Gloria Gregg
Chicago,IL
Summary
Dedicated Early Childhood Educator with over 20 years of experience fostering growth and development in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Expertise in creating inclusive learning environments and building strong family partnerships that enhance children's social-emotional and academic progress. Committed to continuous professional development and currently completing licensure requirements.
Overview
1
1
Certification
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Family Focus (formerly Chicago Child Care Society)
Chicago, Illinois
01.2006 - Current
- Provide high-quality education and care for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.
- Develop and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans that support learning across all developmental domains.
- Foster positive social-emotional development through responsive interactions and relationship-based teaching practices.
- Conduct ongoing observations, assessments, and documentation to monitor children's progress and inform instruction.
- Build strong partnerships with families through daily communication, conferences, and collaborative goal setting.
- Create safe, inclusive, and culturally responsive classroom environments.
- Support children's language and literacy development through interactive read-aloud, conversations, and hands-on learning experiences.
- Implement classroom management strategies that promote positive behavior and self-regulation.
- Collaborate with teaching teams, specialists, and administrators to support children's individual needs.
- Plan and facilitate project-based learning experiences that encourage inquiry, exploration, and critical thinking.
- Key Accomplishments
- Over 20 years of successful experience in early childhood education.
- Experienced working with diverse learners, multilingual families, and children with varying developmental needs.
- Maintained strong family relationships and positive classroom environments.
- Successfully balanced full-time employment while earning advanced education credentials and pursuing licensure.
Education
English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement Program
Harry S. Truman College-City College of Chicago
09-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Practice, Psychology/Human Development
Chicago, IllinoisAssociate of Arts (A.A.) -
Richard Daley College
Chicago, IllinoisAlternative Licensure Program (PreK-2)
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Skills
- Early Childhood Education
- Classroom Management
- Lesson Planning
- Child Development
- Family Engagement
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Curriculum Planning
- Assessment & Documentation
- Positive Behavior Support
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
- Project-Based Learning
- Team Collaboration
- Microsoft Office Suite
Certification
Illinois Early Childhood Content Test (ILTS 206) – Passed, Professional Educator License (PEL) Candidate, CPR/First Aid Certified
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Family Focus (formerly Chicago Child Care Society)
01.2006 - Current
English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement Program
Harry S. Truman College-City College of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Practice, Psychology/Human Development
Associate of Arts (A.A.) -
Richard Daley College
Alternative Licensure Program (PreK-2)
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)