Tammy Wolfley
Greensburg,KS
Summary
Professional caregiver with experience in nurturing and educating young children, as well as experience with nurturing and caring for the elderly and those with disabilities. Skilled in creating safe and engaging environments, fostering emotional and cognitive development. Strong focus on achieving positive outcomes. Reliable, patient, and empathetic with effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Provider
Little Friends Daycare
Greensburg, KS
09.2015 - Current
- My own Kansas State Licensed in-home daycare. Responsibilities: Caring for infants, toddlers, and school age children, free play, educational play, outside play, reading and singing to them, feeding them nutritious meals, changing diapers, keeping my home clean and safe, continuing education, meeting and complying with state regulations.
Owner/Provider
Little Friends Daycare
Osawatomie, KS
07.2006 - 08.2015
- My own Kansas State Licensed/DCF Cert. in-home daycare. Responsibilities: Caring for infants, toddlers, and school age children, free play, educational play, outside play, reading and singing to them, feeding them nutritious meals, changing diapers, keeping my home clean and safe, continuing education, meeting and complying with state regulations.
Certified Nurse Assistant
LifeCare Center of Osawatomie
Osawatomie, KS
09.2006 - 08.2007
- Responsibilities: caring for the elderly as a Certified Nurse Assistant on the weekends.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Kansas City Home Care, Inc
Kansas City, MO
08.2004 - 07.2006
- Responsibilities: caring for elderly and disabled in their homes, feeding, toileting, bathing, cooking, transportation, entertaining and cleaning.
Nanny Share
Smith and Berens Families
Denver, CO
03.2004 - 08.2004
- Responsibilities: caring for two infant girls, feeding, changing diapers, playing with, taking for walks and to activities, aid them in learning by talking to them and using visual aids, assuring they get naps, picking up toys and cleaning up messes, reading to them.
Household Manager, Live-In Nanny
Sheffet Family
Roseland, NJ
04.2002 - 02.2004
- Responsibilities: 14 month old boy . . . all child related responsibilities; bathing, feeding, dressing, reading to him, arts and crafts, scheduling, arranging, and driving to and from activities, haircuts, doctor visits, filling prescriptions, shoe and clothes shopping, toy shopping, teaching him names of body parts, letters, numbers, colors, animals, etc., preschool searching, interviewing preschools w/him, all family related chores; grocery shopping, planning and cooking meals, entire family’s laundry, taking returns to the mall, shoes to get shined or fixed, taking care of all dry cleaning, taking out the trash, filling prescriptions, car maintenance (oil changes, etc), cleaning in ground pool and testing, adding chemicals to it, organizing closets, linen closets, pantry, keeping house picked up and kitchen clean, handling money, played a HUGE part in helping them sell their house and packing and unpacking during the move, scheduled and arranged for household related repairs and maintenance (pest control, washer and dryer, dishwasher, lawn care, etc). I was allowed to make A LOT of my own decisions in this job, and just had to get their approval before carrying them out.
Live-In Nanny
Cirenza Family
Essex Fells, NJ
03.2001 - 04.2002
- Responsibilities: 5 kids ages newborn to 15 years old . . . bathing, feeding, dressing, reading to, arts and crafts, driving to and from activities, playing with, reading to, keeping house picked up, all 5 children’s laundry, taking out the trash, handling money, helping with homework, watched the two younger children on 3-4 occasions when parents left for long weekend trips out of the country.
Personal Assistant
LINK Inc and Schoenberger Nursing Agency
Hays, KS
01.1998 - 11.2000
- Cared for adults with a variety of physical and mental disabilities in their homes while attending college. Responsibilities: bathing and personal hygiene, dressing, laundry, cooking, cleaning, car washing, groceries, cleaning bed sores and dressing them, transferring, changing catheter bag, aid with daily tasks that they may not be able to do by themselves, etc.
Education
Online And In Person Classes (State Approved)
Business And Graphic Design
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS12-2000
Online And In Person Classes (State Approved)
Skills
- Creative
- High level of patience, empathy, and understanding
- Time management skills
- Safety awareness
- Healthy environments
- Friendly and respectful
- Punctual and reliable
- Multitasking and organization
- Strong work ethic
- Strong problem solver
Accomplishments
- 2 different Licensing Exceptions approved by the state to exceed my license capacity by 1 child
- Childcare provider of the year for the state of Kansas 2013
- Foster Care Respite Care Exception added to Childcare License 2013
- Child Development Associate Credential 2011
- Strengthening Families Program Completion 2010
- EXCEL Program Completion for Childcare 2008-2009
Certification
- Childcare Provider of the Year for Kansas April 2013
- Foster Care Respite Care Exception March 2013-2014 (closed this exception)
- Child Development Associate December 2011
- Adult/Child/Infant First Aid cert. expires November 2028
- Adult/Child/Infant CPR Cert. expires November 2028
- Certified Nurses Aid (Missouri and Kansas) -Missouri Cert. since Nov. 2004 (not active) -Kansas Cert. since Apr. 2005 (not active)
Timeline
Owner/Provider
Little Friends Daycare
09.2015 - Current
Certified Nurse Assistant
LifeCare Center of Osawatomie
09.2006 - 08.2007
Owner/Provider
Little Friends Daycare
07.2006 - 08.2015
Certified Nurse Assistant
Kansas City Home Care, Inc
08.2004 - 07.2006
Nanny Share
Smith and Berens Families
03.2004 - 08.2004
Household Manager, Live-In Nanny
Sheffet Family
04.2002 - 02.2004
Live-In Nanny
Cirenza Family
03.2001 - 04.2002
Personal Assistant
LINK Inc and Schoenberger Nursing Agency
01.1998 - 11.2000
Online And In Person Classes (State Approved)
Business And Graphic Design
Fort Hays State University
Online And In Person Classes (State Approved)
Community Involvement
- Moms in Prayer group leader (2025-present)
- Served as President on the Board of Christian Education at First Baptist Church 4 years (2021-2025)
- Served on After Prom committee for 4 years, 1 of those as Treasurer (2022-2026)
- Served as Cornerstone Fellowship of Greensburg, KS Treasurer 1 year (2025)
- At-Large and Kiowa County Representative Board Member for the Iroquois Center for Human Development over 8 years (2017-2025)
- Volunteered as an Ally for Circles in Greensburg, KS for 1 year