Elizabeth Solano

As a childcare center director, I am responsible for the overall operation of the school, overseeing staff, curriculum development, ensuring children's safety and well-being, maintaining compliance with regulations, and fostering positive relationships with parents, all while prioritizing a nurturing and stimulating environment for the children in our care.

My key duties as director:

Staff Management:
Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate childcare staff, providing ongoing professional development opportunities.

Facility Oversight:
Maintain a clean, safe, and well-maintained facility, ensuring compliance with all local and state regulations regarding health and safety.

Parent Communication:
Establish open communication with parents through regular meetings, newsletters, and updates regarding their child's progress and development.

Budgeting and Financial Management:
Create and manage the center's budget, including staff salaries, supplies, and facility maintenance.

Admissions and Marketing:
Promote the daycare center to potential families, manage enrollment processes, and maintain positive public relations.

Child Development Monitoring:
Observe children's development and behavior, addressing any concerns with staff and parents.

Incident Reporting and Management:
Respond to any accidents or incidents involving children, documenting and reporting appropriately.

Compliance with Regulations: Ensure the center adheres to all state and federal licensing requirements related to childcare.

Leadership Skills: Ability to effectively lead and motivate a team of staff members

Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact with parents, staff, and community partners

Organizational Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently

Child Development Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of child development stages and appropriate learning activities

Compliance Expertise: Knowledge of state and federal childcare regulations

I was responsible for opening and closing the store, including cash register reconciliation, security checks, and alarm activation.

Supervised sales associates during shifts, ensuring proper customer interactions and adherence to company policies.

Managed cash transactions, handled returns, and addressed customer concerns.

Maintained store cleanliness and organization, including sales floor and stockroom. Always actively engaged on the sales floor, utilized product knowledge to assist customers. Provided excellent customer service, addressed customer needs, and resolved issues. Maintained visual merchandising standards by ensuring displays were neat, organized, and aligned with company guidelines. Assisted with floor set changes and planogram adjustments.

I was responsible for supporting the store manager and assistant manager by driving sales, providing excellent customer service, opening and closing the store in their absence, ensuring visual merchandising standards, assisting with inventory, and performing ear piercings. Acted as a leader on the sales floor in the absence of management, provided guidance to other team members. Actively engaged with customers, demonstrated products, answered questions, and assisted with purchases to achieve sales goals.
Managed cash register operations, night deposits, maintained visual merchandising standards, and ensured store cleanliness.

I created and implemented a developmentally appropriate curriculum, observed and assessed children's progress, maintained a safe and nurturing classroom environment, led classroom activities, communicated with parents regularly, and mentored assistant teachers, all while adhering to state licensing regulations and child development best practices.