Give Me A Break Childcare is a recent licensed centre opening late fall 2026 at 976 Stone Church Rd E on Hamilton Mountain. We offer full-time, part-time and on-demand care for children 18 months to 6 years, with hours that run into the evening and across the weekend, so families with real-life schedules have somewhere to turn.Our program is grounded in Ontario's How Does Learning Happen? and inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. You would be joining the founding team, helping shape the rooms, the routines and the culture from day one.We are hiring RECEs for our toddler room (18 months to 2.5 years) and our preschool room (2.5 to 4 years). You would be building a room from an empty one: the environment, the routines, the relationships with families. Because we are small, your voice carries. Because we are new, there is no 'how it has always been done'.Two of these positions are full-time and hold one room each. The third is part-time and works differently: it provides qualified coverage wherever the centre needs it, across toddler, preschool and kindergarten-age children, including our evening and weekend on-demand groups. You would know every room and every child, and the team would lean on you on the days that do not go to plan. If you are building a schedule around school, family or another job, that is the one built for you.HoursFull-time is 35 to 40 hours a week, most shifts falling Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 6:00 pm.Part-time is about 23 hours a week, across days, evenings and weekends.Those are paid hours. The daily meal break is unpaid,



and you are free to leave the site.Evening and weekend shifts grow as our on-demand care does.What you will doPlan and lead inclusive, play- and inquiry-based experiences that follow children's interests, strengths, cultures and languagesObserve and document children's learning, and use what you see to shape the environment and the materialsKeep children safe through active supervision, ratio awareness and consistent health and sanitation routinesSupport personal care, meals and rest in a way that protects every child's dignity and builds their independenceAdminister authorized medication and follow individualized and anaphylaxis plans exactly as writtenBuild warm, responsive relationships with children, and partner openly with their familiesKeep accurate attendance, daily, medication and incident recordsIn the part-time position, provide qualified coverage across rooms and age groups, keeping supervision, ratio and safety standards constant through hand-offsWith training, take on Supervisor Designate responsibilities when the Supervisor is off site,



if you want to grow in that directionWhat you bringDiploma or degree in Early Childhood Education from a recognized institutionRegistered Early Childhood Educator in valuable standing with the College of Early Childhood EducatorsWorking knowledge of the CCEYA, O. Reg. 137/15 and How Does Learning Happen?Current Standard First Aid with infant and child CPR from a WSIB-approved providerAvailability for the hours you are asking for, including some evenings or weekendsNice to haveExperience in licensed toddler or preschool roomsExperience with pedagogical documentation or Reggio-inspired practiceSupply, float or multi-room experienceInterest in leadership, including the Supervisor Designate roleConditions of employmentA Vulnerable Sector Check completed before your start date, with ongoing offence declarations as required under the Child Care and Early Years ActHealth and immunization documentation as required by Hamilton Public HealthCompletion of GMAB's orientation, including our policies, program statement, allergy and anaphylaxis procedures and emergency plansWhat we offerA founding-team role, joining before the doors openA small team, working directly with the SupervisorFull-time or part-time hours, and a say in which one suits youSupport for your professional learning, including College of Early Childhood Educators CPL requirements where they applyStart dates are set with each successful candidate ahead of our late fall 2026 opening. The Supervisor starts first and helps build the rest of the team.Give Me A Break Childcare is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of every background, and accommodations are available on request at every stage of the recruitment process.

📌 Registered Early Childhood Educator (Hamilton)
🏢 Give Me A Break Childcare
📍 Hamilton