Diane Hardy
North Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact agency success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child Care Licensing Surveyor
State of Nevada Child Care Licensing
11.2010 - 08.2018
- Provide Training and Technical Assistance to child care programs and providers
- Conduct regulatory Inspections of child care facilities operations and investigate complaints.
Senior Manager, Community Development
United Way of Southern Nevada
10.2008 - 10.2010
- Project manager for education initiative supporting quality early childhood education programs through professional development, parent involvement, health, and early learning through the arts to improve and enhance school readiness for young children.
Early Childhood Education Consultant
09.2001 - 10.2008
- Provide training and technical assistance in early childhood education and development, curriculum development and child outcome measures, childcare licensing, program plan development, family literacy, proposal-writing and panel grant review
- Participate in Head Start program reviews in the areas of Program Design and Management and Early Childhood Development and Health
- Clark County School District Substitute Teacher; Adult Educator - ESL; Active Parenting workshops.
Consultant – DHHS/ACF Program Reviewer
DANYA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
03.1998 - 05.2008
- Review Early Childhood Development and Health, Program Design and Management on national Head Start review teams.
Preschool Program Manager
Classroom on Wheels
09.2002 - 11.2005
- Responsible for the administration and supervision of 8 mobile preschool classrooms in refurbished school buses that provide Head Start-like services for children ages 3-5 years old.
Supervisor of Early Childhood
NYC Board of Education – Community School District 13
07.2000 - 08.2001
- Responsible for the management and oversight of programming and instruction for approximately 300 early childhood classrooms (PreK – Grade 2) located in 26 schools within the school district, and 6 collaboration sites with community-based early childhood programs
- Responsible for recruitment of programs, management and oversight of Universal Prekindergarten program
- Responsible for the management and oversight of Even Start family literacy program
- Participation on school district performance review teams, monitoring of testing, coordinating professional development activities, conducting weekly school visits and development of the District Comprehensive Education Plan in the area of early childhood
- Trained in Comer’s School Development Program for school reform and balanced literacy instruction.
Director of Early Childhood Education – Senior Consultant (ECE)
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SVCS./HEAD START
03.1999 - 07.2000
- Coordinated monthly professional development activities for city-wide Education Directors
- Provided leadership and direction for the Early Childhood Education Unit for the grantee
- Facilitated workshops in early childhood development and administration of Head Start programs.
Teacher (ESL) – English as a Second Language
NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION
09.1987 - 02.2000
- Responsible for implementation of an ESL curriculum for adults; testing, assessment, placement and providing individualized instruction based on student’s needs.
Director of Monitoring – Senior Consultant (ECE)
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SVCS./HEAD START
01.1991 - 02.1999
- Supervised the Monitoring Unit with a staff of 7 content area specialists responsible for the on-site monitoring of program operations and annual parent elections
- Preparation and analysis of Monthly Enrollment and Attendance Report of delegate agencies
- Implementation of the revised monitoring instrument for review of program operations and oversight of the annual program self-assessment process
- Responsible for providing training and technical assistance to 72 Head Start delegate agencies.
Education Specialist – Consultant (ECE)
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SVCS./HEAD START
08.1989 - 12.1990
- Coordinated monthly professional development activities for Education Directors
- Provided leadership and direction for the Early Childhood Education Unit for the grantee
- Facilitated workshops in early childhood development and administration of Head Start programs.
Director
AMBOY STREET DAY CARE CENTER
07.1981 - 08.1989
- Responsible for the management and administration of a comprehensive early childhood program for children from families located in a homeless shelter
- Responsible for implementation of an individualized program of early childhood education for a multi-age group (2-6 years) of children from homeless families.
Education
Advanced Certificate – Educational Administration and Supervision -
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Brooklyn, NY02.1986
Master of Science – Early Childhood Education -
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Brooklyn, NY02.1984
Bachelor of Arts – Education -
HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY06.1976
Skills
- NEVADA Child Care Licensing Regulations Knowledge
- Field Data Collection
- Quality Control
- Self-Directed Mindset
- Presentations
- Verbal/Written Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Project Management
- Requests for Information
- Team Leadership
- Training and Mentoring
Accomplishments
- Director of day care program with staff of 24, Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Aides, Administrative Staff and Kitchen staff.
- Supervised team of seven (7) staff members in the Monitoring Unit and Education Unit respectively.
- Used Microsoft Excel to monitor enrollment and attendance of NYC Head Start delegate agencies; Tracked program monitoring results to identify training and technical assistance needs of NYC Head Start delegate agencies.
- Collaborated with NYC child care programs to identify agencies to participate in Head Start/Day Care Collaboration Program to enhance service delivery to families and children .
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to conduct national Head Start reviews.
- Implementation of research-based early childhood curriculum (High Scope) for selected ECE programs among NYC grantees and for United Way of Southern Nevada participating early childhood program initiative to improve quality.
Certification
- Certificate of Achievement – Level 6.2 The Nevada Registry Career Ladder, 01/09
- State of Nevada License for Educational Personnel - License No. 0000066041, 10/05
- Endorsements: Early Childhood Reg.
- NYC Board of Education Licenses: Teacher Common Branches Education Administrator – Level 2, 09/99
- Supervisor of Early Childhood, 04/93
- NYS Permanent Schools Administrator and Supervisor Certificate #133422706, 09/86
- NYS Permanent Teaching Certificate N-VI #133422706, 09/84
Training
High Scope Preschool Curriculum Course - 08/2009 High Scope Assessment Training – 11/2008 High Scope Program Quality Assessment Training - 11/2008 Active Parenting Trainer of Trainers – Clark County School District/ AELAS- Parent Institute – 01/2007 Head Start Region IX Mentor Coach Trainer of Trainers – 01/2003 Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum – 01/2005 Peace Begins in Preschool – Justice Center – 03/2004 Creative Curriculum for Preschool – 11/2004 Training Child Development Reviewer Training on Child Outcomes for PRISM 2002 Region II – 12/10-11/2001 Comer School Development Program – Yale Child Study Center, Certificate of Achievement – Principals’ Academy 7/16-20/2001
Timeline
Child Care Licensing Surveyor
State of Nevada Child Care Licensing
11.2010 - 08.2018
Senior Manager, Community Development
United Way of Southern Nevada
10.2008 - 10.2010
Preschool Program Manager
Classroom on Wheels
09.2002 - 11.2005
Early Childhood Education Consultant
09.2001 - 10.2008
Supervisor of Early Childhood
NYC Board of Education – Community School District 13
07.2000 - 08.2001
Director of Early Childhood Education – Senior Consultant (ECE)
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SVCS./HEAD START
03.1999 - 07.2000
Consultant – DHHS/ACF Program Reviewer
DANYA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
03.1998 - 05.2008
Director of Monitoring – Senior Consultant (ECE)
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SVCS./HEAD START
01.1991 - 02.1999
Education Specialist – Consultant (ECE)
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SVCS./HEAD START
08.1989 - 12.1990
Teacher (ESL) – English as a Second Language
NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION
09.1987 - 02.2000
Director
AMBOY STREET DAY CARE CENTER
07.1981 - 08.1989
Advanced Certificate – Educational Administration and Supervision -
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Master of Science – Early Childhood Education -
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Bachelor of Arts – Education -
HUNTER COLLEGE
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