LAKSHMI SOUJANYA TATI
Quakers Hill
Summary
A result oriented professional with over 15 years of experience in Child Care Management & 4 years in PRO. Friendly Daycare Management skilled at remaining calm under pressure while keeping the daycare setting light and playful. Proficient at working hard to identify and address behavioral and educational issues. Patient and dedicated with enthusiasm for working with children of 6 years age.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child Care Centre Manager and Ed Lead
Wentworthville Early Learning Centre
08.2019 - Current
- Responsibilities as Child Care Centre Manager (Aug 2019 to Aug 2025)
- Oversee smooth running of Early Childhood setting
- Manage staff, budgets, and plans
- Lead Early Years Learning Framework
- Develop and implement educational programs according to approved learning framework
- Develop and implement policies and procedures
- Liaise with community, internal and external stakeholders, parents, schools
- Participate in and organise all professional development
- Manage Daily Centre Operations Based on Regulatory and Quality Knowledge
- Ability to manage all aspects of an accredited service
- Strong understanding of NQF and implementation
- Strong awareness of WHS and implementation
- Full understanding of Children’s Service Regulations and Standards of child care
- Provide Quality Education and Care via Early Learning Programming and Planning Expertise
- Planning, coordinating, designing and implementing a classroom environment that responds to children's developmental levels, physical and emotional needs.
- Implementing an appropriate curriculum that reflects observations and assessments of children
- Maintaining and updating children’s portfolio, daybook and reflection
- Planning and executing enrichment experiences such as incursions
- Collaborating with specialists (eg Speech Therapists) on environment setting, implementing, and reporting developmental progress of individual educational programs
- Supervise and Develop Staff and Educators
- Motivating, managing, and mentoring 16 staff
- Supervising university students during work placement
- Performance evaluation and feedback
- Organizing training for staff
- Maintain Effective Function of the Service
- Ability to build and maintain rapport with diverse populations and age groups, parents and guardians including regular parent interviews to discuss developmental goals for their child
- Ability to develop excellent rapport with staff, especially during curriculum planning, mentoring and meetings
- Ability to network with local government agencies (eg. the Relevant Council, NSW Fire)
- Writing and implementing policies as per Children’s Service Regulations
- Good understanding of CCMS
- Responsibilities as Ed lead (Mar 2025 to date)
Admin & PRO
Anand Granite Export Pvt, UAE
05.2018 - 07.2019
- Collect and give regular updates on all work and immigration standards from the government offices to keep the HR office well informed for any changes in procedures and rules.
- Submit, follow-up and gather all new work and business visas to guarantee that the visas are handled and processed on time.
- Renew, update and keep up all workers and their dependents’ visas and work contracts on time to guarantee that organization’s records are up to date in the labor and Immigration Departments. Send notification to employees on required documents before their visa expires.
- Makes sure all business and trade Licenses are updated, follow-up official approvals and permits, to prevent unnecessary violations.
- Accurately prepare and process required legal documents like rent contract attestation in government agencies such as Ministry of Economic, Ministry of Finance, Customs, Court, Chamber of Commerce, Traffic Department and Municipality.
- When the need arises, represent the company at different offices like Airport Embassies, Police Station, Ministries/Municipalities and other government Departments.
- Deal promptly and productively on general enquiries about PRO functions
- Assist the office in determining any issues identified with organization vehicle registration and renewals
- Acquire visas from different Embassies in UAE for staff members for business related travels
- Knowledgeable enough on the process of getting residency permits etc.
Manager - Pre-School/Kinder Garten
Nagarjuna High School
06.2003 - 04.2018
- Carefully monitor children’s play activities.
- Offer detailed daily reports that outline each child’s activities.
- Incorporate music and art activities to encourage creativity and expression.
- Lead reading classes for preschool-aged children.
- Spark creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things each day
- Encouraged children to be understanding of and patient with others.
- Continually kept abreast of toy and child-related recalls and safety warnings.
- Dressed infants and toddlers and changed their diapers.
- Instructed children on proper health and personal habits.
- Organized and engaged in recreational activities such as games and puzzles.
- Administered medications and kept appropriate records.
- Engaged with children on an individual basis in a pleasant manner.
- Monitored each student’s educational progress with individualized charts and files.
- Promoted good health by preparing meals with organic and natural ingredients.
- Maintained a child-friendly environment with access to outdoor activities.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Care
Victoria University
08-2025
MBA - HR
IIBMS University
01.2013
B.Sc. - Electronics
Andhra University
01.2003
MBA - Human Resources
IIBMS
India07-2013
Bachelor of Science -
Andhra University
India04-2003
Skills
- ~ Physically Fit
- ~ Behavioral Charting
- ~ Sound Clerical Knowledge
- ~ Dietary Understanding
- ~ Emotional Support
- ~ Good food handling
- ~ Schedule Creation & Maintenance
- ~ Handling Infant Toddler
Certification
- Working With Children Check Number: WWC1976968V
- Cert 3-Early child care
- Diploma- Early childcare
PERSONAL DETAILS
English
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Timeline
Child Care Centre Manager and Ed Lead
Wentworthville Early Learning Centre
08.2019 - Current
Admin & PRO
Anand Granite Export Pvt, UAE
05.2018 - 07.2019
Manager - Pre-School/Kinder Garten
Nagarjuna High School
06.2003 - 04.2018
MBA - HR
IIBMS University
B.Sc. - Electronics
Andhra University
Graduate Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Care
Victoria University
MBA - Human Resources
IIBMS
Bachelor of Science -
Andhra University