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Anita Lalezari

Richmond Hill,Canada

Summary

Dedicated early childhood educator with hands-on experience in Montessori daycare, after-school program settings, emergent environments, and as a mother. I recently graduated from Seneca Polytechnic with an Early Childhood Education Diploma, with practical experience gained through field placements at Kidzworld Childcare, Eyes Childcare Richmond Hill Montessori and Aurora Heights YMCA. Skilled in supporting children’s development through nurturing care and activity planning according to the children’s emerging interests, “How Does Learning Happen?” and the four foundations. I am also firmly committed to creating inclusive, diverse, and supportive learning environments.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

ECE

EYES Childcare Richmond Hill Montessori
Richmond Hill, Ontario
01.2025 - 01.2025
  • Meet toddlers' children's needs, and ensure quality interactions.
  • Helped with potty training, diapering, feeding, and napping.
  • Planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities and materials based on children’s emerging interests and needs.
  • Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
  • Using the Procare app to update families.
  • Daily communication and collaboration with families
  • Read stories to children and taught painting, drawing, and crafts.
  • Organized and monitored play activities for children in a variety of age groups.
  • Managed classroom behavior using positive reinforcement and constructive feedback to promote a respectful learning environment.

Student Field Placement

Kidz World Childcare
King, Ontario
09.2024 - 12.2024
  • Meet preschool children's needs and ensure quality interactions.
  • Helped with feeding and napping.
  • Maintained positive working relationships with fellow staff and management.
  • Modelled behaviours for children.
  • Planning and implementing activities and materials based on children’s emerging interests and needs
  • Bringing authentic materials where children can lead their learning.
  • Collaborated with my colleagues to implement activities and materials that fit the children's interests.

Student Field Placement

Eyes Childcare Richmond Hill Montessori
Richmond Hill, Ontario
05.2024 - 08.2024
  • Meet toddlers' needs, and ensure quality interactions.
  • Helped with potty training, diapering, feeding, hand washing, and napping.
  • Planning and implementing activities and materials based on children’s emerging interests and need

Student Field Placement

Aurora Heights YMCA After School Program
Aurora, Ontario
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Meet children’s needs, and ensure quality interactions.
  • Helped with distributing snacks and maintaining good hygiene.
  • Planning and implementing activities and materials based on children’s emerging interests and needs

Education

Early Childhood Education Diploma -

Seneca Polytechnic
King City, ON
12.2014

Skills

  • Supporting emotional development
  • Supporting social development
  • Supporting cognitive development
  • Assisting with potty training
  • Assisting with feeding
  • Assisting with napping
  • Creating age-appropriate activities
  • Writing anecdotal observations
  • Helping children to self-regulate
  • Designing engaging learning environments
  • Planning and implementing developmentally appropriate materials, programing, and activities that fit match children's interests
  • Ensuring health and safety
  • Ensuring hygiene
  • Scanning and keeping aconstant count of children
  • Building positive relationships
  • Creative expression
  • Behavioral modeling
  • Collaborating with supervisors
  • Collaborating with colleagues
  • IEP creation
  • Setting schedules
  • Curriculum planning
  • Family engagement
  • Self-esteem boosting
  • Empathy and patience
  • Arts and crafts

Timeline

ECE

EYES Childcare Richmond Hill Montessori
01.2025 - 01.2025

Student Field Placement

Kidz World Childcare
09.2024 - 12.2024

Student Field Placement

Eyes Childcare Richmond Hill Montessori
05.2024 - 08.2024

Student Field Placement

Aurora Heights YMCA After School Program
01.2024 - 04.2024

Early Childhood Education Diploma -

Seneca Polytechnic
Anita Lalezari