Child Care Early Childhood

Vivian R.Colden

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Office 203-***-**** Home 203-***-****

E-Mail: ******@*******.***

OBJECTIVE: to obtain a professional position utilizing my leadership, communications, interpersonal and analytical skills that will affect community change. The position I am seeking will allow me to be of service to others.

Summary of Qualifications

Dedicated and Motivated Child Care Director who believes in providing Staff, Parents, and Children with the best education possible and is qualified to help the community reach our maximum potential.

Skilled in early childhood education, performance evaluation, motivation, special needs assessment, classroom supervision and problem resolution.

Quick study with and ability to easily assimilate new ideas, concepts, methods and technology. Dedicated, innovative and self-motivated team player/builder.

Strong communications, interpersonal, creative, organizational, teaching and leadership skills

Ability to collaborate with community agencies to strengthen resources for families.

Ability to work with the community and professional people to achieve goals that affect community change.

Strong written, verbal and public speaking skills.

Ability to work with state, federal and local funding sources planning for reviews, monitorings and program development.

Ability to produce revenue through fund raising and donations.

EXPERIENCE

Developed and trained a staff team of over 40 people that is recognized and accredited by NAEYC as a center of excellence.

Developed and administers the total child care program within the parameters set by the funding source and the grantees agency, carries responsibility for is total operation, and acts as Larson between the grantee agency and staff.

Develop and design new state of the Art Child Care Facility.

Policy Planning/Writing

Budget Planning/Preparation/Reconciliation/Review

Coordinate Staff and Parent Development

Use of various computers application in Microsoft Office and the Internet

Coordinate multiple Child Care Facility moves.

Completed multiple Child Care Licenses

Provide leadership in planning and evaluating center services.

Select, employ, supervise, evaluate and when necessary, dismiss professional, clerical, and maintenance staff in consultant with other appropriate supervisory and consultative personal.

Lead Agency Strategic Planning in 2002/2003.

PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for total operations: Facility, academic-(staff development), recruitment, administration, classrooms, safety, culinary, children families, parent board, Parent investment activities, Child Care license, NAEYC Accreditation etc. Monthly review of budgets, weekly review of parent fees, fund raising and supervision of staff and contractual employees. Collaborations with other agencies.

EDUCATION

1969-1973 Danbury High School (High School Diploma

1973-1974 Attended Western CT State University (Sociology)

1993 Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College (Early Child Courses)

2010 BS Degree-Ashworth College Early Childhood

2010 BS Degree-Business Management

2010 BS Degree-Post University Degree in Child Studies

CERTIFICATES

1974-1989Attended Western CT State University Danbury Business Institute (Certificate of Business/Management)

1989-1990 Attended Henry Abbott Technical School (Blue Print Reading Certificate)

2004-2005 Professional Career Development Institute Business Management (Certification)

2004 UCONN - (2) Business Management Courses

2004-2005 EDC Educational Development Center (Supervisor and Early Childhood courses)

2004-2005 Gateway Community College (Accreditation Facilitation Project)

2012-2012 Charter Oak College – Budget Finance for Childcare Facilities

EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS

First Aide and CPR Techniques

Professional Food Manager

CT Preschool Curriculum Framework and Bench marks for children

Child Abuse

Administration of Medication

Small Business Management

Media Training

CT Labor Law Training

OSHA Trained

Level 12 State of CT Charts-A-Course Registry

AFP Trained

CACFP Trained

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

ACEI Association for Childhood Education International

ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children

ECEC Connecticut Early Childhood Education Council

CHILD CARE DIRECTOR’S FORUM FOR STATE FUNDED DIRECTORS

Local NAYEC – A local organization dedicated to the support of teaching professionals who have chosen the role of teacher/reacher. I am a charter member of this organization. Monthly meetings focused on helping Child Care centers as an organization come to learn to foster new child care plans.

PAST JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

AMPHENOL R.F CORPORATION, Danbury CT 1973 - 1994

Total Payroll and Timekeeping for exempt and non-exempt (1200) employees

General Accounting/Bookkeeping

Manufacturing Engineering Coordinator (Primary Responsibility)

Operate any office machine (Computer, typewriters, Calculators etc).

Certified to repair and operate most copy machines

Heavy Data Entry

Telephone Communications

Responsibilities of last Job:

Monitor all data entry, and retention log for Manufacturing Engineering Department

Coordinated all the Engineers responsibilities and responsible for the work flow through the department on a daily and weekly basis. Maintained all logs for foreman, engineers and distribution. Calculated and estimated the plating cost of all parts entered into our main frame systems

PAST JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE OF DANBURY (CACD) 1995- 2013

Child Care Director: The Action Early Learning Center in Danbury CT

SEE ABOVE EXPERIENCE FOR PAST JOB AUALIFICATIONS)

References:

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