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Fiona Carr

Morrisburg,ON

Summary

Over 19 years of experience working with families in an Early ON Child and Family Center. Have created and implemented many child and family programs including Baby and Me afternoons, and Music and Movement programs. Ability to listen and understand the needs of families and build connections to better foster their confidence in parenting.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Inclusion Consultant

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
2023.01 - Current

Responsibilities include the provision of information, resources, training, support, strategies and coaching to licensed child care and early years' system staff based on on-site observations in the program settings.

Take an active role in the child care and early years programs demonstrating inclusion strategies and/or providing coaching support for educators.

Provide support to licensed child care and early years programs to implement planning goals, strategies and activities as identified in the Individual Service Plan.

Assist licensed child care and early years program educators in the development of environmental strategies conducive to optimal development and inclusion of children


Family Resource Coordinator

Early ON SD&G
2003.09 - 2023.01
  • Established a welcoming and inclusive environment for families
  • Using the document How Does Learning Happens provided interesting and creative learning environments for the families to explore and explain to caregivers and parents the importance of play based learning.
  • Increased access to resources for families by coordinating with local agencies and organizations.
  • Strengthened community partnerships to provide additional resources and support for families.
  • Built trusting parents/caregivers connections to best support them and develop their parenting skills through coaching and training.
  • Created a successful parent and infant program.
  • trained families in Infant massage, Baby rhyme time, Infant CPR, Kids Have Stress Too, Parent and child yoga, Infant sign language, literacy mornings and many others.


Education

Children's Mental Health

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ON
04.2015

Early Childhood Education

Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON
05.1993

Bachelor of Arts - Child Studies

Brock University
St Catherines ON
04.1991

Skills

  • Registered Early Childhood Educator since 2008, in good standing.
  • Development and Implementation of adult training.
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Creating connections and trust with Families
  • Good knowledge of How Does Learning Happening and Programming for children 0-6 years of age.

Timeline

Inclusion Consultant

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
2023.01 - Current

Family Resource Coordinator

Early ON SD&G
2003.09 - 2023.01

Children's Mental Health

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

Early Childhood Education

Algonquin College

Bachelor of Arts - Child Studies

Brock University
Fiona Carr