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Paula Adkins

Seffner,FL

Summary

Proactive Childcare Licensing Senior Inspector with extensive experience in managing inspection teams and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements. Skilled in developing customized inspection checklists and templates, conducting various inspections, issuing licenses, and preparing detailed reports from investigations. Offering current regulation and best practices for health and safety training. Providing mentoring abilities, displaying exceptional organizational skills, and a commitment to regulatory compliance.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Childcare Licensing Senior Inspector

Hillsborough County - BOCC
08.2002 - 08.2023

Licensing Inspector and Supervisor opening new childcare programs.

  • Managed a team of inspectors, ensuring adherence to safety guidelines and regulatory requirements.
  • Contributed to the development of customized inspection checklists, ensuring all relevant criteria were completed before issuing a license.
  • Conduct initial, routine, and renewal inspections for health and safety standards for child care.
  • Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests.
  • Provide necessary training for staff, childcare providers, and other community agencies.

Part Time Professional

Hillsborough County School District
06.2001 - 08.2023
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Evening instructor for adults in the childcare field.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Ashford University
San Diego, CA
03.2016

Associate of Science - Early Childhood Education

Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC
08.1996

Skills

  • Inspection Reporting
  • Visual inspections
  • Safety awareness
  • Training and mentoring
  • Investigative research
  • Paperwork evaluations
  • Report Writing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Organizational Skills

Certification

  • Advanced Director Credential Since 03/01/2002
  • Issued by Florida Department of Children and Families Child Care Services
  • Renewed 02/19/2024; Expires 02/19/2029

Timeline

Childcare Licensing Senior Inspector

Hillsborough County - BOCC
08.2002 - 08.2023

Part Time Professional

Hillsborough County School District
06.2001 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Ashford University

Associate of Science - Early Childhood Education

Fayetteville Technical Community College
  • Advanced Director Credential Since 03/01/2002
  • Issued by Florida Department of Children and Families Child Care Services
  • Renewed 02/19/2024; Expires 02/19/2029
Paula Adkins