Native English teachers for your kindergarten
Native English teachers for kindergartens, preschools and early years programs: Meridian Teachers, a teacher recruitment agency, introduces only teachers who have taught your age group and want the role.
What does a kindergarten need from an English teacher?
A kindergarten needs an English teacher who has taught children the same age as yours and knows your early years approach. We check each profile against those points, and against how your classes are staffed, before a teacher reaches you.
Experience with your age group
A class of two-year-olds and a pre-K class need different teachers. Tell us the ages and we look for teachers whose early childhood experience matches them.
Your early years approach
EYFS, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, a phonics program or a method of your own. Tell us what you use and we'll look for teachers who have worked with it.
A fit with how your classes are staffed
Some kindergartens pair the English teacher with a homeroom teacher. Others want the English teacher to lead the class. We look for teachers who have worked the way you do.
Why schools choose Meridian Teachers
Schools choose Meridian Teachers because we send a short list of teachers who fit the role and have told us they want it, then book the interviews around your timetable. See all six reasons and how a search works.
- 2,500+ teacher profiles
- 1,500+ native English speakers
- 850+ hold a PGCE, B.Ed or teaching licence
- 550+ maths, science and computing teachers
800+ teachers who have taught early childhood
Meridian Teachers holds 2,500+ teacher profiles. 800+ of those teachers have taught early childhood classes, 450+ list early years as their specialism, and the typical teacher has 5+ years in the classroom. 1,400+ have taught primary, so one search can cover your kindergarten and primary classes.
In the Q3 2026 edition of our Teacher Hiring Report, 14% of teaching roles were for early years classes. The next section shows what those roles asked for.
Hiring in Vietnam or Korea? Those guides cover the work permit and visa steps.
What early years teaching roles asked for this season
Other kindergartens are hiring for the same teachers. In the Q3 2026 edition, 59% of early years roles asked for a native English speaker, 58% for a degree and 32% for a set amount of teaching experience, most often one year. 6% asked for a teaching licence.
About 1 in 3 early years roles (35%) described a co-teacher, an assistant or a homeroom setup, and about 1 in 4 (23%) named a curriculum or approach, such as EYFS, Montessori, IB or a British program.
| Written into the job post | Share of roles |
|---|---|
| Native English speaker | |
| Degree | |
| Teaching experience | |
| Curriculum or approach named | |
| TEFL, TESOL or CELTA | |
| Teaching licence |
On top of pay, the early years roles that listed benefits most often included paid leave (54%), visa or work permit support (44%), health insurance (44%) and housing (42%).
Of the 800+ teachers in our pool who have taught early childhood, 750+ have two or more years in the classroom, 650+ hold a TEFL, TESOL or CELTA, 250+ hold a PGCE, B.Ed or teaching licence, and 550+ have already taught in Asia. 700+ of them have also taught primary.
Some of the countries we recruit for
We recruit English-speaking teachers for schools in every region. These are the biggest markets, not a full list.
East and Southeast Asia
Thailand, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, ...
South Asia
India, Pakistan, ...
Middle East
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, ...
Europe
Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, ...
Latin America
Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, ...
Africa
Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, ...
Hiring somewhere else? Send us the role.
Five steps to your new teacher
Send us the role and we run the search. You choose who to interview and who to hire.
- 1
Send us the role
Tell us the subject, level and start date, and anything else that matters to you, from curriculum to required qualifications.
- 2
Receive a shortlist
Teachers who match the role, with their profiles. Every profile has a photo, and some include a short intro video.
- 3
Choose who to meet
Pick the teachers you want to talk to and we introduce you directly.
- 4
Interview on your schedule
We book interviews at times that suit your school.
Successful hire
Your new teacher starts in your classroom.
Hiring an English teacher for your kindergarten
Have a question that isn't here? Ask us through the form below and the Meridian Teachers team will answer it.
Ask the schools teamCan you find native English teachers for a kindergarten?
Yes. 1,500+ teachers in our pool are native English speakers and 800+ have taught early childhood. We send the teachers who fit both your age group and your start date.
Do your teachers have early childhood qualifications?
Many do. 450+ list early years as their specialism, and 250+ of our early childhood teachers hold a PGCE, B.Ed or teaching licence. If the role needs a specific qualification, we only send teachers who hold it.
Can we see how a teacher works with young children before we hire?
You can ask for a lesson video before the interview. Every profile also has a photo, and some include a short intro video.
Can you find a teacher who knows EYFS or Montessori?
We look for teachers who have already worked with the approach your kindergarten follows. It is one of the points we check before a profile reaches you.
Can one search cover our kindergarten and primary classes?
Yes. 800+ teachers in our pool have taught early childhood and 1,400+ have taught primary. Send both roles in one request and we shortlist for each.
What do kindergartens usually ask for when they hire an English teacher?
In the Q3 2026 edition of our Teacher Hiring Report, 59% of early years roles asked for a native English speaker, 58% for a degree and 32% for teaching experience, most often one year. 6% asked for a teaching licence. In the countries where most of these roles were posted, the teacher's work visa asks for a degree anyway, so a role that does not mention one usually still needs one.
Do your early childhood teachers have classroom experience?
Yes. Of the 800+ teachers in our pool who have taught early childhood, 750+ have two or more years in the classroom and 550+ have already taught in Asia. Any minimum you set for years in the classroom applies to your whole shortlist.
Hiring now or for next term?
Subject, level and start date are enough to begin. Tell us about the role and the Meridian Teachers team will reply by email.
Every hire backed for 90 days
If your new teacher leaves or is let go in that time, the replacement is on us.
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