RAQUEL GARCIA
St. Cloud,FL
Summary
Compassionate Preschool Teacher with experience in creating nurturing and inclusive environments for children. Strengths include developing innovative curriculum, facilitating creative learning activities, and fostering emotional and social growth in young learners. Previous roles have shown success in improving student engagement, promoting early literacy skills, and strengthening parent-teacher relationships to enhance child development outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Head Start Teacher
Community Care For Children
Kissimmee, FL
07.2023 - 04.2024
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Participated in professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices for early childhood education.
Infant Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
Orlando, FL
07.2019 - 05.2021
- Developed and implemented daily lesson plans that promote physical, mental, and social development.
- Encouraged children's curiosity and exploration through interactive learning activities.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive, trusting relationships.
Head Preschool Teacher
RAINFOREST KIDS
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
11.2010 - 12.2017
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA
CUPEY, PUERTO RICO12-2010
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Lesson planning
- Child assessment
- Behavior management
- Family engagement
- Interactive learning
- Classroom management
- Team collaboration
- Professional development
- Parent-teacher communication
Certification
- CPR TRAINED
- NAEYC ACCREDITAED
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Early Head Start Teacher
Community Care For Children
07.2023 - 04.2024
Infant Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
07.2019 - 05.2021
Head Preschool Teacher
RAINFOREST KIDS
11.2010 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA
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