Erin Dayton-Jones
Carmel,IN
Summary
Diligent Director with strong background in early childhood education and program management. Successfully led team of educators to create nurturing and educational environment for young children. Demonstrated ability in curriculum development and staff training, ensuring compliance with state regulations and fostering collaborative atmosphere.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Kid City USA
- Maintaining licensing requirements at all times
- Planning all special events: parties and afterschool hour activities
- Running all professional development for staff
- Maintaining the school's budget
- Maintaining and driving Paths to Quality
- Maintaining day-to-day and big-picture elements of the center
- Monitoring staff and teachers for progress
- Running and planning all staff meetings
- Building professional relationships with staff and all families
- Taking and processing all payments
- Touring new families
- Running procare
Director
The Weston School
- Keeping up with Licencing
- Maintaining and driving Paths to Quality
- Managing center's budget
- Running the school age after school program
- Meeting and communicating with senior management
- Maintaining day-to-day
- Running and planning all staff meetings
- Building professional relationships with local vendors
- Running procare
- Monitoring staff and teachers for progress
- Touring new families
Extended Program Director
Children's Day School
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Managing over $1 million in revenue and associated operating expense budget
- Active Board Member
- Managing and supporting staff of 15 and 150 students daily
- Creating engaging preschool-8th grade afterschool and summer programming
- Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task; outstanding time management; ability to work with multiple people on diverse issues simultaneously; ability to generate innovative solutions and strategies to complicated challenges
- Knowledge of the program structure and supports necessary to implement in an effective extended program
- Excellent interpersonal skills as well as a great sense of humor
- Ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, parents, alumni, and students
- Working with highly confidential information
- Ability to have difficult, structured, and compassionate meetings with colleagues, parents, teachers, and students
- Strong computer skills and proficiency with MS Office Suite
- Knowledge of UltraCamp and Procare
Preschool Extended Program Director
Children's Day School
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Hire, lead and manage the early childhood after-school team of 10 staff and 80 students
- Participated in high-profile hiring committees
- Participated in new DEI onboarding and retention school-wide initiative
- Community outreach: recruited and managed all preschool enrichments
- Elected to attend national leadership and ECP workshops
Extended Program Coordinator
Children's Day School
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Assisted director in hiring, leading and managing the K-8th afterschool program
- Participated in high-profile hiring committees
- Participated in new DEI onboarding and retention school-wide initiative
- Community outreach: recruited and managed all preschool enrichments
- Elected to attend national leadership and ECP workshops
ECP Summer Camp Counselor, Kickstart Teacher and Afterschool Teacher
Children's Day School
01.2015 - 01.2017
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education, Child And Family Studies
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY08.2014
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Verbal and written communication
- People Management
- Operations Management
- Creativity and Innovation
- Charismatic Leader
Timeline
Extended Program Director
Children's Day School
01.2020 - 01.2022
Preschool Extended Program Director
Children's Day School
01.2018 - 01.2020
Extended Program Coordinator
Children's Day School
01.2015 - 01.2017
ECP Summer Camp Counselor, Kickstart Teacher and Afterschool Teacher
Children's Day School
01.2015 - 01.2017
Director
Kid City USA
Director
The Weston School
Bachelor of Science - Education, Child And Family Studies
Syracuse University