Terissa Davis
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Childcare Director
Horizon Education Centers
Cleveland, Ohio
03.2023 - Current
- Communicated with parents and fostered strong professional relationships.
- Enforced rules to promote positive behavior among children under care.
- Maintained accurate records of children's attendance, health information and developmental progress.
- Hired, mentored and monitored qualified childcare staff.
- Provided guidance for parents on child development issues.
- Reviewed licensing regulations regularly to maintain compliance standards.
- Worked with parents and staff to improve student behavioral and learning issues with proactive approaches.
- Monitored student progress and assisted students and teachers with resolving problems.
Childcare Director
Merrick House
Cleveland, Ohio
02.2021 - 03.2023
- Monitored financial budgets related to childcare operations.
- Collaborated with other professionals including teachers, social workers and nutritionists to coordinate services for children in need.
- Established and enforced modern educational standards to support student needs.
- Set and enhanced program schedules to meet expected demands and enhance student learning opportunities.
- Worked with parents and staff to improve student behavioral and learning issues with proactive approaches.
- Developed multilingual and multicultural staff and curriculum to serve families from diverse backgrounds.
- Facilitated parent-teacher conferences as needed.
- Oversaw daily activities and programs to educate and socialize participants.
Preschool Teacher
Cleveland Child Care
Cleveland, Ohio
10.2002 - 02.2021
- Established positive relationships with parents and guardians by regularly communicating student progress.
- Conducted classroom activities to stimulate physical, mental, and social development of preschool students.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Met with parents to discuss child behavior and academic progress.
- Organized educational materials and resources to create an engaging learning environment.
- Provided individual attention to each student as needed during class time.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on best practices for early childhood education.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Administered assessments throughout the year to gauge student understanding of content material.
- Administered and documented results of student assessments.
- Incorporated music, art and theater into lesson planning.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Observed children to record development.
- Identified early signs of emotional and developmental problems in children to bring concerns to parents' attention.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Merchandising
Virginia Marti College of Arts And Design
Lakewood, OH06-2018
Associate of Arts - Fashion Merchandising
Virginia Marti College of Art And Design
Lakewood, OH06-2016
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, OH05-2006
Skills
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Staff Hiring
- Program Assessment
- Administrative Functions
Timeline
Childcare Director
Horizon Education Centers
03.2023 - Current
Childcare Director
Merrick House
02.2021 - 03.2023
Preschool Teacher
Cleveland Child Care
10.2002 - 02.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Merchandising
Virginia Marti College of Arts And Design
Associate of Arts - Fashion Merchandising
Virginia Marti College of Art And Design
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Cuyahoga Community College