Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline
Rylie todd

Rylie todd

Evansville

Summary

Dedicated childcare professional with a strong work ethic and creative teaching strategies, previously at Life House Preschool. Expert in special needs support and fostering parent-teacher communication, I successfully implemented engaging lesson plans that enhanced children's fine motor skills and emotional well-being, ensuring a nurturing environment for growth and development.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Preschool Teacher

Life House Preschool
08.2022 - 05.2023

• Worked with the creative curriculum

• Focused on forest school/Reggio-based activities

• Planned lessons and studies every week

• Incorporated loose parts into our teaching

• Played play-based learning and learning through experiences

• Taught chapel and monthly bible verses

• Planned parent-teacher conferences’

• Wrote progress reports

• Made monthly newsletters

• Worked closely with the 4,5 age group to prepare them for kindergarten

Live-Out Nanny

Ashley Vezzoso Schaefer
05.2023 - Current
  • Assisted in potty training efforts for toddlers while maintaining a patient and supportive approach.
  • Performed light housekeeping duties relevant to childcare areas ensuring cleanliness and safety standards were maintained consistently.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with parents, ensuring open communication regarding their child''s progress and needs.
  • Managed daily schedules for children, including meals, playtime, homework assistance, and bedtime routines.
  • Provided consistent discipline according to parental guidelines while respecting individual child''s needs.
  • Fostered a safe and nurturing environment for children to thrive physically, emotionally, and mentally.
  • Enhanced children''s emotional well-being by implementing age-appropriate activities and routines.
  • Implemented creative learning opportunities to enhance cognitive growth through arts and crafts projects.
  • Encouraged physical activity through outdoor playtime, sports participation, and structured exercise routines.

Professional Cleaner

Duncan's Janitorial Services
05.2023 - Current
  • Provided exceptional customer service while addressing specific cleaning requests from clients.
  • Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to varied work schedules for different clients'' needs.
  • Delivered quality customer service to address urgent needs and cleaning requests.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction by meticulously cleaning and sanitizing residential properties.

Preschool Teacher's Assistant

Goddard School
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Checked kids in and out on tadpoles
  • Prepared each snack and lunch for them
  • Worked on potty training
  • Changed diapers
  • Planned and organized classroom activities
  • Planned lessons for every week
  • Planned outside actives
  • Worked in other classes when needed
  • Planned yoga and extra activities
  • Frequently changed the sensory bins and rotated toys
  • Worked closely with the 2s age group

Daycare Teacher

Lifehouse Preschool
08.2020 - 08.2021
  • Planned lesson plans for preschool kids when teachers weren’t available
  • Made many creative lessons for ages 0-13
  • Planned and led summer camp groups
  • Lead my classroom
  • I worked in every room, but there was no set spot. Babies to preschool to aftercare, and doing homework
  • Taught chapel on days when people were not available to
  • Developed strong relationships with parents through regular communication about their child''s progress and needs.
  • Collaborated with fellow daycare teachers to create a cohesive educational experience across all classrooms within the center.
  • Prepared snacks and lunches
  • Cleaned thoroughly every day after shifts

Gym Child Care Worker

Specie Field House
02.2019 - 07.2020
  • Checked in the kids when they came in for their parents to work out
  • Planned fun activities while the children were in child watch
  • Cleaned thoroughly after every shift. Every toy kid played with, swept, and mopped
  • Took care of all age groups up to 13. Babies up to 6 weeks and 12-year-olds.
  • Also, you can watch multiple siblings and many kids at one time, up to 13 at once.
  • Making sure each child is accounted for at every minute.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT
01-2028
  • Awarded EXCELLENCE AWARD
  • The WGU Evaluation faculty has selected your recent submission for a task in Composition: Successful Self-Expression to be recognized with an Excellence Award due to the exceptional nature of the work you submitted.
  • “This proposal on reducing teacher burnout and increasing retention stands out as excellent due to the depth of insights shared and the impressive list of references used in the creation of the work.”


  • Awarded EXCELLENCE AWARD
  • The WGU Evaluation faculty has selected your recent submission for a task in The School as a Community of Care to be recognized with an Excellence Award due to the exceptional nature of the work you submitted.
  • This submission for Task 4: Professional Dispositions and Ethics was excellent because it provided a thoughtful reflection of the candidate's professional dispositions and ethics and actions they would take to improve their skills, sharing how they would put themself in discussions where people are encouraged to have different opinions about different topics to expand their intellectual courage. Great job!”

High School Diploma -

Carroll High School , Fort Wayne, IN
06-2020
  • 3.5 GPA

Skills

  • Special needs support
  • Creative teaching strategies
  • Fine motor skills
  • Sensory integration
  • Patient
  • Multitasking
  • Time management
  • Critical thinking/ problem solving
  • Potty training
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Creative lesson plans
  • Cleaning and sanitation
  • Strong work ethic

Certification

  • Adult Child And Baby First Aid, CPR, American Red Cross - 2023
  • Introduction to forest school, Forest School Teacher Institute - 2023
  • Forest School Teacher Training, Forest School Teacher Institute - 2023
  • Safe Sleep Practices: Module 2 Implementation in Child Care settings , INDIANA LEARNING PATHS - 1/11/22
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Detection And Prevention , INDIANA LEARNING PATHS- 1/11/22
  • Safe Sleep Practices: Module 1 Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, INDIANA LEARNING PATHS - 11/2/20
  • Safe Sleep Practices: Module 1 Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, INDIANA LEARNING PATHS - 1/11/22
  • Safe Sleep Practices: Module 2 Implementation in Child Care settings, INDIANA LEARNING PATHS - 11/2/20
  • Indiana's Introduction to the Early Childhood and Out of School Learning Profession - Online Course - Module 2 -Health Training - 1/5/2018
  • Indiana's Introduction to the Early Childhood and Out of School Learning Profession - Online Course - Module 1 - Child Development Training - 1/5/2018

Languages

American sign language
Limited Working

Timeline

Live-Out Nanny - Ashley Vezzoso Schaefer
05.2023 - Current
Professional Cleaner - Duncan's Janitorial Services
05.2023 - Current
Lead Preschool Teacher - Life House Preschool
08.2022 - 05.2023
Preschool Teacher's Assistant - Goddard School
01.2022 - 08.2022
Daycare Teacher - Lifehouse Preschool
08.2020 - 08.2021
Gym Child Care Worker - Specie Field House
02.2019 - 07.2020
Western Governors University - Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education
Carroll High School - High School Diploma,
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