Michaela Ann Burnham

*** *. ******** **. ******, MI 48847

989-***-****

advmjr@r.postjobfree.com

Education

MSU

Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 2005

Child Care Administration

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CMU 2004

Associates Degree, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Concentration: Early Education

176 Credit Hours

3.4 GPA

High School Graduate 1998

Ithaca High School, Ithaca, MI

Honor roll

Band 4 years

Track 3 years

Career History

Administrative Director

Kids Zone Daycare

Caring for families and making accommodations for special needs

Assisting families through health care and education programs ex: Great Start Readiness Program, Business Financial aide through colleges, After School Care and Transit, Department of Human Services financial care payment plans.

Receiving and making phone calls to individuals and businesses.

Sending and responding to email and text messages.

Scheduling interviews and tours for enrolling families.

Payment intake and documentation through Procare.

Worked with State Licensing to insure all licensing rules are followed.

Supervising 12 staff members and scheduling work hours.

Interacting with kids on a day-to-day basis while ensuring their safety.

Meet with staff to set childhood development goals.

Covering open daycare rooms to insure proper ratios for licensing.

Filing legal documents and parent student contracts.

Maintain secure information and confidentiality with clientele.

Complete hiring packets for staff and enrollment packets while ensuring equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion.

Create spreadsheets for documenting staff attendance and children’s schedules.

Inventory and ordering office/general supplies for the building.

Ensure children arrived safely to the center and buses were on schedule.

Pre-school Educator August 2014 – August 2020

Ithaca Public Schools

Team-taught with individuals to oversee 16 students.

Developed lesson plans for a 9-month educational program.

Created spreadsheets for tuition billing and payments received.

Assess childhood development in stages of learning.

Create individual learning plans to accommodate children with learning disabilities.

Communicate with faculty and parents through email and text.

Enter children’s goals into Teaching Strategies to track progress reports for parents.

Interacting with kids on a day-to-day basis while ensuring their safety.

Sales Associate May 1998 – June 2004

Wal-Mart

Working with customers to help them meet their needs and expectations.

Stocking and inventory of merchandise.

Firearm sales including purchasing forms and background checks through NICS FBI phone center.

Running registers and balancing tills.

Accepting cash, checks, and credit card payments.

Assist customers in finding the correct products for their needs.

Maintained a detailed knowledge of many products to help support sales.

Certifications

Infant, Child, and Adult CPR Certified

First Aid Certified

Child Development Associate (CDA)

Computer Skills

Very comfortable in Microsoft Word for use with Tables for scheduling, formal letters, newsletters, emails and more.

Very comfortable with Power Point for educational presentations and speaking engagements for product promotion.

Very comfortable with Excel for spreadsheets, data entry, graphs, and all system integrated functions/formulas.

Regularly used graphics programing on Cricut

Regularly used Procare for billing software and children enrollment.

Google sweep including email, calendar, and more.

Virtual meeting software was used daily such as Zoom.

Regularly used MICR through MMHD for entering immunization records.

Regularly used Survey Monkey to plan events and meetings.

Communication Skills

Excellent verbal skills. Clearly and quickly communicate with young children and adults daily.

Excellent listening skills. Listen/understand children and staff to help meet their needs.

Excellent reading and writing skills. Clearly understand written directions and relay them to staff and parents through emails.

Basic knowledge and teaching of sign language to non-verbal children.

Volunteer Work

Food drive for Military

Fundraising for Dailas to the Rescue

Fundraising for St. Mary Catholic School, Alma

Pompeii Baby Pantry

Boy Scouts of America troop leader

Gratiot County Animal Shelter

References

Bill Schmidt, Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) 989-***-****

Kurt Wolf, Clinton County Conservation District 586-***-****

Kent Whitford, Ithaca Public Schools 989-***-****

Heather Kingsbury, Kids Zone Daycare 989-***-****

June 2020 - Present

June 2004 – August 2014

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