Teach and foster children's growth and development as outlined in the CA Preschool Learning Foundations: Social Emotional, Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Visual and Performance Arts, Physical Development, Health, History-Social Science, Science.

Provide respectful and responsive care to children when attending to their basic needs (e.g., feeding, dressing, and changing diapers).

Provide children with a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, materials, and resources that foster growth and development in all areas of development.

Establish classroom routines and rules and implement appropriate behavior management strategies.

Differentiate, scaffold, and individualize instruction, activities, and materials to meet the children's varying development, needs, and interests.

Identify children showing difficulties in any area of development and discuss concern(s) with mentor teacher, child's family, and child development specialists.

Plan developmentally appropriate learning experiences that build on what children know and understand and are individualized to accommodate different skill levels and learning styles.

Assess children using the designated assessment tool that uses work samples, observations, and other authentic means to gather the necessary evidence to evaluate children's development in all domains.

Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by funding sources, laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

Establish clear learning/developmental objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and document them in lesson plans.

Apply multiple appropriate teaching methods and strategies to actively engage children.

Arrange, monitor, and maintain indoor and outdoor learning environments to ensure safety.

Confer with other staff members to plan collaboratively to promote learning and development of all children in the center.

Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.