Child Care Credentials

We've worked hard to gain the experience and expertise that enable us to provide quality care for your child.

Special Child Care Credentials

In the past year Amy has been honored to have two separate early childhood organizations recognize her commitment to the early childhood field:

First Star of the Region Award Winner

Amy was excited and humbled to be selected as the first recipient of the Wisconsin Family Child Care Association"Star of the Region" award for Region 9. This award was presented to just one family child care provider in each region for "demonstrating your commitment to children, families, and quality care." Amy was presented with the award on April 27 2011, by the Region 9 representative.

WECA Conference Planning Committee 2011

Amy was also excited to serve on the conference Planning Committee for the 2011 Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Annual Conference. As the only family child care provider on the committee, she represented family child care providers throughout the state of Wisconsin. The fourteen other committee members included professionals from all areas of early childhood: preschool teachers, child care center directors, DCF licensing specialists, representatives from CESA programs, UW and NWTC teachers, and WECA employees.

Child Care Credentials

• Licensed family child care provider since 1994
• Infant, Child and Adult CPR certified and kept current
• AED certified and kept current
• First Aid certified
• 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 Fourteen on Wisconsin's seventeen-level Registry career ladder
  Qualified for:
  • Center Administrator
  • Center Director
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Assistant Early Childhood Teacher
  • Infant/Toddler Teacher
  • School Age Director
  • School Age 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
  • 37.25 hours earned in 2010
• Over 1040 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 75 total professional contributions recorded:
  • Recipient of an award specific to early childhood
  • Coordinator of a child care conference
  • 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
  • Committee member for local and statewide conference
  • Leadership position in local professional child care organization
• Over 44 hours of early childhood 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.