Ashley Denn
Summary
Proven leader in childcare, adept in classroom management and curriculum development, significantly enhanced learning environments at Bear Buddies Child Development Center. Excelled in parent-teacher communication and child development, fostering a nurturing and safe space for growth. Demonstrated exceptional ability in lesson planning and behavior modeling, ensuring comprehensive child support and educational excellence. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts through interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Teacher
Bear Buddies Child Development Center
03.2021 - 01.2024
- Maintained a clean, safe, and nurturing environment for children that met all the licensing requirements.
- Organized classroom space to meet the developmental goals for the age group.
- Communicated with fellow staff, parents, admin, and upper management to ensure continuity and unity throughout the center and company.
- Kept up to date on licensing regulations and the company's policies.
- Displayed enthusiasm, energy, and a positive attitude toward children, staff, and parents.
- Monitored and maintained the cleanliness, neatness, and safety of the center and the play areas.
- Planned, supervised, and implemented the programs for the classroom in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the center.
- Treated children with dignity and respect.
- Relieved staff and filled in for different classrooms as needed.
- Assisted director in teaching- training activities and teaching demonstrations.
- Ran ratios to make sure that each classroom is in the correct ratio.
- Eager to learn and dedicated to hard work, and meeting deadlines through strong time management and teamwork.
- Children's assessments and portfolio.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Worked with the district to help create IEP and 504 plans for children who were starting school.
- Created and implemented a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
- Identified early signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and brought them to admin and parents' attention.
- Familiarized parents with state and center policies, regulations, fees, and curriculum.
- Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities and behaviors.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining the overall focus of the entire class.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Applied play-based, academic-based, and Montessori strategies in the classroom to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Assisted the assistant director and director when they needed help with daily tasks.
- Put the day together when the assistant director and director were gone for the day.
- Put in charge when the director and assistant director were gone for the day.
Education
Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education
Northwood Technical College
New Richmond, WI06.2025
Skills
- Childcare needs
- Lesson Planning
- Activity Planning
- Classroom Management
- Child Development
- Behavior Modeling
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Safety awareness
- Key decision making
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Lesson development
- IEP support
- Curricula development
Additional Information
I have been working in childcare for over 10 years. I did take a little break after I had my youngest son, but I watched children in my home. I am currently in school which has helped me get to Level 10 on the registry.
Timeline
Lead Teacher
Bear Buddies Child Development Center
03.2021 - 01.2024
Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education
Northwood Technical College
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