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Psychology
Biology
Early Childhood Educator
Developed and organized creative activities for children ranging from 24 mos. to 3 years of age promoting development of social, physical and mental faculties
- Implemented bilingual curriculum in a fun manner that developed children's number, letter, color and shape recognition
- Assisted incoming students in school assimilation and separation anxiety management once parents left
- Cared for children and their basic needs, i.e. changing diapers, feeding and overall cleanliness
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Emphases
Early Childhood Educator
Selected as one of 5,000 candidates out of a competitive pool of 45,000 applicants (11% acceptance
rate) to teach in low-income communities across the nation
- Taught children ages three to five to achieve academic growth of 90% (define by [company name] as significant gains) in literacy, math, and social/emotional domains
- Developed lesson plans, long-term goals, and assessments aligned with the Illinois
- Collected and analyzed data in all subject areas for each student on a weekly basis to plan personal student goals
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Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Educator
Registered Early Childhood Educator Part-time School-age Staff
Provided culturally sensitive and inclusive experiences, maintained a warm and welcoming environment conducive to learning and exploration by being an excellent play partner
- Used consistent and positive behavior guidance, interacted with parents and families in a respectful and non-judgmental way
- Wrote monthly newsletters for parents relating to children's daily occurrences, organized and coordinated special family events
- Lead staff responsibilities following YMCA policies and procedures
- Demonstrated flexibility by volunteering and working in the preschool room whenever needed
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Psychology
Education
Psychology
Early Childhood Educator
Developed and executed lessons plans for preschoolers
- Maintained children's interest in activities and discussions while integrating lessons about a variety of topics
- Supervised up to 17 students per day, attempting to provide each with individual attention and assistance
- Conducted parent/teacher conferences and discussed issues specific to each student
- Documented incidents and anecdotal records for each student, creating personalized student portfolios
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High School Diploma
Psychology
Early Childhood Educator
Construct lesson plans that are fun, engaging and full of academic rigor to interest all students in compliance with district standards for kindergarten and first grade teams
- Strucuted small group activites, lessons, intervention and individualized plans to meet specific acacdemic needs of students based upon independent reading levels, comprehension of whole group skills, and grade level entrance level.
- Administered traditional and non-traditional formative and qualitative assessments and district assessments, in order to keep effective and timely data for each student.
- Developed and implemented center based instruction.
- Facilitated monthly parent forums to engage familes and involve parents in the learning process.
- Implemented Writers Workshop to engage students in higher order thinking to become effective and efficient writers and readers.
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Bachelor of Arts
Early Childhood Educator
Cared for children's physical needs through diaper changes, feeding meals, changing clothes, hand washing etc.
- Cared for children's psychological needs through encouragement, applause, comfort, explaining and redirection etc.
- Developed parent and family partnerships by daily verbal and written communication with parents/guardians.
- Created curriculum and implemented it in different creative ways.
- Communicated frequently with co-teachers, assistant director and director.
- Thoroughly completed paper work and documentation throughout the day.
- Ran creative projects with the children in art, music and physical movement classes.
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Sociology
Early Childhood Educator II
- Planned, supervised, and implemented programs for the class according to school policy
- Geared the program to the needs of individual children with concerns for their interest, special talents, needs, individual style, and pace of learning
- Assisted in the ongoing evaluation of procedures needed to assess the development levels of the children
- Maintained positive working relationship with parents of varying social and economic backgrounds
- Served as primary technical support throughout the facility addressing issues such as, problem solving and classroom record maintenance
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Early Childhood Educator
Worked with children ages 0 through 10 years.
- Provided custodial and emotional care.
- Implemented learning through organized lesson plans.
- Developed strong relationships with children and parents.
- Maintained a clean work space.
- Took leadership initiative as a teacher and head of classroom.
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Sociology
Owner/early Childhood Educator
Created the business from inception to opening including creation of the business
plan, logo development, and website creation.
- Developed a curriculum for the education of children ages 2-3.
- Performed marketing techniques to increase enrollment.
- Taught and provided care for students ages 2-4.
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Early Childhood Educator
Attend and care to children who are, developing typically, with special needs, as well as, medically fragile, in an early childhood setting.
