Kayla Walsh
Palm Coast,FL
Summary
Early childhood educator with strong expertise in nurturing and guiding one-year-olds. Focused on creating safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment. Skilled in lesson planning, child development, and classroom management. Strong emphasis on collaboration and adaptability, ensuring smooth teamwork and consistent results.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
One Year Old Teacher
Sunshine Academy
1230 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast, Fl 32137
09.2024 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with families by hosting parent-teacher conferences regularly discussing their child''s achievements and areas for improvement.
- Assisted fellow teachers in creating comprehensive curricula that met the needs of each child''s unique developmental stage using frog street.
- Promoted fine motor skills development through hands-on activities such as finger painting, playdough manipulation, and puzzles completion.
- Maintained a safe and nurturing learning environment by adhering to strict health guidelines, including proper sanitation practices and timely diaper changes.
- Supported language development by reading stories, singing songs, and engaging in conversations with the one-year-olds daily.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within early childhood education field.
- Documented behavior, development and learning of children to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Taught hand washing and proper use of utensils to promote good hygiene and etiquette habits.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
Lead Daycare Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
151 Sagebrush Trail, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
12.2023 - 09.2024
- Developed positive relationships with parents, resulting in increased parental involvement and support for their child''s education.
- Provided a safe and nurturing environment for students, fostering a sense of belonging and promoting social-emotional development.
- Collaborated with fellow teachers to share best practices, leading to improved teaching strategies across the daycare center.
- Actively encouraged children to develop their communication, problem-solving and social skills.
- Instructed children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toileting.
- Oversaw daily transitions between various activities such as snack time, outdoor playtime, naptime ensuring smooth operation of daily schedule.
Ophthalmic Technician
Central Florida Retina
99 Old Kings Rd S #1, Flagler Beach, FL 32136
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Applied eye medications and drops to dilate pupils in preparation for examinations.
- Triaged phone calls from patients and outside contacts and handled in order of importance.
- Performed thorough medical history assessments as part of the pre-examination process for new patients.
- Provided exceptional customer service to all patients, addressing concerns promptly and compassionately.
- Trained new ophthalmic technicians on clinic protocols, fostering teamwork within the practice.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for optimal patient care and equipment maintenance.
Stay at Home Mom
Me
7 Bay Spring Pl Palm Coast, FL 32137
12.2019 - 07.2022
- Preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Potty training, and teaching general healthy hygiene habits
- Running errands
- Keeping up with the cleanliness of the house
- Making sure food was stocked
- Doing several activities to help with fine and gross motor skills
Education
No Degree - Unsure
St. Johns River State College
Palatka, FL09-2015
Skills
- Classroom organization
- Parent-teacher communication
- Positive reinforcement
- Feeding assistance
- Child development
- Early childhood education
- Lesson implementation
- Nurturing environment creation
- Child assessment
- Loves children
- Classroom management
- CPR and first aid
- Age-appropriate activities
Certification
- CDA certification (Child Development Associate), Sunshine Academy - 7/18/2025
- Child development in school readiness program CEU - 4.0 training
- Pediatric First aid, AED and CPR training including Adult CPR, AED, and First aid. (March 13th, 2025 - March 31st, 2027)
CS IV
In my teaching approach, I emphasize the importance of building strong relationships with children and families, meeting the highest standards. I firmly believe that parent-teacher conferences are essential to maintaining transparent communication with parents about their child’s progress and growth in the classroom, consistently upholding professionalism. These conferences provide an opportunity for parents to express concerns and work collaboratively to develop a plan that ensures collective efforts towards the child’s success. Through daily interactions with families at the classroom entrance, I establish a welcoming environment that encourages active family engagement and meaningful interactions.
CS IV-a
By keeping up with the procare app we use at our school I can send each parent information on their child’s health, daily potty breaks, behavior, daily activities, daily sleep schedule, medication administration, accidents/incidents and many more so they are able to look at the app and know what their child is doing throughout the day. I also like to engage with each parent if I can at the end of the day so they can see my facial expressions, hear my tone of voice, and see my body language. These are important to me especially when messages can get misconstrued, or maybe a specific parent doesn’t have the procare app to see things other parents get to. Doing weekly anecdotes on the children helps me keep up with their child’s growth and makes it easier for me to explain when at a parent-teacher conference how far their child has come.
CS IV-b
It’s extremely important to know what’s going on in the child’s personal life outside of school so we understand each day why and if their behavior has changed in a positive or negative way. We are able to help the child throughout the day. When noticing a child with serious struggles, I like to communicate with the parent to ensure nothing too severe is going on in their lives, and if so, I like to offer advice when needed without overstepping. I want the parents to know I am here for their child, and the family as well, and if there is anything I can do for them, I like to assure the parents that they aren’t alone. Displayed in the classroom is also the class bulletin board which has the curriculum on it, any school updates which they can see right when they walk into the class.
CS IV-c
Looking through all the family questionnaires that were completed on my behalf I was thoroughly overjoyed that the parents think so highly of me, and it makes me say to myself “you are doing something right”. I am so overjoyed that I found a profession I love doing. I do this to teach future leaders, to learn and grow from them, and to bring back everything I learned and or taught home to my little girls. Being a mom and teacher goes hand in hand, and I consider myself lucky to be able to do both. This profession comes with learning curves, but at the end of the day it’s extremely rewarding. I love hearing constructive criticism from peers, my bosses, and families so if there are better ways of doing something, I am able to make that change in a professional manner. The goal I have for myself is to continue to grow in ways I haven’t yet, and hopefully one day become a kindergarten teacher.
Timeline
One Year Old Teacher
Sunshine Academy
09.2024 - Current
Lead Daycare Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
12.2023 - 09.2024
Ophthalmic Technician
Central Florida Retina
03.2022 - 10.2022
Stay at Home Mom
Me
12.2019 - 07.2022
No Degree - Unsure
St. Johns River State College