Cara Brown

I worked in little hands little feet full time from 2021. Through this experience I then became a room supervisor from October 2023 until January 2025. The room I supervised was a toddler room aging from 0-2 yrs. I grew a lot as a childcare worker through this experience and the duties I fulfilled were;

• Completing monthly observations on children and assigning staff members in the room to key children.
• I planned monthly topics for year planning. This included daily activites incorporating the key areas of development. E.g planning arts and crafts to enhance children's creative development.
• Completed health and safety checks and room daily checks. E.g cot room and room cleaning checks to ensure children could thrive in a safe environment.
• Aid to sick children by administering medicine when needed. Calling parents and making them aware of our polices and procedures during any sickness period.
• Discussing daily room plans to staff. This included break/lunch plan and activity times.
• Organising a diary with numbers of children to ensure who would attend the room daily. Adding new children in and organising settling dates. I would pass this then onto parents.
• Training new staff by giving them inductions of the room and giving them support when needed. Supervising them and showing them the daily routine.
• Filling out records such as incident/ accidents forms when needed. Informing parents of this information upon collections.
• Creating a friendly relationship with parents reassuring them their child is in the best care. Daily updates shared and changes made when needed.
• Encouraged childrens speech and language through flash cards/ stories and activities. Promoted positive behaviour and good manners. Encouraged structured play to support their needs.
• Ensured children's meals at snack and lunch were safely given to them.Including any allergies. Ensured surfaces were cleaned and tidied afterwards.

During my time at Kinder kids daycare I developed my childcare skills as I worked in many of their rooms with all age groups from 3 months - 11 years. This experience has taught me a lot about a child's well being and has helped me become a more consistent hard worker. During my time;

• I planned and structured activities to promote the children's development. I did this through games and equipment.E.g. Supported literacy development through stories and songs
• I evaluated my key children's progress and development in the classroom and outdoor activities. I would monitor this and write down their progress monthly.
• I tidied and cleaned my workroom every day ensuring the environment was a clean and germ free place for children to learn. I cleaned spills promptly and sanitised work tops/ nappy area to control infections.
• Administered medication to sick children and cared for children who were hurt.E.g filled out accident forms.
• Communicated with parents/guardians about the children's daily activities, behaviours and upcoming events every day. E.g this being their meals and naps they had.
• I maintained a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for children of all backgrounds

Through my experience at JD I learned a lot about customer service and organisation. It also enhanced my communication skills with others and allowed me to work in a team environment which I love. The duties included;

• Fulfilling customers needs by helping them with their order, I answered any questions I could to the best of my knowledge creating a successful shopping experience for customers.
• I completed duties such as unloading boxes of stock and organising the orders in a work team setting.
• I greeted customers welcoming them into the store with a smile.
• Maintained excellent standards of visual merchandising as I helped with displays and organising clothes on the ground floor.