Prerna Richards With Together We Grow Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

United States

Founder of Together We Grow offering consulting, coaching and professional development services for educators, administrators and parents of young children

An organization created to bring like minded early childhood consultants to provide support and collaboration.

Dallas TX

• Recruited to oversee the Early Childhood program for students in Pre-K3 to 1st grade for a leading provider of therapeutic and education services, impacting more than 5,500 children and family members annually.
• Coach, mentor, and support for nine teachers using CLASS tool. CLASS uses research-driven insights to improve how teachers interact with children to cultivate supportive, structured, and engaging classroom experiences.
• Conduct semi-annual staff evaluations as a tool for greater staff development, in 2018 staff members all met goals set in prior evaluation.
• Oversaw Texas minimum standards and guidelines for compliance to state regulations for early child care centers.
• Represented Momentous throughout the community-at-large with strategic collaborations and partnerships.
• Conference with teachers and parents in the event of issues and conflicts to create resolution for all parties.

• Promoted to Vice President, Early Children Education for Camp Fire’s Southwest Region to drive program operations, human resources, financial operations, as well as marketing and public relations.
• Directed and managed recruitment, hiring, training, supervision, performance evaluation for 30+member team in alignment with the execution of organizational mission, program goals, objectives, and action steps.
• Monitored and managed assigned contract budgets of $1M+ and oversaw Division’s accounts receivables using sound fiscal practices.
• Led coaching and mentoring initiatives for School Ready Program for seven IDS schools with 500 children and
• Interpreted, defined, and communicated purpose, benefits, and goals of division and its programs to child care community and the board of directors.
• Analyzed and determined real cost of programs as well as feasibility of financial support.

• As Director of Community Professional Development, led areas of financial management, operations, community collaboration, and program management.
• Actively recruited community agencies to collaborate in the delivery of training and program services.
• Designed and updated Camp Fire Professional Development Curricula, Child Development Associate (CDA) Early Childhood Management Institute (ECMI), and Connect for Success (C4S)
• Revamped catalog processes to create planning structure to guarantee production on specific timetable.
• Evolved programs to respond to community need with a vision for Texas-wide impact.

• Led team of 65 at the six locations of Mi Escuelita Preschool, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, providing financially-disadvantaged preschool-age children with a qualified and enriching education, proven to improve.
• Recruited, trained, and led orientation for all program services staff, support staff, teachers, and substitutes.
• Created vision to maximize existing partnerships and cultivate new ones.
• Designed and led mentoring and professional development semi-annually for site managers and teachers.
• Mentored team members to achieve NAEYC accreditation process for all six schools in 2008 and 2013.

• Educational Services Coordinator (2004–2006) | Educational Specialist (2000–2004)As Educational Services Coordinator, mentored and coached directors and teachers at a nonprofit transforming existing childcare centers.
• Conceptualized, developed, and facilitated training program with a comprehensive curriculum.
• Promoted to Educational Services Coordinator after initial hire as Educational Specialist.
• Supervised eight EFS Fellows in their journey to getting their educational credentials and completing degrees.As Educational Specialist, assisted teachers with special needs children, classroom arrangements, theme.
• Collaborated with center director in creating policy procedures for the school.
• Mentored two schools through the NAEYC accreditation process.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Bussiness, Graduated With Honors

Activities and Societies: Golden key international honor society

Bachelor Of Arts And Science, Applied Technology, Training & Development, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Member of the Phi Theta Kappa Society

Executive Mba