About Joyful Noise -- Christine BazzettWe must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -- Joseph Campbell

About Joyful NoiseChris' resume

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2006- present

Designed and launched and 2004-present

Re-opened Joyful Noise Daycare 2001-2004

Live-in Nanny in Arlington, VA

Directly cared for two children, a boy and girl of preschool age, including:

transporting to school, appointments and activities, nurturing and contributing to the nurturing environment, overnight travel including flying and extended primary care of children for over a week at a time. Researched activities in the area and offered suggestions to parents. Planned meals and performed weekly grocery shopping. Did various errands for the family. Oversaw workers who came into the home in the day time. Assisted with children's laundry. Advised parents regarding the children's environment, needs, discipline and behavior.1981- 2001

Owner, Joyful Noise (group day care home) Traverse City, MI

Developed and implemented curriculum for children age newborn to twelve years. Directly cared for and nurtured children enrolled. Designed an appropriate childcare and business environment within the shared space of a private home.Stayed abreast of new findings in the child development field. Interviewed and selected prospective clients. Worked intimately with current clients to maximize quality of care for their individual child. Planned, purchased and prepared food served to children according to the guidelines of the federal food program. Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised employees. Oversaw all and performed most maintainence and repairs of facility. Created and maintained accounting and bookkeeping systemsCreated advertising and marketing. 2010

Initiated in the city of Traverse City special land use permit regulations for Group Day Care Homes to ease regulation and increase the ease of obtaining permits. 2008-2009

Part-time instructor for local resource and referral agency. Develop cirriculum for workshops and present; primarily to other child care professionals2003

Presented a workshop on home day care at a the national Magical Years conference in Fair Oaks, CA 1995-2001

Helped form and attended a Waldorf study group in order to explore the pros, cons and modern applications of Waldorf methods of education. 1978-present

Mother of two children, born in 1978 and 1980. Grandchildren born 2004, 2005, 2007.Summer 2001

Wrote an article published in State of Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services newsletter

concerning science activities with pre-school children.Winter 2000

Taught a workshop for local childcare resource agency on incorporating Waldorf techniques in home day care.Fall 1997- June 2000

Helped form and co-facilitated a daycare provider support group in cooperation with local child care agency.

Group continues to meet regularly under new leadership.1993-2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010

Judged annual Odyssey of the Mind: a creative competition for school children.1996-present

Judge an annual, multi-generational, community poetry contest sponsored by Friends of the Library. &nbsp Facilitate a poetry workshop for contest winners.1994-1998

Member of Parent Committee for Indian Education Funds for Public

Schools.

Committee determined how federal funds were spent for Native American students in Traverse City Area Public Schools.

Served as secretary for two years.1987-1991

4C Council (Community Coodinated Child Care) Board of Directors Member, a child care resource and referral agency.

Served two of those years as chair person.1989

Participated in the Traverse Bay Area Career-Tech Center Cooperative Education program

employing and evaluating students for academic credit. Also acted as resource for classwork,

hosting groups of students for on-site observation of child care.Fall and Winter 1973

Montessori School Teacher's Aide, Child Guidance Clinic, Traverse City, MI.

Assisted teachers in educating minimally handicapped

children. Studied Montessori methods.

Received high school credit. 1971-1974

Summer volunteer work during high school. Teen Aider at Camp Roy-El summer camp for handicapped children.

Supervised and assisted severely handicapped campers during activities such as

eating, swimming, crafts and social events such as campfires and talent shows. Education and Training

Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan

A.A. with honors, June 1996

Related coursework:

Child Development I & II, Children's Literature, 2007, 2008

Conversational Spanish I & II1985-2007

Yoshokai Aikido: currently hold rank of 4th kyu 1997

Basic American Sign Language (for those working with young children)1983

4C Council Preferred Day Care Provider Training 1982

4C Council Summer Training 1982

Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District's Nutrition Education for the Young Child 1963-1974

Private piano lessons. Two years of private guitar lessons. Self taught on

soprano and alto recorder. Countless Early Childhood conferences, seminars and workshops.To believe in the resurrection means that

we cannot stop at our wounds.

-- Patricia McCarthy© 2011 Christine Bazzett

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