Larita Stauffer
Colby,WI
Summary
Expert in childcare, demonstrated through innovative program enhancements and inclusive practices at private childcare and Shining Light Children's Home. Achieved significant improvements in children's well-being and academic performance by leveraging childcare proficiency and empathetic communication. Excelled in creating safe, nurturing environments, ensuring compliance with childcare regulations.
Hardworking and diligent student with experience and good references for childcare work. Experienced in early childhood development.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Childcare
Private
04.2024 - Current
- Maintained tidy, clean and sanitized childcare area to keep participants healthy and safe.
- Championed inclusive practices within the childcare center, ensuring that all children and families felt welcomed and supported regardless of cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Enhanced childcare program quality by implementing innovative educational activities and hands-on learning experiences.
- Assisted parents with improving their work-life balance by providing reliable and flexible childcare services.
- Implemented proactive childcare strategies, fostering a safe and nurturing environment for children.
- Implemented and maintained a structured daily routine that promoted consistency, predictability, and stability for young children in the childcare setting.
- Supported parents in achieving work-life balance by managing all nighttime childcare responsibilities effectively.
- Assisted with childcare duties, providing safe and nurturing care for children of all ages.
- Organized and maintained a clean, inviting play space that encouraged exploration while adhering to safety guidelines for childcare facilities.
- Utilized time-management skills to balance childcare responsibilities alongside light housekeeping duties as needed.
Foster Parent in Children's Home
Shining Light Children's Home
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Maintained open communication with caseworkers and support teams to ensure that the needs of each child were being met effectively.
- Managed daily routines and schedules, fostering consistency and stability in the lives of foster children.
- Participated in ongoing training opportunities to stay current on best practices in foster care provision.
- Cared for medically fragile children in need of extensive support.
- Maintained accurate records of foster children''s progress, including medical appointments, medications, school achievements, and behavioral issues.
- Reduced problem behaviors with positive reinforcement and supportive techniques.
- Established clear boundaries within the home environment that promoted respect for themselves and others.
- Assisted foster children with completing homework assignments and improving their overall academic performance.
- Prepared and maintained individual beds and personal space for foster children.
- Offered extensive care to troubled older children without likelihood of adoption.
- Collaborated with caseworkers and support teams to ensure proper care for each individual child in the foster system.
- Assisted children through recovery from difficult home or school situations.
- Enhanced the well-being of foster children by providing a safe, nurturing environment and addressing emotional, social, and educational needs.
- Provided transportation to school, appointments, extracurricular activities, and family visits as needed.
- Implemented creative problem-solving techniques to address challenging behaviors exhibited by some foster children while maintaining a supportive atmosphere within the home setting.
- Helped reunify birth families through coordinated visitation strategies.
- Offered consistent guidance during difficult transitions or life changes to help foster children adapt more easily.
- Assisted older youth transitioning into adulthood by providing guidance on essential life skills and decision-making processes.
- Transported kids to mandated therapy, extracurricular activities and medical appointments.
- Supported education of children under care through consistent attendance to school and attentiveness to homework assignments.
- Improved children's health by preparing healthy meals and snacks.
- Fostered a sense of belonging among all household members by celebrating achievements, special occasions, and cultural traditions together.
- Promoted healthy relationships among family members through effective communication practices and conflict resolution strategies.
- Developed trust-based relationships with each child by offering emotional support and empathetic listening skills when needed most.
- Organized engaging activities for leisure time that encouraged social interaction between all household members while promoting personal growth opportunities for the individuals involved.
- Communicated effectively with biological parents as appropriate to facilitate reunification efforts when possible.
- Maintained detailed case histories, metrics and reports to meet strict standards.
Education
No Degree - Psychology
Nicolet Area Technical College
Rhinelander, WI04.2026
Skills
- Childcare
- Childcare Regulations Understanding
- Childcare Regulations Compliance
- Childcare proficiency
- Childcare experience
- Childcare capabilities
- Childcare expertise
- Childcare knowledge
- School-age childcare
- Childcare provision
- Childcare support
- Childcare needs
sewing
I have a small business where I design and sew custom swimwear.
Timeline
Childcare
Private
04.2024 - Current
Foster Parent in Children's Home
Shining Light Children's Home
11.2016 - 06.2017
No Degree - Psychology
Nicolet Area Technical College