Come Join Us!

Lake Area Discovery Center is not just a great workplace. It is a strong community of faith-filled people called to teach early learners in a positive and supportive environment.

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS                                          JOB DESCRIPTIONS               

We recognize the importance of learning and development that happens in the pre-kindergarten years. We seek to hire career early-childhood teachers with higher-education and a variety of experiences. We value our teachers with competitive salaries, benefit packages, and a strong teacher-director support system.

Assistants are vital members of the classroom teaching team and are encouraged to continue their education in the field of early-childhood with annual education moneys available for each team member, as well as many opportunities for professional growth and promotion within the program.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH LADC

We value our teachers with competitive salaries, hourly rates, benefit packages, and a strong teacher-director support system.

Apply today to start the process of joining a rewarding and exciting career with Lake Area Discovery Center!

• You do not need to apply through Indeed if you apply on our website. We look forward to connecting with you!

OUR MISSION: Lake Area Discovery Center is a strong, progressive member of the early childhood community. We seek to support parents and children through a creative environment that promotes and teaches Christian values, honors diversity, and fosters fellowship within the total community.

GOALS:

• To provide a safe and stimulating environment that nurtures the natural wonder in each child
• To create a setting that fosters the child’s physical, social, emotional, cultural, spiritual and intellectual development.
• To honor and respect the diversity within each child as well as all of God’s creation.
• To facilitate enjoyment of school and model a positive attitude toward learning which will allow children to face future experiences with skill and confidence.
• To acknowledge the parent(s) as the first and most important teacher and to provide support on their parenting journey.

Teaching to the Whole Child

LADC classrooms, curriculum, and teaching approach are designed to meet the needs of young children.

“I Can” statements capture…

• Academic growth
• Social-emotional learning
• Feeling loved
• Valued as a Child of God

These are all essential pieces to a child’s self-esteem, friendships, and future success in school.

Strong Curriculum & Student Assessment 

• The Creative Curriculum model, centered around nine environments and activity centers, is the basis of the LADC lessons and classroom design. Curriculum Enrichments include Handwriting Without Tears, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Spanish, Music and Art, Library, Phy. Ed, Nutrition
• The LADC Program Directors oversee the Lead Teachers at monthly curriculum planning meetings, ensuring that all activities and learning experiences relate back to one of the 39 learning objectives within the Creative Curriculum.
• Learning assessments are continually tracked through teacher observation notes, the skills checklist, work-sample portfolios, and the Developmental Continuum student packet.