping students develop schedules and routines, ensuring physical activity, rest, and playtime in order to optimize children's developmental, intellectual, and social achievements through class activities.

Other toddler teacher responsibilities include the following:

• Designing and implementing curricula that cater to the basic and educational needs of toddlers.

• Training, supervising, and mentoring teachers to ensure that they perform well.

• Adhering to appropriate legal and educational guidelines to maintain toddlers' well-being.

• Conducting child assessments to gauge students' progress.

• Documenting and reporting on students' processes.

• Establishing relationships with each family to ensure that their toddler's needs are met.

• Leading staff and parent meetings.

• Organizing and engaging in occasional team-building activities.