Danielle Beckett
Black Creek, Comox Valley,BC
Summary
Dynamic Early Childhood Educator with a proven track record at Playful steps, enhancing children's learning through play-based strategies and fostering strong parent-teacher communication. Excelled in creating inclusive environments, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and relationship-building skills. Achieved significant improvements in students' social skills and independence.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Jill&joy Mulcaster
09.2011 - 01.2012
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Boosted children''s social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
Early Childhood Educator
Freedom Childcare
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Cultivated a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among students.
- Fostered creativity in the classroom through art projects, dramatic play, storytelling exercises, and other imaginative pursuits.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Established ongoing professional development goals, participating in workshops and conferences to stay current on emerging trends in early childhood education.
Early Childhood Educator
Danny Day Home
09.2005 - 03.2009
- Fostered creativity in the classroom through art projects, dramatic play, storytelling exercises, and other imaginative pursuits.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Strengthened parent-teacher relationships through consistent communication, increasing parental involvement in the educational process.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Promoted physical health by incorporating movement breaks and outdoor play opportunities into each day''s schedule.
- Supported children's physical development with daily outdoor play and fine motor skills activities, enhancing their physical health and coordination.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to children, fostering sense of security and belonging.
Early Childhood Educator
Banff Daycare
06.2003 - 09.2004
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Facilitated small group activities to encourage collaboration and social skills among children.
- Developed and executed age-appropriate curriculum, fostering love for learning in young children.
- Promoted language development skills through storytelling and open-ended questions, increasing students' vocabulary and comprehension abilities.
- Encouraged children's independence and self-help skills through daily routines and activities.
- Maintained ongoing communication with parents about children's achievements and areas for improvement, building strong family-teacher relationships.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
Early Childhood Educator
Wee Folk Daycare
10.2001 - 05.2003
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Encouraged children's independence and self-help skills through daily routines and activities.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet diverse needs of children, ensuring inclusive learning experience.
- Maintained ongoing communication with parents about children's achievements and areas for improvement, building strong family-teacher relationships.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
- Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
- Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
- Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
Education
Bachelor Of Early Childhood Care And Education - Early Childhood Education
Durham College
Oshawa, None06.2001
Skills
- Play-based learning
- Problem-solving
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Parent-teacher communication
- Lesson planning
- Gross motor skills
- Maintaining safety
- Conflict resolution
- Sensory activities
- Curriculum planning
- Safety awareness
- Fine motor skills
- Classroom organization
- Behavioral modeling
- Arts and crafts
- Outdoor play
- Circle time management
- Motor skill development
- Dramatic play
- Leading activities
Languages
English
Elementary
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Jill&joy Mulcaster
09.2011 - 01.2012
Early Childhood Educator
Freedom Childcare
01.2009 - 01.2011
Early Childhood Educator
Danny Day Home
09.2005 - 03.2009
Early Childhood Educator
Banff Daycare
06.2003 - 09.2004
Early Childhood Educator
Wee Folk Daycare
10.2001 - 05.2003
Bachelor Of Early Childhood Care And Education - Early Childhood Education
Durham College
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