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Sayuri Abeysuriya

Cannington

Summary

Experienced Early Childhood Educator dedicated to nurturing the growth and development of young minds. Skilled in implementing age-appropriate activities and fostering a positive learning environment to support children's social, academic, and creative development. Proficient in recognizing and addressing developmental milestones to encourage curiosity, engagement, and overall well-being in each child.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Early Childhood Educator

Wanslea Early Learning
08.2017 - 05.2025
  • Documenting children's developmental milestones using "Storypark"
  • Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
  • Boosted children''s social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
  • Sanitized toys and play equipment on a weekly basis to maintain safety and cleanliness.
  • Communicated with parents and other staff about children's progress.
  • Encouraged children's independence and self-help skills through daily routines and activities.
  • Fostered safe and nurturing room environment, allowing children to explore and learn confidently.
  • Promoted language development skills through storytelling and open-ended questions, increasing children's vocabulary and comprehension abilities.
  • Supported children's physical development with daily outdoor play and fine motor skills activities, enhancing their physical health and coordination by following the "Kiddo Programme"
  • Integrated children with special needs into the room, promoting empathy and understanding among peers.
  • Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for children.
  • Protected children Indoors and outdoors with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
  • Record children's sleep patterns during rest times

Childcare Educator

Mosaic Early Learning
05.2016 - 07.2017

My key responsibilities included:

  • Writing up children’s daily activity journal for parents to view.
  • Preparing and setting up play and learning materials for the children to use throughout the day.
  • Engaging children in Art and Craft
  • Reading books and singing songs with children
  • Documenting children's developmental milestones
  • Helping children with their daily routines such as dressing, eating, going to the toilet, changing their nappy and putting them to sleep.
  • Supervising children during play time and activities to ensure that they are safe at all times and including everyone in each activity.
  • Serving meals and snacks for the children whilst paying particular attention to any specific dietary requirements of each individual.
  • Providing support and guidance to the children, ensuring that the centre was always clean and safe, as well as ensuring that children always play in a friendly and positive manner.
  • Liaising with other team members and the Supervisor to perform other duties that are assigned to me from time to time.
  • Preparing the cot room for the next day
  • Making bottles for babies


Crèche Worker

Polytechnic West
05.2012 - 04.2016

My General responsibilities included:

  • Ensure the safety of children at all times
  • Maintain an accurate attendance sheet
  • Greet children and parents in a warm and friendly manner
  • Interact positively with children, parents and other staff members
  • Model good social and communication skills
  • Ensure the environment is welcoming, clean, safe, healthy and free of hazards
  • In consultation with the coordinator and other staff, plan and prepare a variety of stimulating activities suited to the age and interests of children attending the crèche, and documenting this on the weekly program
  • Ensure the children are protected from the risks of sun exposure
  • Model and enforce the sun protection practice
  • Record details of any incidents/accidents on an incident/accident report form
  • Be aware of additional needs of individual children. Eg: (Allergies, medical, physical or health conditions)
  • Implement an evacuation drill with staff and children every school term
  • Setup activities
  • Rake the sandpit and check the outside play area for any dangerous items
  • Check for any hazards in crèche area and alert the coordinator immediately of any hazard that might pose a risk to children.
  • Closely supervise all children and ensure all children are in direct line of sight at all times.
  • Interact warmly with parents and children at all times, regardless of sex, race, religion, culture, language, background or ability.
  • Provide children with opportunities to participate in a range of play activities.
  • Provide children with support in emotional and social development through positive interaction with peers and adults
  • Provide children with positive guidance towards appropriate behaviour

Child Care Assistant (Relief Role)

Ready Set Grow
03.2011 - 04.2012

My key responsibilities included:

  • Preparing and setting up play and learning materials for the children to use throughout the day.
  • Helping children with their daily routines such as dressing, eating, going to the toilet, changing their nappy and putting them to sleep.
  • Supervising children during play time and activities to ensure that they are safe at all times and including everyone in each activity.
  • Serving meals and snacks for the children whilst paying particular attention to any specific dietary requirements of each individual.
  • Providing support and guidance to the children, ensuring that the centre was always clean and safe, as well as ensuring that children always play in a friendly and positive manner.
  • Liaising with other team members and the Supervisor to perform other duties that are assigned to me from time to time.

