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This page shows a full Preschool Teacher resume with notes on each section, alongside 3,143 openings hiring now.

Open jobs

3,143

Most openings

New York

Median pay

$47,000

The example

A preschool teacher resume, in full.

Resume

Tara Nguyen

Preschool Teacher — Lead Pre-K, State-Funded and Head Start Settings

Marietta, Georgia

Professional Summary

Preschool teacher with six years leading pre-kindergarten rooms, currently running a state-funded classroom of twenty children with two assistants. Moved from Head Start into district pre-K and kept the developmental screening routine that came with it.

Experience

Lead Pre-K Teacher

Cobb Ridge Early Learning Center • Marietta, GA

Jul 2022 - Present

  • Lead a state-funded pre-K classroom of twenty four-year-olds with two assistant teachers, at the ratio the licence requires.
  • Run developmental screening three times a year and use the results to reset small groups rather than filing them.
  • Rebuilt the family conference format so it opens with what the child can do, which the centre adopted across all four rooms.

Head Start Teacher

Fulton Community Action Head Start • Atlanta, GA

Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Taught a mixed three- and four-year-old classroom in a Head Start centre serving eighty families.
  • Coordinated with the family services team on referrals for speech and hearing, and tracked follow-through rather than stopping at the referral.
  • Mentored two assistants through their child development credential.

Education

Kennesaw State University

Bachelor of Science • Early Childhood Education

Aug 2015 - May 2019

Skills

Developmental screeningPlay-based curriculum planningGeorgia Early Learning StandardsClassroom ratio managementAssistant teacher supervisionFamily conferencesReferral coordinationObservation-based assessmentPositive behaviour guidanceLicensing compliance

Certifications

Georgia Professional Teaching Certificate — Birth through Kindergarten

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Jun 2019

Child Development Associate Credential

Council for Professional Recognition

Apr 2018

Pediatric First Aid and CPR

American Heart Association

Feb 2025

Section by section

What each part of this resume is doing.

Summary

The summary names the age band and the licensing framework, because a Preschool Teacher is placed against a specific ratio and a specific set of state standards.

Experience

Each entry says who else was in the room. A Preschool Teacher is usually leading a team of assistants, and directors read for whether you have run a room or supported one.

Skills

Skills name the screening tools and curricula rather than listing warmth or patience, which every Preschool Teacher application already claims.

credentials

The credential is listed with its issuing body and its renewal date, since a Preschool Teacher cannot be counted toward ratio without a current one.

Before you apply

What K-12 hiring committees look for

A director hiring a Preschool Teacher checks ratio-qualifying credentials first, then how you handle families. Naming the screening tool you use says more than describing your philosophy.

There are 3,143 open Preschool Teacher roles, concentrated in New York, with a median of $47,000.

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Common questions

Writing a preschool teacher resume.

Age bands, ratios you have worked at, and your ratio-qualifying credential. There are 3,143 open Preschool Teacher roles to match it against.

Not always, but it changes which rooms you can lead. Say plainly whether you hold a credential, an associate degree, or a bachelor's, because a Preschool Teacher posting is screened on exactly that.

A great deal, since licensing and ratio rules are set per state. Name the state you are credentialed in, as most Preschool Teacher postings sit in New York.