Hi, I’m Blue, and I’m a Kangaroo. My friends and I take great care of little kids. I like to jump and play, and share the world with kids who are under six years old. We’ve even built a special warm and safe place for children as young as 8 weeks. At Blue Kangaroo our goal is to provide a nurturing, secure environment filled with warmth and encouragement where your child can learn and develop a positive self-image.
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Our Mission:
At Blue Kangaroo Learning Center our mission is to provide a nurturing, safe, and inclusive environment where every child feels valued and supported. We are dedicated to fostering a love for learning through play-based experiences, promoting social-emotional development, and encouraging curiosity and creativity.
Our committed team of educators strives to empower children to reach their fullest potential by cultivating a foundation for lifelong learning and a strong sense of community.
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Our Philosophy
We believe in placing children at the heart of everything we do. Our philosophy revolves around a child-centric approach, recognizing and celebrating each child's uniqueness, interests, and developmental journey. We embrace play-based learning as a cornerstone of our approach, understanding that play is the natural language of childhood. Through play, children explore, experiment, and learn essential skills, fostering creativity, problem-solving abilities, and social interactions.
Respect and diversity are woven into the fabric of our center. We celebrate the richness of cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, creating an inclusive environment where every child feels valued, respected, and understood. We strive to teach and model respect for others, nurturing a community where differences are celebrated. We strongly believe in the importance of a partnership with families. We recognize parents and guardians as integral partners in a child's growth and development. Open communication, collaboration, and involvement of families in their child's learning journey are fundamental to our approach.
Creating a safe and nurturing environment is our priority. We ensure a physically and emotionally secure space where children can explore, learn, and express themselves freely.
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Base pay starts at $16.00 per hour, with potential for higher compensation based on your experience and educational background. Shifts run Monday through Friday from 9:45 am to 6:15 pm.
Job Description: The Teacher Assistant assists the Lead Teacher in creating a safe, clean, and healthy environment. Working together they create a mutual goal in promoting individual growth socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically for each child. The Teacher Assistant helps build connections between the children’s home and school through regular communication with the families. As an early childhood professional, the Teacher Assistant is expected to contribute a friendly, respectful, and honest work environment. The Teacher Assistant will work alongside the Lead Teacher to share ideas to support quality care for the children enrolled.
Classroom Responsibilities:
Educational Program: Assist the Lead Teacher in implementing developmentally appropriate practices, Environmental Rating Scales, and the philosophy of Blue Kangaroo Learning Center.
Physical Environment: Work with Lead Teaches to incorporate a “learning through play” environment ensuring hands on experiences are readily available.
✔ Assist in completing the cleaning lists so the environment is welcoming, clean and safe.
✔ Work alongside the Lead Teacher to help develop a classroom layout to encourage learning, improve engagement, and support positive classroom behaviors.
✔ For any maintenance or repairs needed, submit in writing to the front office
Classroom Environment: Create a welcoming, positive environment by:
- Being actively engaged with children
- Speaking to children at eye level
- Being friendly, warm and affectionate
- Using appropriate voice and tone
- Encouraging children’s independence and self-help skills
Child Outcome: Work with the Lead teachers and families to support success for each child.
Licensing: Ensure licensing requirements set forth by Washoe County Dept. of Social Services, Washoe County Health Dept., and the Fire Dept. are met in the classrooms and playground.
Family Relationships: Respond promptly and appropriately to parent questions or concerns. Involve Lead Teacher and or Front Office Management as needed
Individual Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in mandatory staff meetings
- Arrive to work on time- contact the center when delayed
- Be reliable in attendance, ample notice must be given for time off
- Positive attitude
- Communicate directly and avoid gossip
- Flexible with work schedule to meet the needs of the center
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, commitment and confidentiality
- Initiation in problem solving and be open to new ideas
Base pay starts at $16.00 per hour, with potential for higher compensation based on your experience and educational background. Shifts run Monday through Friday from 9:45 am to 6:15 pm.
Job Description: The Teacher Assistant assists the Lead Teacher in creating a safe, clean, and healthy environment. Working together they create a mutual goal in promoting individual growth socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically for each child. The Teacher Assistant helps build connections between the children’s home and school through regular communication with the families. As an early childhood professional, the Teacher Assistant is expected to contribute a friendly, respectful, and honest work environment. The Teacher Assistant will work alongside the Lead Teacher to share ideas to support quality care for the children enrolled.
Classroom Responsibilities:
Educational Program: Assist the Lead Teacher in implementing developmentally appropriate practices, Environmental Rating Scales, and the philosophy of Blue Kangaroo Learning Center.
Physical Environment: Work with Lead Teaches to incorporate a “learning through play” environment ensuring hands on experiences are readily available.
✔ Assist in completing the cleaning lists so the environment is welcoming, clean and safe.
✔ Work alongside the Lead Teacher to help develop a classroom layout to encourage learning, improve engagement, and support positive classroom behaviors.
✔ For any maintenance or repairs needed, submit in writing to the front office
Classroom Environment: Create a welcoming, positive environment by:
- Being actively engaged with children
- Speaking to children at eye level
- Being friendly, warm and affectionate
- Using appropriate voice and tone
- Encouraging children’s independence and self-help skills
Child Outcome: Work with the Lead teachers and families to support success for each child.
Licensing: Ensure licensing requirements set forth by Washoe County Dept. of Social Services, Washoe County Health Dept., and the Fire Dept. are met in the classrooms and playground.
Family Relationships: Respond promptly and appropriately to parent questions or concerns. Involve Lead Teacher and or Front Office Management as needed
Individual Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in mandatory staff meetings
- Arrive to work on time- contact the center when delayed
- Be reliable in attendance, ample notice must be given for time off
- Positive attitude
- Communicate directly and avoid gossip
- Flexible with work schedule to meet the needs of the center
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity, commitment and confidentiality
- Initiation in problem solving and be open to new ideas