- Assess and create thematic lesson plans that are developmentally appropriate for children of all ages and abilities, each focusing on regulatory/sensory organization, cognitive, language, gross/fine motor, social emotion and self-help.
- Meet with parents on a regular basis to provide updates surrounding progress, as well as obtain and establish new goals.
- Create and maintain a stimulating and motivating learning environment for children.
- Follow specific medical protocols and administer individualized medication.
- Ensure continuity of care by documenting and sharing information pertaining to each child's progress and activities with incoming caregivers.
- React and adapt to an ever-changing work environment.
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Psychology
Business Marketing/advertising
Psychology
Early Childhood Educator
To provide the children of the classroom with an environment of care and warmth that is conducive to learning.
- Being responsible for the safety and overall health of the children while they are under my supervision.
- Implement company curriculum and be able to adapt and modify it to the different needs of each child.
- Connect with children of all backgrounds so that teaching and learning are most effective.
- Connect with parents of all backgrounds to successfully communicate about their children.
- Maintain records, observations and assessments, and track the progress of learning in each child.
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Owner-operator/early Childhood Educator
Interview families and answer questions related to the ways our program meets their child's early educational needs. Convert prospective families to actual clients through effectively communicating the value our program delivers as it helps the children in our care to grow and develop.
- Follow up with ongoing written and/or face-to-face or telephone communications to assess how the program is meeting families' needs. Distribute e-mails and update webpage to announce changes to program, upcoming events and important information. Meet with parents on a regular basis to report out on their child's progress in the major areas of childhood development.
- Direct the educational program for children in our program from age two to five. Prepare parent connection materials for distribution and ensure that student lesson plans are meeting specific student development needs. Re-evaluate student needs periodically to adjust the lesson plans and their application to individual students.
- Responsible for interviewing potential employees and hiring qualified candidates to teach in our program. Observe and coach employees to develop their professional skills and ensure that children are learning and that curriculum is being delivered effectively.
- Act as the interface for different state and county programs. Ensure that we are meeting the standards to participate in different programs that benefit our teachers and students. Seek out new opportunities to and resources to enhance and improve our program though grants, training and special programs.
- Create and analyze reports to track business income and expenses. Forecast revenue based on attrition, graduation and new enrollments. Adjust advertising and marketing strategy as needed based on trends.
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Interdisciplinary Studies
Early Childhood Educator / Nanny
Responsible for teaching and providing full-time care for two small children ages two and three.
- Facilitating the children's social, emotional, creative, physical, and cognitive selves through a variety of developmentally appropriate activities
- Keeping a spreadsheet schedule of daily activities, meals and snacks, eating habits or illnesses, and naps.
- Communicating updates with children's development, weaknesses, achievements and ways that parents can help support cognitive growth before entering Pre-Kindergarten
- Assisted parents with questions on behavior management and implementation
- Planned educational field trips and social outings for the children
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Early Childhood Educator
Successful background clearance from NACi and completion of all AF Modules.
- Responsible for safety and whereabouts of all children in my class.
- Created lesson plans and organized activities to help with development of children in physical, emotional, social and cognitive areas and their observed needs.
- Conducted conferences with parents, as well as kept them informed on an everyday basis on the accomplishments and needs of their child.
- Helped in implementing a plan on potty-training with the parents and carrying out our plan at the center.
- Kept records such as allergy lists, medical lists and personal files of children up to date.
- Made sure my classroom met all AF requirements as well as NAEYC requirements.
- Worked on classroom portfolio and made sure it met all NAEYC requirements for accreditation.
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Psychology
Early Childhood Educator
Early Childhood Educator
Managed and supported 11 students aged 3-4 and prepared nutritious meals
- Actively engaged students in daily subjects such as reading, writing, sign language, and computer basics
- Prepared curriculum and lesson plans to enhance the students learning developments
- Managed supplies, sanitized, and prepared students' grade reports
- Mastered corporate quality reviews
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Early Childhood Education
Psychology
Liberal Arts
Early Childhood Educator/owner
Responsible for ensuring the compliance of Department of Early Education and Care Regulations.
- Responsible for developing good relationships with children and their families
- Provided guidance on children's behavior and social-emotional development.
