Kayla Duckenfield
Freehold,NJ
Summary
Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. Trained in developmental stages and knowledgeable about offering safe, nurturing environments to boost learning. Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness. Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering 10 years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and caregivers. Organized teacher with distinguished understanding of different types of classrooms. Successful at working with any size classes to realize comprehensive growth. Kind professional looking to optimize individual student experiences into long-term success. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Toddler Teacher
Let’s Grow
Manalapan, NJ
10.2023 - 09.2024
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Completed routine maintenance and repair.
- Conducted system analysis and testing to identify and resolve technical issues or inefficiencies.
- Maintained accurate records of each toddler's progress in areas such as language skills, motor skills, problem solving abilities.
- Communicated with parents regularly to maintain student progress, schedule meetings, and increase overall student happiness.
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
- Provided a safe learning environment for toddlers by monitoring their behavior and intervening when necessary.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive, trusting relationships.
- Read stories to children and taught painting, drawing, and crafts.
- Introduced learning activities and imaginative play to teach children to explore.
- Monitored children's play activities to identify additional learning opportunities or behavioral issues.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
Lead Toddler Teacher
Lil Achievers
Howell Township, NJ
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Sunshine Daycare
Freehold, Nj
03.2018 - 01.2022
- Taught children with creative approaches, methods, and techniques
- Maintained tidy and clean classroom consistent with safety and health standards
- Encouraged children to interact with each other and participate in group activities
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities
Pastry Chef
Es Délices Fine Pastries
Kendall Park, NJ
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule
- Coordinated with kitchen staff to guarantee timely delivery of all pastries, cakes and desserts
- Created unique daily specials to drive business growth
- Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling, and measuring ingredients and operating mixer
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients
- Operated ovens and bakery equipment to prepare products according to recipes
- Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing
- Prepared dough for variety of pastries, cakes and breads
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven
- Prepared frostings and other toppings for cakes and pastries
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items
Education
Certified In Baking & Pastry - Baking And Pastry Arts
Promise Culinary School
New Brunswick, NJ12.2019
High school or equivalent -
Freehold Borough High School
Freehold, NJ06.2017
Baking And Pastry Arts -
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RISkills
- Special education
- Meal Preparation
- Supervising Classroom Activities
- Creative Arts Talent
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- Positive Reinforcement
- Organizing and Distributing Materials
- Infant Care
- Enforce Classroom Rules
- Health and Safety
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Reinforcing Learning Concepts
- Nutrition
- Classroom management
- Child development
- Play-based learning
- Parent communication
- Record keeping
- Activity planning
- Creative teaching
- Team collaboration
- Positive reinforcement
- Sensory development
- Attention to detail
- Positive and cheerful
- Curriculum planning
Certification
Successful Solutions Professional Development L.LC
8 certificates & 120 clocked hours of “Early Childhood Education Professional Development”
Timeline
Lead Toddler Teacher
Let’s Grow
10.2023 - 09.2024
Lead Toddler Teacher
Lil Achievers
09.2022 - 08.2023
Pastry Chef
Es Délices Fine Pastries
12.2019 - 02.2020
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Sunshine Daycare
03.2018 - 01.2022
Certified In Baking & Pastry - Baking And Pastry Arts
Promise Culinary School
High school or equivalent -
Freehold Borough High School
Baking And Pastry Arts -
Johnson & Wales University