Child Care Credentials
We've worked hard to gain the experience and expertise that enable us to provide quality care for your child.
Our Child Care Credentials
- Licensed family child care provider since 1994
- Infant, Child and Adult CPR certified and renewed annually
- First Aid certified and kept current
- Member of Federal CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) since 1996
- Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education from Fox Valley Technical College - 2003
- Level Eleven on Wisconsin's Registry Career Ladder
Qualified for:- Center Administrator
- Center Director
- Early Childhood Teacher
- Infant/Toddler Teacher
- Assistant Early Childhood Teacher
- Licensed Child Care Provider
- Certified Child Care Provider
- Active member of the following Early Childhood professional organizations:
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children (Midwest AEYC)
- Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA)
- Wisconsin Family Child Care Association (WFCCA)
- Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (Valley AEYC)
- Early Childhood training from the University of Wisconsin Extension:
- Caring for Infants and Toddlers
- Village of Kindness: Family Child Care
- A minimum of 15 hours of continuing education earned annually
- 20 hours earned in 2007
- Over 1027 total hours of continuing education earned to date in the areas of:
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Child Guidance
- Family Relationships
- Professionalism
- Observation and Assessment
- Child Development
- Cultural and Individual Diversity
- Finance
- Personnel Management
- Adult Education
- Community Collaboration
- Safe and Healthy Environment
- Organizational Management
- Over 71 total hours of professional contributions recorded:
- Committee member for local or statewide conference
- Leadership position in local professional child care organization
- Presenter of child care workshops:
- A Place for Everything - Organization
- The ABC's of Anti-Bias Curriculum
- Discovering Dough - Play Dough Activities
- Positive Portfolios - Children's Portfolios
- Coordinator of a child care conference
- Over 44 hours of related college credits earned
- Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Valparaiso University - 1990
References
We have a number of references available from families who have placed their children in our care. In order to protect the privacy of our references we will only distribute their personal information during interviews. Please contact us if you would like to schedule a tour and interview.
Child Care Credentials
"Graduating magna cum laude in 2003 with an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education was on of the proudest moments in my life."