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      <image:caption>Curriculum is fundamental to your child’s experience at Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community. Days are planned to maximize the use of time and appropriate learning materials, while allowing for creative expression, and self-initiated learning.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each classroom lesson plan is developmentally appropriate for that age group. We have programs for infants through school age before and after school care.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Teachers are the heart of our programs. We seek highly motivated applicants who are up for a challenge and genuinely enjoy working with children. Click to learn about Employment at Iowa’s Child.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Your child’s security is important to us at Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community. Our sites operate with secured doors at all times. At enrollment parents and guardians will be asked to provide biometric fingerprints that will give each family access to our buildings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our team creates a fun and exciting educational experience for children, while providing a loving and nurturing extension of family at our facility. We have an exceptional group of teachers on our team. Most of our teachers have been with our company for many years. We strive to hire teaching staff that have degrees in early childhood education. We also encourage and offer our staff the opportunity to receive an early childhood education. All of our employees undergo extensive training each year exceeding the State of Iowa Standard. All employees must clear both state and federal background checks before beginning work at one of our facilities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Every day, we serve a wholesome and nutritious breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks at no additional charge to parents in accordance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Our onsite cook follows the state and federal guidelines to prepare hot, nutritious meals in our fully equipped kitchen. We keep parents informed of their child’s eating habits, and will accommodate any special dietary needs or restrictions your child may have. We make mealtime a learning, sharing, and pleasant experience to help children develop life-long healthy eating habits. You will find a teacher joining the children to model table manners and positive eating habits.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community has excellent career opportunities for dedicated, responsible, and enthusiastic professionals. We offer competitive salary and benefits, and a friendly and creative atmosphere where you can be part of a team of caring, skilled professionals.   Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community actively seeks individuals that are genuinely interested in the strength of their community and the well-being of the families in it.  It matters to us that candidates recognize the opportunities to support and build this community.  We believe every child can thrive, given the right skills, education, guidance, and developmental programs—and we know that a dedicated staff is the key to making that happen.  Every role is vital to our partnership with the families we serve. Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community is more than a business—it’s a community. If you are interested in joining our team and believe you have the passion and skills to make a difference in the lives of young people and this community, please submit the inquiry form below or download our Employment Application and email it to nbolin@iowaschildelc.com</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Curriculum is fundamental to your child’s experience at Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community. Days are planned to maximize the use of time and appropriate learning materials, while allowing for creative expression, and self-initiated learning.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Curriculum is fundamental to your child’s experience at Iowa’s Child Early Learning Community. Days are planned to maximize the use of time and appropriate learning materials, while allowing for creative expression, and self-initiated learning.</image:caption>
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