Customer Service Assistant

St Vincent de Paul Society
08.2010 - 01.2011

My key responsibilities include:

  • Providing excellent customer service at all times, assisting customers with any queries they have and helping them to locate items of interest.
  • Processing customer transactions via cash, EFTPOS and credit card. This involves the use of the cash register and recording all purchases.
  • Sorting out all incoming stock to ensure that it is appropriate for sale in the store. I then assist with the merchandising and display of stock to help highlight items of interest and increase sales.
  • Regularly reviewing the retail area to ensure that it is clean, tidy and all items well presented. This involves returning items to their appropriate display shelves and organizing display tickets and general cleaning duties.
  • Working effectively in a team environment, communicating with others and ensuring that all occupational health and safety procedures are followed at all times.

Waitress

Greyhounds Cannington
08.2008 - 07.2010

My key responsibilities included:


  • Providing excellent customer service at all times, welcoming and guiding customers to their respective tables
  • Taking customer’s order and informing them of any specials, which are available. I was also responsible for serving food and beverages to each table.
  • Assisting with the set-up of the restaurant in preparation of each day’s trade. This involved setting up and cleaning the tables and chairs.
  • Assisting in the kitchen by rinsing dishes and performing other duties assigned to me.

Graphic Designer

Lead On Bayswater
02.2007 - 06.2008
  • Completed final touches for projects such as image sizes and font selection.
  • Completed final touches for projects before rollout.
  • Created visual concepts for special events that increased participant engagement.

Cartoon Editor

Information For Action
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality editorial work.

Education

Bachelor of Design -

Edith Cowan University
01.2008

Diploma of Graphic Design - undefined

Australian College of Business & Technology
01.2002

Secondary School – Advanced Level Exam (TEE equivalent) - undefined

Holy Family Convent
01.2000

Skills

  • Patience
  • Ability to manage children with challenging behavior patterns
  • Dedicated to fostering positive relationships with children
  • Effective document handling
  • Identifying and responding to developmental issues

Certification

  • I am committed to my ongoing professional development and am happy to undertake additional training/courses as part of my future career in the child care industry.

Currently I have completed:

  • An Emergency First Aid Course for Parents and Carers
  • Certificate 3 in Children’s Services.
  • Working with Children Background Check
  • Certificate 4 in Allied Health Assistance


Participated Workshops:

  • Safe Sleeping - Red nose
  • Active Listening - Voice of Health
  • Kitchen Orientation
  • Child Protection
  • Anaphylaxis e training
  • Documentation – CTAS
  • Enriching Toddlers’ Learning – CTAS
  • Fun with Maths & Science – CTAS
  • Supporting Natural Environments – CTAS
  • Enriching Kindy Learning – CTAS

Timeline

Assistant Early Childhood Educator

Wanslea Early Learning
08.2017 - 05.2025

Childcare Educator

Mosaic Early Learning
05.2016 - 07.2017

Crèche Worker

Polytechnic West
05.2012 - 04.2016

Child Care Assistant (Relief Role)

Ready Set Grow
03.2011 - 04.2012

Customer Service Assistant

St Vincent de Paul Society
08.2010 - 01.2011

Waitress

Greyhounds Cannington
08.2008 - 07.2010

Graphic Designer

Lead On Bayswater
02.2007 - 06.2008

Cartoon Editor

Information For Action
01.2006 - 01.2007

Diploma of Graphic Design - undefined

Australian College of Business & Technology

Secondary School – Advanced Level Exam (TEE equivalent) - undefined

Holy Family Convent

Bachelor of Design -

Edith Cowan University
Sayuri Abeysuriya