Assist the director with the functions necessary to running an early childhood program, including staff hiring, training, and scheduling; maintaining a labor budget; creating school-wide programming; maintaining school cleanliness; interviewing and touring potential families; and aiding in the everyday improvement and growth of the program.

• Care for three boys 42 hours a week (6 weeks, 2 years, 5 years)• Provide meals, activities, light housekeeping, and transportation aligned with the family’s needs and schedule

• Managed older toddler classroom of 16 2-3 year olds; Managed toddler class of 8 two year olds • Created and implemented developmentally appropriate lesson plans that adhered to the Pennsylvania Standards Align System for the preschool age; created lesson plans for and enriched the Knowledge Universe curriculum • Observed and recorded growth and development of each individual child • Lead parent-teacher conferences twice a year using observation records• Forged strong relationships with parents through communication and child-specific guidance• Maintained classroom cleanliness to within state and licensing guidelines

• Assisted center Director with center-related tasks such as payment entry, attendance records, maintaining student files, and outreach to new families• Communicated with families and staff; sent daily emails and weekly newsletters to families to increase awareness of center activities• Contacted and toured interested families; answered questions regarding policies, tuition, class sizes, daily activities• Coordinated breaks for staff members, ensuring that proper ratios were maintained• Made staff schedules within allotted labor hours for our staff of 10 teachers and assistants• Increased staff morale by offering constant communication and feedback• Served as Health & Safety Coordinator o Communicated state-mandated health and safety guidelines to staff o Coordinated monthly fire/evacuation drills o Updated and maintained child medical records