Tiffany Scott
Merchantville,NJ
Summary
Fun, and patient Pre-K teacher with background in early childhood education. Have facilitated learning through creative lesson plans and child-centered educational methods that foster social, emotional, and cognitive development. Possess strong communication skills and have consistently built strong relationships with parents to support student success. Past experiences demonstrate impact on children's readiness for elementary school through effective teaching strategies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
Colors of the Rainbow Learning Center
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
08.2022 - Current
- Hiring, training, and disciplining staff
- Maintaining records for enrollment, attedance, and parents tuition payments
- Ensuring the center is compling with state licensing regulations
- Conducting tours of the center
- Decorating of the center based on season/holiday change
- Shopping for the center for daily supplies, snacks, and extra food if needed
- Overseeing employee relations issues such as grievances,discplinary actions and terminations and reporting any important issues to the center's Director
- Conducted performance evaluations and recommended areas for improvement.
- Facilitated team meetings to discuss progress and address challenges.
Pre-K Teacher
Colors of the Rainbow Learning Center
Cherry Hill, 08034
06.2017 - Current
- Promote good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods with children.
- Instruct and assist children in eating, toileting, and resting to help develop healthy personal habits.
- Adapt instructional techniques according to student learning styles and progress.
- Encourage parent involvement by providing feedback on student achievement at conferences or meetings.
- Engage with children on individual basis to build positive, trusting relationships.
- Observe children for signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbance, learning disorders, and speech problems.
- Implement strategies for managing challenging behaviors among students.
- Participate in professional development activities to stay abreast of current trends in early childhood education.
- Assess student progress through observation, documentation, and portfolio
- Creating a positive, nurturing classroom environment that encourages children's exploration and curiosity.
- Continue in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Monitored playground equipment to ensure it is safe for use.
- Instructed students in basic literacy, math, science, social studies, health, art, music, physical education, and other related areas.
- Encourage children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Developed professional relationships with parents, teachers, directors and therapists.
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
Preschool Teacher
Sunbeam Daycare
Pennsauken, New Jersey
10.2012 - 06.2017
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated creative teaching techniques.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Conducted classroom activities to stimulate physical, mental, and social development of preschool students.
Preschool Teacher
Care for Me Learning Center
Pennsauken, NJ
09.2008 - 10.2012
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles
- Assisted in providing a safe and secure environment for children.
- Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on different state policies
- Provided individual attention to each student as needed during class and play time.
- Led story time sessions designed to promote literacy skills among young learners.
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
- Collaborated with colleagues on developing new classroom projects and monthly themes.
- Incorporated music, art, games, books, blocks, puzzles into daily instruction.
- Established positive relationships with parents and guardians by regularly communicating student daily reports
- Removed hazards and developed appropriate boundaries and rules to create safe environment for children.
- Provided support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
Preschool Teacher
Tippie Toes Daycare
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
10.2004 - 09.2008
- Planned and taught center's curriculum
- Provided age appropriate activities for the children
- Encouraged and taught my preschoolers how to development socially, intellectually,physically, and emotionally
- Encourage my students to learn during play
- Fed and managed the well-being of the children in my care
- Communicated with parents daily for progress of the children in my care
Education
Associate Degree in Early Childhood - Preschool Education
Child And Family Resources
Arlington NJ06-2024
Skills
- Staff development
- Creative direction
- Staff management
- Early childhood education
- Fine motor skills
- Social-emotional learning
- Creative lesson planning
- Motor skill development
- Science exploration
- Health and safety
- Gross motor skills
- Child supervision
- Curriculum planning
- Music and movement
- Child development
- Parent-teacher communication
- Patience and empathy
Timeline
Assistant Director
Colors of the Rainbow Learning Center
08.2022 - Current
Pre-K Teacher
Colors of the Rainbow Learning Center
06.2017 - Current
Preschool Teacher
Sunbeam Daycare
10.2012 - 06.2017
Preschool Teacher
Care for Me Learning Center
09.2008 - 10.2012
Preschool Teacher
Tippie Toes Daycare
10.2004 - 09.2008
Associate Degree in Early Childhood - Preschool Education
Child And Family Resources