Ruth Barkou - King
Windsor,ON
Summary
Creative, bubbly, and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote each child's potential. Offering 9 years of experience with passion for building strong relationships with supervisors, coworkers, parents, and children. Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. Trained in developmental stages and knowledgeable about offering safe, nurturing environments to boost learning. Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness. Proactive and caring worker with 9 years of experience combined with communication strengths and good observational skills. Skillfully handles day-to-day activities while looking for opportunities to make a difference. Dedicated ECE provides students with safe and nurturing learning environment. Possesses excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Early Childhood Educator
Abc Day Nursery Of Windsor
01.2016 - Current
- Enhanced children''s cognitive development by implementing play-based learning activities.
- Fostered social skills and emotional growth in children through daily group activities and individualized attention.
- Improved literacy skills in young learners by incorporating storytelling, songs, and reading materials into lessons.
- Boosted language development in non-native speakers through targeted language instruction and bilingual resources.
- Promoted fine motor skill development with hands-on art projects and sensory play experiences.
- Increased early numeracy understanding by integrating counting games, number recognition, and basic math concepts into everyday activities.
- Supported diverse learning needs of children with tailored lesson plans and differentiated instruction techniques.
- Partnered with parents to facilitate consistent routines and reinforce positive behaviors in children both at home and in the classroom setting.
- Created a safe, nurturing environment for all children by enforcing strict health and safety protocols within the classroom.
- Supported children in developing self-regulation skills using positive reinforcement, modeling, and age-appropriate redirection techniques.
- Continuously pursued professional growth opportunities through participation in workshops, webinars, conferences, and coursework to stay current with best practices within the early childhood education field.
- 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 positive relationships with students and families.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
Education
Diploma - Early Childhood Education
St. Clair College of Applied Arts And Technology
Windsor, ON10.2015
High School Diploma -
Vincent Massey Secondary School
Windsor, ON06.2013
Skills
- Child Development Expertise
- Nutrition Knowledge
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- Positive Reinforcement
- Special Needs Support
- Classroom Organization
- Lesson Plan Creation
- Observation and documentation
- Creative learning strategies
- Curriculum planning
- Behavior management
- Individualized instruction
- Emotional intelligence
- Time management
- Child assessment
- First aid and CPR
- Parent-teacher communication
- Outdoor play supervision
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Social-emotional learning
- Child-centered approach
- Play-Based Learning
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Professional Working
Affiliations
- Sunday School helper in kids' church- during grade 9-12
- Church Volunteer in infant room- currently
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Early Childhood Educator
Abc Day Nursery Of Windsor
01.2016 - Current
Diploma - Early Childhood Education
St. Clair College of Applied Arts And Technology
High School Diploma -
Vincent Massey Secondary School
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