Michelle Irvine
Gooburrum,QLD
Summary
Compassionate Family Daycare Educator with a strong focus on child safety and development. Known for effectively organizing engaging activities and maintaining a clean, secure learning space while fostering positive relationships with children and families.
Dedicated Family Daycare Educator with 20 years of experience in child development, lesson planning, and safety compliance. Expertise in fostering a nurturing environment and implementing engaging, play-based learning activities.
Experienced Family Daycare Educator skilled in creative lesson planning, positive reinforcement techniques, and parent engagement. Proven ability to develop tailored learning plans that promote children's growth and safety in a collaborative, nurturing environment.
Compassionate Family Daycare Educator known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in early childhood development, inclusive education practices, and behavior management strategies. Excel in communication, empathy, and patience, ensuring nurturing and supportive learning environments for all children.
Passionate Family Daycare Educator with experience in creating and implementing developmentally appropriate programs for children. Strengths include strong communication skills, adaptability in different environments, and ability to foster nurturing relationships with children and parents. Have made significant impact in previous roles by consistently promoting early childhood learning and development.
Trained professional attentive to children's needs and experienced in working with different ages. Dependable in following good safety practices, facility requirements and parent wishes. Cares about student wellbeing and growth. Motivated and energetic to apply early childhood education principles in preschool setting.
Dedicated to teaching, maintaining discipline and encouraging creativity.
Certified in First Aid and CPR. Compassionate early childhood education professional highly productive in creating engaging, educational environments that allow young learners to thrive.
Skilled in developing age-appropriate curricula, implementing inclusive classroom management strategies, and fostering emotional intelligence in preschoolers.
Excel at communication, patience, and empathy, ensuring effective interaction with children, parents, and colleagues for optimal learning outcomes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Daycare Educator
Carinbundi Family Daycare Scheme
Gooburrum, QLD
04.2005 - Current
- Developed engaging educational activities for children in a family daycare setting.
- Fostered a safe and nurturing environment for diverse children and families.
- Collaborated with parents to create tailored learning plans for each child.
- Monitored children's development and provided regular feedback to families.
- Implemented health and safety regulations to maintain a secure daycare facility.
- Organized play-based learning experiences that promote social skills and creativity.
- Trained new staff on best practices in child care and education techniques.
- Maintained accurate records of children's progress and daily activities for compliance purposes.
- Created an atmosphere conducive to learning through creative teaching methods such as music or art projects.
- Assisted in developing and implementing age-appropriate activities to stimulate children's physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development.
- Developed weekly lesson plans that encouraged creativity while meeting educational standards.
- Established positive relationships with families by communicating regularly about their child's development.
- Facilitated playtime activities such as arts and crafts projects, storytelling, singing songs, outdoor games and other recreational activities.
- Organized field trips to local parks or museums for hands-on learning experiences.
- Followed state regulations related to daycare operations including licensing requirements.
- Maintained a clean and organized environment for children to learn and play safely.
- Encouraged positive behaviors through positive reinforcement techniques such as verbal praise, rewards systems or redirection when needed.
- Provided guidance on proper nutrition including meal planning, preparation and serving of meals according to dietary guidelines.
- Reported any incidents or injuries to parents and guardians immediately upon occurrence.
- Participated in professional development opportunities such as seminars or workshops related to early childhood education.
- Collaborated with other staff members to ensure the health, safety and well-being of each child in care.
- Responded promptly to any medical emergencies that may arise in a timely manner.
- Provided assistance with homework assignments as needed.
- Ensured the safety of all children in my care by monitoring their behavior and providing supervision at all times.
- Assisted with potty training by monitoring progress, providing reminders and offering encouragement when needed.
- Implemented discipline strategies consistent with the family's values.
- Recorded observations of children's behavior for use in parent conferences or reports.
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive, trusting relationships.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff.
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
- Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
- Integrated technology into lesson plans.
Education
Bundaberg State High School
Bundaberg, QLD01-1992
Skills
- Child development
- Lesson planning
- Behavior management
- Professional development
- Creative learning strategies
- Curriculum planning
- Creative thinking
- Parent engagement
- Health regulations
- Curriculum design
- Team collaboration
- Record keeping
- Communication skills
- Problem analysis
- Conflict resolution
- Special needs support
- Child safety protocols
- Nutrition
- Language development
- Early childhood education
- Classroom organization
- Outdoor play supervision
- Music and art appreciation
- Safety awareness
- Health and hygiene practices
- Motor skills development
- Patience and empathy
- Infant care basics
- Potty training assistance
- Sleep routine guidance
- Multicultural sensitivity
- Allergy management
- Child-centered approach
- Lesson plan implementation
- Physical activity promotion
- Lesson implementation
- Age-appropriate activities
- Curriculum development
- Arts and crafts
- Child assessment
- Special needs care
- CPR certified
- Literacy and numeracy support
- Field trip supervision
- First aid and CPR
- Training in food handling preparation
- Language skills development
- Problem-solving abilities
- Hands-on learning
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Certificate In Children Services
- Diploma of Children Services
- Diploma of Community Services
- Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
- Child Protection Training
- Sleep safe training
- Food safety training
- Type 1 diabetes training
3rd Party
- 3rd Party Name: Debbie Knowles : Manger Director 3rd Party Position
- 3rd Party Email Address : dknowles8@icloud.com
- 0402481699 3rd Party Phone Number
Timeline
Family Daycare Educator
Carinbundi Family Daycare Scheme
04.2005 - Current
Bundaberg State High School
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