Monica McLean
Fayetteville,NC
Summary
Dynamic early childhood educator with extensive experience at The Children's Courtyard, specializing in developing engaging lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles. Proven ability in classroom management and fostering strong parent-teacher communication, ensuring a nurturing environment that promotes social and emotional growth in children. Passionate about childhood development and creative problem-solving.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Infant Teacher
The Children's Courtyard
Fayetteville, North Carolina
07.2025 - 07.2025
- Developed engaging lesson plans for infants fostering early childhood development.
- Supervised classroom activities ensuring safety and adherence to childcare standards.
Lead 2-year-old Teacher
snyder perschool and learning center
Fayetteville , NC
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Worked successfully with a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Developed engaging lesson plans for diverse learning styles and abilities.
- Collaborated with parents and guardians to support student academic progress.
Lead Teacher
Childcare Network Daycare
Fayetteville, NC
09.2023 - 06.2025
- I work with infant department
- Developed engaging lesson plans for diverse student needs and learning styles.
- Led classroom activities that fostered social, emotional, and academic growth.
Self Employed
Monica's daycare
Laurinburg, NC
11.1996 - 05.2023
- Cared for children
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
Education
High school diploma -
Ballou Stay
Washington, DC08.2005
Skills
- Caregiving
- Experience working with students
- Supervising experience
- Teacher training
- Childhood moral development
- Childcare
- Feeding for children
- Pediatric first aid
- Experience with children
- Childhood development
- Management
- Passion for working with children
- Early Childhood Education
- Parent collaboration
- Infants
- Preschool teaching
- Microsoft Office
- Lesson planning
- Activity planning for children
- Working with people with autism
- Computer skills
- Math
- Classroom behavior management
- Daycare center experience
- Outdoor work
- Classroom management
- Teaching
- Daycare
- Parent communication
- Teaching assistant experience
- Preschool experience
- Teacher leader experience
- Diaper changing
- First aid and CPR
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Behavior management
- School experience
- Special education
- Communication skills
- Leadership
- Teacher experience
- Teaching special education
- Parent-teacher communication
- Classroom experience
- Toddler Care
- School team leader experience
- First aid
- Child supervision
- Curriculum development
- Infant care
- Relationship building
- Active listening
- Creative problem solving
- Adaptable teaching strategies
- Early childhood education
- Child development
- Feeding assistance
Certification
- CPR Certification
- Child Development Permit
- First Aid Certification
- Heartsaver Certification
- Teaching Certification
- Early Childhood Education Certification
- Infant & Toddler Certification
- SIDS Certification
- Child Development Associate Certification
Additional Information
Volunteered to work with kids at Household of Faith Church, Volunteer to work with kids at New Light Holiness Church
Awards
Early Childhood Diploma, 08/01/23
Timeline
Lead Infant Teacher
The Children's Courtyard
07.2025 - 07.2025
Lead 2-year-old Teacher
snyder perschool and learning center
06.2025 - 07.2025
Lead Teacher
Childcare Network Daycare
09.2023 - 06.2025
Self Employed
Monica's daycare
11.1996 - 05.2023
High school diploma -
Ballou Stay