Amanda Romano

· Assist children with daily living activities and personal care needs.

· Provide opportunities for open-ended play, with an emphasis on promoting creativity, independence, and problem-solving.

· Develop engaging activities to promote social interaction and emotional support.

· Incorporate and develop projects regarding Jewish holidays, tailored to the class's age group throughout the school year.

· Maintain open communication with parents throughout the day and sent a newsletter at the end of each week to keep families informed and connected.

· Organize and prepare the classroom before the children arrived each morning with a positive attitude.

· Provide a safe and nurturing environment for the children.

· Encourage the children to take small, developmentally appropriate risks during play.

· Incorporate ideas suggested by team members into the classroom, in addition to encouraging them to lead the class on Wednesdays and carry out projects with the children.

· Check and keep children's information updated in the Brightwheel app in real time to keep parents informed.

· Maintain constant dialogue with Rachel Meiner, ECC Director, Lillie Brandt Early Childhood Center, aiming to implement improvements to the class routine.

· Participated in staff meetings, professional development, and CPR/First Aid Certification (2026).

• Assisted with classroom tasks in support of the lead teacher.
• Kept the Brightwheel app updated when requested by the teacher.
• Assisted during the drop offs and dismissals of the children, or with the transition to the aftercare.
• Requested supplies for the classroom.
• Maintained the class clean and organized.

• Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
• Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
• Played games, worked on puzzles and read books to young children.
• Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.

• Monitored schedules to maintain sleeping, eating and school schedules for children
• Organized different types of activities to enhance physical and intellectual development.
• Balanced playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.

• Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
• Led indoor and outdoor activities to entertain and occupy children.

• Informed clients of policies and procedures.
• Resolved caller issues quickly and thoroughly.
• Obtained client information by answering telephone calls.
• Advised customers about new products and assisted customers in determining best type product for needs.

• Attended to office operations and required paperwork.
• Communicated proactively with supervisors, immediately explained issues and teamed on appropriate solutions.