Molly Crouse
Germanton,NC
Summary
Outgoing child caregiver with experience caring for children while providing encouragement and kindness. Expert at guiding playtime, leading exercise activities and teaching rules. Creative planner with gift for keeping children engaged long-term with fun activities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Daycare Floater
Early Beginnings Child Care Center
10.2022 - Current
- Read and told stories to promote and support overall language development.
- Monitored children's progress and identified areas of improvement.
- Helped with creation of age-appropriate activities to keep children positively engaged.
- Assisted with meal preparation and feeding to meet children's dietary needs.
- Established positive relationships with parent to collaboratively promote child's wellbeing.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Maintained daily records of children's individual activities, behaviors, meals, and naps.
- Supervised free play and other activities to keep children safe.
- Instructed children in crafts and other activities to promote gross and fine motor skills.
Daycare Assistant Teacher
First Step Child Care
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Assisted children with regular handwashing and wiped down hard surfaces often to minimize germ spread.
- Arrived at assigned areas on time, prepared, and ready to work.
- Complied with strict safety and organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments, and issues.
- Documented and reported behavior issues or accidents to parents, minimizing future problems.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Helped with creation of age-appropriate activities to keep children positively engaged.
- Assisted children with restroom and diapering needs.
- Assisted children during feedings.
- Organize activities involving fine motor skills and gross motor skills.
Cashier/Cooker Operator
Sheetz
11.2019 - 08.2020
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
- Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
- Stocked, tagged and displayed merchandise as required.
- Clean food service areas and restrooms.
Education
No Degree -
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NCForsyth Technical Community College
Winston-salem, NCBachelor of Science - Exercise Science
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC05.2024
Skills
- Educational Strategies
- Support Networks
- Parental and Guardian Assistance
- Team Support
- Develop Lesson Plans
- Child Abuse Prevention
- Social and Emotional Development
- Positive Reinforcement Methods
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Providing Solutions
- Infant Care and Feeding
- Child Psychology Knowledge
Certification
- Child and Infant CPR & AED/Standard First Aid Training
- North Carolina Child Care Act Qualification
- Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep and SIDS Risk Reduction Training
Observation Hours
- Big Sky Pediatric Therapy - 10/12/2020 to 10/16/2020
- Salemtowne Rehabilitation Center - 8/10/2023 to 8/15/2023
Volunteer
Crossway Pediatric Therapy - 7/10/2023 to 7/28/23
- 90 completed hours
- Shadowed children with hemiplegia during occupational, physical, and speech therapies and incorporating their therapy goals into daily activities such as eating, using the bathroom, arts and crafts, dressing, and specific ADL's.
Timeline
Daycare Floater
Early Beginnings Child Care Center
10.2022 - Current
Daycare Assistant Teacher
First Step Child Care
05.2022 - 08.2022
Cashier/Cooker Operator
Sheetz
11.2019 - 08.2020
No Degree -
Central Piedmont Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
- Child and Infant CPR & AED/Standard First Aid Training
- North Carolina Child Care Act Qualification
- Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep and SIDS Risk Reduction Training
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