Pike Soccer Club is thankful for its partner Small Blessings, one of the most versatile and family-focused childcare centers in Indianapolis. It offers families and children an organic multi-age learning platform. Small Blessings' 17,600 square foot facility, opened February 2002, is independently owned and operated by Lee Ann Balta, one of the most respected early childhood educators in central Indiana. Through word and deed Small Blessings believes in parents as partners as it helps to Raise Up children to become tomorrow's leaders.  See a video here: http://vimeo.com/13127493 Call Lee Ann Balta at 317-328-2223 for more information.  

Small Blessings for two experienced teachers (mufti-age Infant/Toddlers and Multi-age Preschool/Kindergarten).  OK to forward to a friend who may be qualified/interested.

It is important to understand that Small Blessings is not a typical daycare center. Our philosophy and environments are Reggio and Montessori inspired to create organic learning environments eliciting authentic engagement and creativity from the children, families, and teachers. We utilize the Project Approach to learning so that we can leverage children's natural curiosity to be active participants in their learning by asking questions, hypothesizing, reflecting, and discovering answers through exploration supported by teachers and families providing materials and hands on experiences.  

Our teachers and /families observe children at play as well as in small and large group activities, collaborate, and plan individualized curriculum designed to meet children where they are and stretch them to discover, explore, and investigate answers to their questions. This must be done for each specific group of children because no two groups of children are the same. Children's growth and development are assessed and documented in portfolios, the shared with families during quarterly family conferences. Our teachers also portfolio their own reflections and growth as part of their professional development. So, as you can imagine, members of our team must be curious lifelong learners that bring significant contributions to our children, families, and team.

We are looking for dedicated early childhood teachers who are committed to this profession and will remain with us for at least 3 years. To better serve our community of young children and our team's learning environment, our teachers must be degreed in early childhood or committed to completing their early childhood degree through our scholarship program (via Ivy Tech for Associates then Ball State for Bachelors).  

Candidates that assess appropriately and have the early childhood experience we are looking for are scheduled for interview. You will meet with myself and the team you would be working with. Candidates spend the better part of the day engaging in the classrooms they are interviewing for. Our teachers make the final decision as to who they bring on to develop and train.

1.      Complete the Application for Employment The application can be scanned and sent to llbalta@smallblessingsinc.com  or faxed to 317-713-1903. There are many aspects of the application and I encourage you to give me your heartfelt answers so that I can know more about you and your philosophy for teaching young children.

2.      Complete the Child Care Provider Assessment by clicking on the following link:http://www.ischeig.com/bin/d.dll?W=8WTNTZAP&T=149&J=. This assessment takes about 45 minutes to complete. Once you exit the program the information is sent directly to me. I will share that information with you during our interview process.

The successful candidate is responsible for obtaining their pre-employment physical, TB, drug screen, and criminal history background; in addition to completing an employment packet which will be provided upon hire. It is also necessary for the successful candidate to understand that there are many resources they must read after hours during their initial 90-day probationary period to build shared understanding of our program and best practices for young children.

I look forward to learning more about you how our goals and objectives may be shared. We are located on the northwest corner of 96th and Zionsville road.

For more information please contact Lee Ann Balta for more information at call 328-2223 extension 115.