Bright Horizons·Purchase, New York
The teacher is responsible for creating hands-on activities and engaging curriculum to support children's growth. They must also maintain open communication with parents and ensure a safe, clean classroom environment.
Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons, where you can make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Teacher.
Bright Horizons at Purchase is now hiring a full time Teacher working with Toddlers or Preschoolers. This stunning center offers beautifully-designed classrooms, spacious playgrounds, and well-stocked resources!
Location: 100 Manhattanville Rd, Purchase, NY
Age Group: Toddler or Preschool
9:00am - 6:00pm
$21.25 - $25.96 per hour
Join us to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Collaborate with a dynamic team to create engaging curriculum that shapes future learners and leaders. Discover where your passion and a career at Bright Horizons can lead you – all in an inclusive workplace where you can be you. Apply today and explore the possibilities!
This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.
The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions [https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions]. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.
The hourly rate for this position is between $21.25 - $25.96 per hour . The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
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$21.25 / hr - $25.96 / hr
At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference.
Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact.
We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self.
Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve.
Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights [https://www.eeoc.gov/poster#:~:text=For%20printing%20/%20posting%20in%20the%20workplace], Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) [https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf] and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA [https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf]).
If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com [bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Market context
In New York, classroom teacher roles are typically shaped by steady school staffing needs and competition for educators who can demonstrate strong instruction and classroom leadership. This role is competitive because it calls for advanced chess knowledge, proven teaching experience, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities while supporting student success. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then tailor your application to show concrete teaching results and leadership examples.