Early Childhood Educator in Toronto, Ontario

Observed children’s interests and designed creative activities to support children in all domains of their development\\\\r\\\\nPrepared and served nutritious meals \\\\r\\\\nResponded to children’s needs \\\\r\\\\nProvided guidance and supervision of daily activities\\\\r\\\\nCollaborated with children in the large and small group setting\\\\r\\\\nAssisted the management team with the daily administrative tasks of the facility\\\\r\\\\nProfessionally communicated and shared children\\\\\\\'s progress with parents and other staff members on a daily basis\\\\r\\\\nUsed positive direct and indirect guidance strategies to solve the conflicts\\\\r\\\\nHelped children identify the problems\\\\r\\\\nAllowed sufficient time for children to generate effective solutions of conflicts\\\\r\\\\nEncouraged children to play with others\\\\r\\\\nArranged environment and activities to foster children’s pro-social skills\\\\r\\\\nEngaged children in respectful conversations and interactions\\\\r\\\\nGot down to children’s eye level \\\\r\\\\nRespected and accepted children’s feelings\\\\r\\\\nWas patient, flexible, calm, gentle and non-judgmental\\\\r\\\\nRemembered children’s self-esteem\\\\r\\\\nModeled appropriate actions\\\\r\\\\nAcknowledged children’s positive behaviours\\\\r\\\\nProtected the health and safety of the children using common sense strategies Knew children’s developmental domains\\\\r\\\\nHelped children to get ready\\\\r\\\\nShared children\\\\\\\'s progress with parents and other staff members in formal and informal ways\\\\r\\\\nEncouraged children to be independent\\\\r\\\\nEnlarged the materials to make a toy accessible for supporting children’s motor skills \\\\r\\\\nEnhanced materials and activities to attract children’s attention and interests\\\\r\\\\nPlayed with children and comforted them when they met challenges\\\\r\\\\nAdapted toys and tasks so that children at various levels can participate successfully\\\\r\\\\nKept toys, material and visual displays at children’s eye level\\\\r\\\\nCommunicated children’s strengths and challenges with their parents and staff members\\\\r\\\\nFound information and provided resources for parents in order to support children’s needs