Ashleigh smith
Stony Plain
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Childcare Provider
My happy place daycare and OSC
Stony Plain
08.2021 - Current
- Developed positive relationships with families by communicating regularly about their child's development.
- Helped develop motor skills through active playtime activities like running, jumping.
- Taught basic skills such as personal hygiene, social manners and appropriate behavior.
- Worked collaboratively with co-workers to ensure safety of all the children in care.
- Encouraged positive interactions between children by providing supervision at all times.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on best practices in early childhood education.
- Assisted with feeding infants and toddlers during meal times.
- Assisted in developing and implementing lesson plans to meet the individual needs of each child.
- Engaged in creative play activities that promoted language development, physical activity and problem solving skills.
- Observed children's behavior and development, communicate information with parents.
- Organized age-appropriate activities such as games, arts and crafts and outdoor play.
- Provided a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment for children to learn and grow.
- Read books aloud to small groups or individual children.
- Monitored children's progress through ongoing assessments of their abilities and interests.
- Maintained a clean and organized play area.
- Ensured cleanliness of classroom areas including toys, furniture, materials.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans and activities for children of various ages.
- Cared for children of various ages and assisted with feeding, dressing and daily activities.
Childcare Director
Kidco
Edmonton
08.2018 - 08.2021
- Collaborated with other professionals including teachers, social workers and nutritionists to coordinate services for children in need.
- Created a safe, nurturing environment for children by providing appropriate supervision of their activities.
- Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss strategies for improving quality of childcare services.
- Analyzed data from surveys conducted by parents regarding satisfaction levels with services provided.
- Resolved conflicts between staff members or between staff and families.
- Monitored financial budgets related to childcare operations.
- Enforced rules to promote positive behavior among children under care.
- Reviewed licensing regulations regularly to maintain compliance standards.
- Organized and supervised staff recruitment, training and performance management.
- Developed, implemented and monitored policies and procedures to ensure the safety of all children in care.
- Maintained accurate records of children's attendance, health information and developmental progress.
- Provided guidance for parents on child development issues.
- Coordinated daily activities such as meals, rest periods, outdoor playtime and learning activities.
- Communicated with parents and fostered strong professional relationships.
- Hired, mentored and monitored qualified childcare staff.
- Created and updated records to document employee and participant information.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Early Learning And Childcare
Cdi College
Edmonton, ABSkills
- Child development
- Lesson planning
- Behavior management
- Safety compliance
- Activity organization
- Creative play
- Parent communication
- Staff training
- Conflict resolution
- Team collaboration
- Progress monitoring
- Professional development
- Record keeping
- Supervision skills
- Safety
- CPR training
Timeline
Childcare Provider
My happy place daycare and OSC
08.2021 - Current
Childcare Director
Kidco
08.2018 - 08.2021
Some College (No Degree) - Early Learning And Childcare
Cdi College