Tina Alvarez
Summary
Daycare Center Director for 18 years serving 85 children in diverse community. Oversaw curriculum, staff, budgeting and administration. Consistently under budget and exceeded expectations for child development. Childcare professional skilled at remaining calm under pressure while keeping the daycare setting light and playful. Works hard to identify and address behavioral and educational issues. Creative preschool teacher focused on supporting all learning styles. Able to implement the latest trends in the early childhood curriculum. Extensive knowledge of developmental and behavior problems. Childcare provider committed to offering safe and loving environment for children and toddlers to flourish. Skills
Care planning
Early education
Early childhood knowledge
Creative arts talent
Behavior management techniques
Staff training
Calm under pressure
Training in food handling preparation
Excellent communication skills
Positive and cheerful
Operations management
Approachable
Sound judgment
Activities leadership
Social development
Lesson plan development
Age-appropriate activities
Complex problem solving
Complex problem-solver
Reliable
Emergency procedures
Staff development
Accurate record keeping
Daycare management professional
Classroom management
Experience
Buisness Owner
October 2002 to March 2019
TenderTimes Preschool / Childcare - Phoenix, AZ
Provided outstanding [childcare] service to new and long-standing customers by attending closely to concerns and developing solutions
Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions
Set and communicated ground rules for classroom based on respect and personal responsibility Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with parents
Created and enforced child-based hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning Created lesson plans in accordance with state curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards Strengthened parent-teacher and parent-child communication by holding regular parent-teacher conferences
Business Owner
TenderTimes Preshool / Childcare
*Billed DES Handled all paper work for DES childcare *First Thing First Program Handled all paper work through this program and met with the coaches *CACFP Handled all the paper work for the Food Care Program and made sure teachers were doing their job on it *Comply with all the rules for Department of Health Services in the school setting *Payroll *Billing and payments of the school Education and Training
Some College (No Degree) : Child Development
Maricopa Community Colleges - Phoenix College - Phoenix, AZ 4728 West Brown Street, Glendale AZ 85302
Home: 623-***-**** - ************@***.***
High School Diploma : 1984
Moon Valley High School - Phoenix, AZ
Additional Information
I have been in the childcare business for 35 years. I have owned my own childcare centers for 18 years I love what I do. I will support my teachers and use my knowledge and skills with them . experience
I have been in childcare for 35 years, owned my own centers for 18 years . I love what I have chosen as a career which is teaching children and teachers to become better person.