Open To Work
Tanya S. Taylor
Lead Teacher
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Experience Early Childhood Education Teacher with decades of dedicated service, specializing in the social, emotional, and cognitive development of young learners through engaging, developmentally appropriate instruction, compassionate guidance, creativity, and strong family collaboration. Proven ability to create inclusive, supportive classrooms where every child feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Teacher
YMCA HeadStart (Woodson Park)
09.2021 - Current
- Prepare lesson plans
- Supervise daily educational activities in a preschool setting
- Provide individual and group care for children in an institutional setting
- Support children’s emotional and social development
- Kept and organize records on individual children
Lead Teacher
Sheltering Arms Early Education Family Center
03.2012 - 08.2021
- Prepare lesson plans
- Supervise daily educational activities in a preschool setting
- Provide individual and group care for children in an institutional setting
- Support children’s emotional and social development
- Kept and organize records on individual children
Teacher Associate
Mississippi Friends of Children, INC (Union Center HeadStart)
08.2005 - 12.2011
- Supervise daily educational activities of pre-school and pre-kindergarten students
- Prepare lesson plans
- Read stories and teach educational lessons
- Provide individual and group care for children in an institutional setting
- Initiate measures to control behavior of children to include fair play with others
- Teach children with learning and behavioral disabilities.
Education
Master of Arts in Education - Family and Community Services
Ashford University
1 2013
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education Administration
Ashford University
3 2011
Associate of Applied Science Degree - Child Development Technology
Meridian Community College
5 2005
Certification
- CPR and First Aide
- Fire Safety
References
Available upon request
Skills
- Team building
- Literacy strategies
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Age-appropriate discipline
- Differentiated instruction
- Child development
- Behavior modeling
- Emotional support
- Lesson planning
- Safe learning environment
- Activity planning
- Safety awareness
- Compliance
- Instructional methods
- Student records management
- Curricula development
- Group and individual instruction
- Teacher training
- Classroom management
- Student engagement
- Student advocacy
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridTimeline
Lead Teacher
YMCA HeadStart (Woodson Park)
09.2021 - Current
Lead Teacher
Sheltering Arms Early Education Family Center
03.2012 - 08.2021
Teacher Associate
Mississippi Friends of Children, INC (Union Center HeadStart)
08.2005 - 12.2011
Master of Arts in Education - Family and Community Services
Ashford University
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education Administration
Ashford University
Associate of Applied Science Degree - Child Development Technology
Meridian Community College