- Documentation of children's growth, development and behavior.
- Responsible for preparing play and learning materials to set up children's environment.
- Guided children in the development of their social skills.
- Responsible for maintaining business records.
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High School Diploma
Early Childhood Educator/managment
- Help redesign business forms, containing time & inventory sheets and appointment calendars to increase clarity and effectiveness.
- Guided and handled 3 employees, helped with hr functions like appraisals for performance and corrective action; responsible for arrangement, resolving clashes with employees and customers.
- Successfully organized appointments between employees and clients.
- Responsible for typing reports, memos and other correspondence.
- Kept detailed messages from the person called upon, containing name, call timing and business nature.
- Handled, processed and distributed confidential client information.
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Health Science Management & Education
Early Childhood Educator
Wrote curriculum for elementary grades from kindergarten and ascending
- Composed testing for arithmetic, grammar, spelling and health subjects
- Integrated educational field trips with traditional classroom learning
- Accumulated and provided vital materials for all courses of study
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High School Diploma
Associate
O Early Childhood Educator
Early Childhood Educator for multiple classrooms from Infants to After-School Care
- Required to implement lesson plans on a daily basis
- Assessing child development throughout the academic school year
- Lesson planning and implementation during summer program
- Driving the school bus for Before & After School Program
- Experience in arranging field trips, as well as leading them
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Administration Of Justice
Masters Degree
Early Childhood Educator
Planned, prepared and delivered instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences
- Developed schemes of work and lesson plans
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all learning activities
- Prepared classroom for class activities
- Exceptional with providing input and feedback to the general public
- Responsible meeting the individual's needs of the children
- Participated in staff and training meetings.
- Designed an appropriate room arrangement to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom.
- Interacted with the children to support play, exploration, and learning.
- Planned and implemented activities that develop self-esteem and social skills.
- Communicated appropriately and professionally with parents and fellow staff.
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High School Diploma
Liberal Arts
Early Childhood Educator
As an early childhood education and care provider for twelve children ages 6 weeks to 24 months, I am responsible for:
- Developing and implementing lessons/work schemes
- Providing a safe and stimulating environment that facilitates learning
- Organizing and supervising play and work activities
- Maintaining records
- Nurturing and developing the knowledge, abilities and social skills of children
- CPR and First Aid certified
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Psychology
French
Psychology
Early Childhood Educator
- Language rich environment by reading books to children
- Mathematical environment by counting, sorting and patterning with one on one correspondence
- Science rocks environment by exploring, observing, sense of touch and making conclusions with children
- Artsmart environment by appreciating art, music and dancing with children
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Child Study
Early Childhood / Special Education
Early Childhood Educator
Responsibilities include:
- Prepare developmentally appropriate lesson plans and record and document child growth in alignment with the CT Preschool Framework.
- Create, design and maintain a supportive, engaging, safe and appealing classroom learning environment based on learning centers
- Communicate and collaborate with parents about program and child goals
- Create a supportive and engaging classroom learning community
- Maintain a close working relationship with members of special service team including referrals and observations
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Biology Award/national
Personal Nanny/early Childhood Educator
Provided care for children from infants to school-age
- Performed housekeeping duties / prepared meals
- Provided Preschool Education
- Monitored playground and indoor recreation
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English
Early Childhood Educator
Developing lesson plans.
- Communicating professionally and appropriately with parents on a daily basis.
- Designing an appropriate room arrangement to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom.
- Planning and implementing activities that develop self-esteem and social skills
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Development And Family Studies
Early Childhood Educator
Providing children a secure place to grow
- Identifying children's developmental stage to allow educational progress
- Guiding and educating children through early education coursework and curriculum development
- Developing meaningful relationships with children and parents
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Human Diversity And Family Studies
Early Childhood Educator
- Collaborated with Lead Teacher to create new and exciting age-appropriate curriculum for children aged two through five.
- Provided emotional, social, and educational support to children.
- Created in depth developmental portfolios to track each child’s progress.
- Built a rapport with parents to further understand their family and child’s need.
