Julia Peterson
Fergus,ON
Summary
Dedicated early years educator passionate about embodying a personal pedagogy in daily interactions with children, families, co-educators, and communities of practice. Committed to creating a dynamic learning environment that caters to each child's unique needs, fostering diversity, inclusivity, and holistic development encompassing physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. Proven track record in delivering impactful work in early childhood education, building strong internal and external relationships to achieve the County of Wellington's high-priority objectives. Thrives in fast-paced environments, leveraging flexibility, adaptability, and integration of knowledge, research, and personal experience.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
TEACHER, TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, CASUAL TEACHER SUPPLY
County of Wellington
12.2019 - Current
- Develop and maintain trusting, positive, authentic relationships with children, families, and coworkers
- Ensure best practices and play-based programming are incorporated into curriculum to ensure each child’s physical, social, cognitive and emotional needs are met
- Assist children in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations
- Provide thought provoking questions, scaffold their play to further learning opportunities, exploration, and discoveries
- Create a learning environment that meets the guidelines of Ontario’s pedagogy How Does Learning Happen
- Relating to the framework of Belonging, Well-being, Engagement and Expression
- Use a variety of teaching techniques including modelling, observing, questioning, demonstrating, and reinforcing that are at the child’s developmental level
- Reflect on play and the learning environment
- Encourage and assist children to practice self help, self-regulation and identifying their emotions
- Plan and implement experiences that are inclusive and diverse, foster an understanding of a variety of cultures, traditions, beliefs, and value systems
- Provide interesting, stimulating open-ended play materials that promote child-led learning, encourage problem solving, are diverse, and include individual and group play
- Participate in short- and long-term planning and evaluation of children’s developmental progress & needs
- Create and maintain daily documentation, observations, and maintain open communication with the families
- Ability to work cooperatively as a childcare team member, contribute and share expertise and knowledge
- Follow licensing requirements and Code of Ethics and Standard of Practice for ECE
- Continually participate in Professional Development in the field of ECE & Communities of Practice
- Provide input into how to make adaptations to the program, schedule and environment so that child can participate to the best of their ability and all children can be included
- Support the classroom Teacher by sharing observations of children, providing input into goals and activities
- Implement program as planned by Teachers and provide age appropriate spontaneous activities for children ages birth to four years
- Assist children through routines such as snack and mealtimes, rest/sleep and washroom/diapering
- Conduct consistent Behaviour Guidance in accordance of the Child Care and Early Years Act 2014, Modernization Act 2014 and Directly Operated Programs policies
- Relieve staff for breaks, programming time and case conferences
- Communicate effectively and professionally with children, parents/guardians, other staff, professionals and students
- Assist the classroom in carrying out individual programming for children with special needs in-keeping with the concept of inclusion
- Attendance at monthly staff meetings (after hours) for program planning, evaluation and problem solving as required
- Have a working knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to interpret when required
- Follow all regulations, legislation, and centre/corporate policies
- Follow sanitary/covid practices
- Attend professional development activities such as workshops, conferences and courses as required
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR (RECE), Preschool Room
LAKESIDE CHILDCARE CENTRE
03.2018 - 12.2019
- Develop and maintain trusting, positive, authentic relationships with children, families, and coworkers
- Ensure best practices and play-based programming are incorporated into curriculum to ensure each child’s physical, social, cognitive and emotional needs are met
- Assist children in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations
- Provide thought provoking questions, scaffold their play to further learning opportunities, exploration and discoveries
- Create a learning environment that meets the guidelines of Ontario’s pedagogy How Does Learning Happen
- Relating to the framework of Belonging, Well-being, Engagement and Expression
- Use a variety of teaching techniques including modelling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing that are at the child’s developmental level
- Reflect on play and the learning environment
- Encourage and assist children to practice self help, self-regulation and identifying their emotions
