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Bryford Terry

Bryford Terry

Huntsville

Summary

Proven childcare leader with comprehensive oversight experience at Redstone Arsenal. Secured national child care accreditations and advanced child development through innovative curricula, and targeted training initiatives. Expertise in staff development, strategic planning, and maintaining compliance to achieve operational excellence. Committed to teaching and achieving measurable outcomes for children and their caregivers. Bottom line up front, I enjoy seeing the results of children thriving from the training that adult caregivers receive; I enjoy all stages and aspects of teaching and training child care novices and para-professionals.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Division Chief, Child and Youth Services

Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
11.2005 - Current
  • Manages four childcare facilities, two after-school programs, seven youth sports fields, and a central registration office.
  • Oversees branch-level support for 165 childcare providers, 13 program managers, and one bus coordinator managing 15 shuttle buses.
  • Ensures all childcare facilities achieve and maintain NAEYC accreditation, and COA accreditation for after-school programs.
  • Approves annual budgets for five childcare programs, covering all salaries, training, supplies, vehicles, contracts, classroom furniture, toys, marketing, maintenance, and facility depreciation.
  • Coordinates and manages oversight of a comprehensive training program addressing accreditation requirements, Army child care standards, and classroom curriculum requirements.
  • Conducts monthly inspections to ensure compliance with fire, safety, training, background checks, and health standards across all childcare facilities and childcare rooms, ensuring they are developmentally appropriate in accordance with Army childcare provisions and accreditation standards.
  • Oversees recreational programs for children aged 6 to 19, including individual and competitive sports, as well as social and leisure activities.
  • Leads biannual division-level conferences each year at Redstone Arsenal, coordinating logistics, developing teaching strategies, and staff training objectives, program layout (online and in-person), participating in classroom instruction, and serving as the final approval for all classroom training content.

Child and Youth Services, Coordinator

US Army- EUROPE
Hohenfels
01.2002 - 10.2005
  • All current responsibilities (as listed above) but narrowed to a smaller military installation.

CYS Child Care Director

US ARMY, EUROPE
Various Installations
06.1989 - 04.2002
  • This portion of my resume is condensed for a shorter read and because of similar duties. It is comprised of an additional 15 years of educational leadership experience across multiple age groups. Specifically, the child development center director, the school-age services director, and the family child care director:
  • Conducted staff hiring, recruitment, and onboarding, including training program implementation.
  • Maintained USDA and ServSafe compliance in food service operations.
  • Developed a budget submission for the CYS Chief to review and approve.
  • Collaborated with CYS, C, and trainers on Development Action Plans for children in my program, and worked with parents to achieve goals for childcare and learning environments.
  • Responsible for the daily operations of a fully functional, full-day child care program and facility.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Concordia University
Saint Paul, MN
12-2004

Skills

  • Program management
  • Budget management
  • National Accreditation compliance
  • Staff training and strategic planning
  • Child and Youth Development
  • Child Care Operations
  • Policy Development
  • Adult teaching practices

Affiliations

  • I enjoy photography and cinematography, radio and television productions, and drone piloting

Accomplishments

  • I have received an outstanding performance appraisal for the past 25 years.
  • I am a firefighter with the Monrovia Volunteer Fire Department and drive a fire engine

Languages

German
Limited

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Division Chief, Child and Youth Services

Redstone Arsenal
11.2005 - Current

Child and Youth Services, Coordinator

US Army- EUROPE
01.2002 - 10.2005

CYS Child Care Director

US ARMY, EUROPE
06.1989 - 04.2002

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Concordia University

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