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Energy Management & Finance
Early Childhood Educator
- Educating at-risk children
- Collaborate with Volunteer Director to advance the Volunteer Program
- Collaborate with a team of specialists to find solutions to behavioral and educational problems
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Early Childhood Educator
Create classroom setting favorable to learning and suitable to the physical, social, and emotional growth of early childhood students.
- Create lesson plans and projects to foster confidence, curiosity, and problem solving appropriate for various developmental levels.
- Organize and manage events
- Responsible for office management including supervising staff, managing phone calls, creating schedules, processing payments, completing inventory and other administrative needs.
- Perform janitorial duties as needed to maintain health and safety of students and staff.
- Gives personal attention, takes personal responsibility and uses teamwork when providing guest service
- Listen, apologizes with empathy, finds a solution and follows through when resolving guest problems.
- Assumes the responsibility to notice when the guest is not satisfied and uses their best judgment as to when it is appropriate to use the 100% guest satisfaction Guarantee.
- Arranges for services requested by the guest by working with other department as appropriate.
Early Childhood Educator Resume Success Stories
Early Childhood Educator Duties and Responsibilities
Every school and daycare center has its own specific rules and regulations, but early childhood educators are expected to perform the following common duties:
Create Lesson Plans Early childhood educators design their own lesson and classroom instruction plans based on state-approved and school-approved curriculum.
Lead Daily Activities Early childhood educators lead daily social, learning, and physical activities for all children in their assigned classes.
Monitor Children Early childhood educators are responsible for the overall health and welfare of the children in their classroom, which requires diligent monitoring of all children during learning times, meal times, restroom breaks, and nap times.
Encourage and Engage Children As an early childhood educator, it is necessary to keep all children active and engaged while they are in the classroom.
Keep Classroom Clean and Stimulating Janitorial services perform most of the heavy classroom cleaning, but the early childhood educator is ultimately responsible for keeping the classroom clean, organized, and stimulating for children.
Assess In-Class and Homework Assignments Early childhood educators must assess all work submitted by students and provide progress reports to parents detailing their child's success completing classroom work.
Attend Staff Meetings Early childhood educators must attend mandatory workshops, conferences, and staff meetings as directed by school guidelines.
Early Childhood Educator Skills and Qualifications
Early childhood educators must love and work well with young children. In addition to these essential traits, schools and daycare centers who hire early childhood educators look for professionals who possess these specific qualifications:- Communication skills - early childhood educators must have a strong grasp of the English language and the ability to communicate effectively with both children and adults
- Sensitivity - as an early childhood educator, professionals must be sensitive to the current needs of children and highly observant of their potential needs
- Physical stamina - early childhood educators spend many of their working hours standing, bending, and moving, which requires good physical stamina and fitness
- Patience - early childhood educators are patient and understanding individuals who possess good listening skills and do not display fits of temper during working hours
- Leadership skills - early childhood educators are responsible for maintaining discipline and order in their classrooms at all times, so some leadership skills are essential for this career
Early Childhood Educator Salary and Outlook
The median annual salary for preschool teachers is $28,790 per year, approximately $13.84 per hour. There were 478,500 jobs available in this field in 2016, and the projected job growth through 2026 is 10 percent. That is faster than the national average, according to information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Early childhood educators typically receive a full benefits package that includes health insurance, paid vacation leave, and retirement benefits. Some schools also provide monetary reimbursement for continuing education projects. Additionally, early childhood educators receive summers off work and extended December holiday leave because school is not in session at these times.
Helpful Resources
Become a successful early childhood educator and discover career advancement opportunities with these books and websites:
National Association for the Education of Young Children - NAEYC offers publications and development programs for early childhood educators, as well as information about accreditation programs and tools for more effective classroom leadership.
Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator - This book serves as a guide for early childhood educators on the topics of communicating with parents and effectively leading children in the classroom in an ethical, responsible way.
National Childcare Association - The NCCA has many articles and resources for early childhood educators, as well as news to keep professionals up-to-date, forums to provide networking opportunities, and information about educator conferences.
Literacy for Young Children: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators - This book offers information and advice to early childhood educators to help them create oral and written lesson plans to teach children the fundamental building blocks of literacy.
Association for Early Learning Leaders - Here you can find training and education information, networking opportunities, and data about accreditation programs for all early childhood educators.