- Plan and implement experiences that are inclusive and diverse, foster an understanding of a variety of cultures, traditions, beliefs, and value systems
- Provide interesting, stimulating open-ended play materials that promote child-led learning, encourage problem solving, are diverse, and include individual and group play
- Participate in short- and long-term planning and evaluation of children’s developmental progress & needs
- Create and maintain daily documentation, observations, and maintain open communication with the families
- Ability to work cooperatively as a childcare team member, contribute and share expertise and knowledge
- Follow licensing requirements and Code of Ethics and Standard of Practice for ECE
- Continually participate in Professional Development in the field of ECE & Communities of Practice
Program Facilitator
community resource centre, earlyon cfc (Ontario early years)
08.2013 - 03.2018
- Assess children’s developmental needs and stages in all developmental domains
- Plan and facilitate a range of inclusive play-based learning programs that reflect the strengths and needs of our families using an integrated and holistic approach that is evidence based
- Provide families and caregivers with resources suited to their child’s age and developmental abilities
- Connect parents and children to specialized services that supports their family
Program facilitator for reading rocks
learning disabilities association of wellington county
02.2017 - 01.2018
- Facilitator of a volunteer-based reading/tutoring program for children ages 6-10 years of age
- Liaise between participating families, children and tutors, provide training support, resource management and monitor program progress
owner/operator home based child CARE
Leaps & bounds childcare
01.1994 - 12.2000
- Company Overview: Initially licensed operation and my services contracted through Social Services (1994-2000)
- Plan, structure and implement programs meeting the needs of the children and families contracted in my care
- Fostered children’s creativity, self-expression, and sense of wonder through curriculum experiences
- Administrative; managed all aspects of business operations, created a care giver 'handbook' & contract defining the expectations and obligations of both parties, caregiver and parents
- Initially licensed operation and my services contracted through Social Services (1994-2000)
Education
RECE - eARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
FANSHAWE COLLEGE
01.2019
B.A.Sc. - FAMILY & CONSUMER STUDIES
University of guelph
01.1985
Skills
- Emergent programming
- Play-to-Learn programming
- Planning and implementing individual programs
- Curriculum development
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Observation techniques
- Best practices in ECE
- Relevant legislation and policies
- Community engagement
- Professional collaboration
- Leadership
- Decision making
- Creativity
- Professional development
- CPR/First Aid
- Police Vulnerable Sector Check
- Food Handling
- Student needs assessment
Qualificationstatement
High performing professional with several years of experience delivering high-impact work in the field of early childhood education. Skilled in developing strong internal-external relationships to facilitate collaborative achievement for the County of Wellington’s high priority goals. Confident in my ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment utilizing my skills in flexibility, adaptability, and integration of knowledge, research, and personal experience.
References
References upon request.
Key Qualifications
- Committed to high quality education; skilled in Emergent and Play-to-Learn programming
- Extensive training in planning and implementing individual programs and curriculum to meet the developmental needs of children. Emphasis on Social and Emotional Learning
- Trained to utilize a variety of observation techniques to enhance work with children and families
- Apply best practices, relevant legislation and policies to ECE programs and settings in a changing social context.
- Outstanding ability to work with community and professional groups.
- Strong leadership skills; able to direct and make decisions.
- Creative and hard-working individual
- Current CPR/First Aid trained, Police Vulnerable Sector Check
- Continuously engaged in professional development and learning opportunities; webinars, reflective journaling, attending workshops and conferences, study groups and professional networking.
- Food Handlers Certificate
Timeline
TEACHER, TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, CASUAL TEACHER SUPPLY
County of Wellington
12.2019 - Current
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR (RECE), Preschool Room
LAKESIDE CHILDCARE CENTRE
03.2018 - 12.2019
Program facilitator for reading rocks
learning disabilities association of wellington county
02.2017 - 01.2018
Program Facilitator
community resource centre, earlyon cfc (Ontario early years)
08.2013 - 03.2018
owner/operator home based child CARE
Leaps & bounds childcare
01.1994 - 12.2000
B.A.Sc. - FAMILY & CONSUMER STUDIES
University of guelph
RECE - eARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
FANSHAWE COLLEGE
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