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Work History
Education
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Kelly Brown

Novato,CA

Summary

Creative, kind and enthusiastic educator with 19 plus years of experience teaching preschool aged children and infant and young toddlers in a classroom setting. Hard working and energetic childcare center director of 3+ years experience managing and running a successful childcare center. Fully capable of managing employees and providing an environment that is conductive to the cognitive, physical and emotional development of young children. Recognized for ability to develop and implement activities that improve children’s learning and behavior skills, also confidence and self-reliance. Ability to create safe and trusting relationships with children and their families, co-workers and my higher ups.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Director

Golden Poppy Preschool and Infant Center
Corte Madera, CA
01.2021 - Current
  • Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored staff members.
  • Cultivated and maintained relationships to promote positive work culture.
  • Wrote newsletters and email to communicate monthly activity schedules to parents.
  • Handled admission and placement of new students.
  • Oversaw day-to-day activities of preschool.
  • Provided guidance to teachers on lesson planning and instructional strategies that would lead to better learning outcomes among students.
  • Planned weekly menus for [Number] children following nutritional and allergen guidelines.
  • Led team-building exercises for staff to improve communication and teamwork.
  • Managed financial resources allocated for the preschool program, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities.
  • Facilitated parent-teacher conferences throughout the year in order to discuss individual student needs or concerns.
  • Reviewed applications from prospective families interested in enrolling their children into the program.
  • Maintained detailed records of student attendance, academic progress reports, disciplinary actions taken against students.
  • Performed various administrative tasks such as ordering supplies or equipment needed by faculty members or students.
  • Ensured compliance with state licensing regulations as well as federal laws related to early childhood education programs.
  • Coordinated field trips, special events, and other extracurricular activities for preschoolers.
  • Performed administrative tasks such as filing, copying, scanning
  • Word, google Docs
  • Payroll- Quickbooks
  • Billing and tuition- Procare
  • Resolved discrepancies between payroll records and employee inquiries.
  • Tracked vacation accruals and sick leave balances for all employees.

Preschool Supervisor and Pre-K Teacher

ST. JAMES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
San Leandro, CA
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • Planned and implemented dynamic curriculum and learning activities incorporating the latest research in 6 core areas of child development: Cognitive, Physical, Social/Emotional, Creative, and Language
  • Laid the foundation for Kindergarten readiness while tending to the child’s daily needs, personal hygiene and care routines
  • Used beginner Spanish when teaching basics
  • Implemented Zoo Phonics curriculum while teaching the children their letters, sounds and sight words
  • Fostered a warm nurturing and fun atmosphere conductive to learning
  • Recognized for excellence and instructional best practices on annual reviews
  • Developed long lasting relationships with children and parents
  • Regarded as a leader among teacher peers in the development of creative lessons and exciting indoor and outdoor learning experiences
  • Assisted leading staff meetings
  • Ran parent meetings
  • Trained new teachers
  • Wrote educationally based lesson plans for children ages 3 to 5
  • Supervised teachers in lesson delivery
  • Parent tours
  • Completed Enrollment and all documentation as required
  • Assessed children and made recommendations to parents
  • Involved in the interviewing and hiring process of new teachers and when appropriate, disciplined or terminated them
  • Created monthly newsletters and calendars
  • Constructed annual staff reviews and evaluations
  • Planned fieldtrips
  • Assisted running school fundraising and annual auctions

Education

Early Childhood Development Teachers Permit -

CHABOT COLLEGE

Awards

  • Awarded 2017 Teacher of The Year by Berkeley’s Children’s Habitot Museum.
  • Organized and managed Pre-K graduations at the end of every school year.
  • Created and directed annual Christmas Programs.

Accomplishments

  • Awarded 2017 Teacher of the year award by Berkeley’s Children’s Habitot Museum

Affiliations

  • Originated Pre-K graduations at the end of every school year
  • Created and directed annual Christmas Programs
  • Helped run school fundraising and annual auctions

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Director

Golden Poppy Preschool and Infant Center
01.2021 - Current

Preschool Supervisor and Pre-K Teacher

ST. JAMES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
01.2014 - 01.2019

Early Childhood Development Teachers Permit -

CHABOT COLLEGE

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