Melissa Martin is seeking a full time position as an administrator in early childhood education. She has over 15 years of experience working in childcare centers, holding various roles including lead infant teacher, lead preschool teacher, quality assurance director, assistant director, program director, and administrator. She has a strong educational background in early childhood education and holds several relevant certifications.

1. Melissa Martin
7610 Newkirk Dr.
Fairfield, OH 45011
tandmart@hotmail.com
513-520-5077
Objective: To obtain a full time position working as an administrator in the Early
Childhood field.
Work Experience:
 JellyBean Junction- Dec. 2001- Feb.2004 Lead Infant teacher:
 Created and implemented lesson plans for children ages 6 wks -18mo.
 Taught and implemented ASL sign language as a form of daily communication
 Created a safe, warm, and loving environments for Infants to explore and learn
 Strived to meet the basic needs of each individual child
 Built and maintained open communication as a partnership with families
 Maintained a professional relationship with families and co-workers
 The Goddard School- Feb.2004-May2006 Lead First Steps teacher
 Created and implemented lesson plans for children ages13mo. -18mo.
 Included daily activities in Spanish, ASL and Manners and Etiquette
 Taught and implemented sign language as a form of daily communication
 Created a safe, warm, and loving environments for children to explore
 Strived to meet the basic needs of each individual child
 Built and maintained a partnership with families
 Maintained a professional relationship with families and co-workers
 May2006-July2006 Goddard Quality Assurance Director
 Conducted a formal in-house audit of The Goddard School's QA Program in areas
of: Appearance, Health & Safety, Curriculum, and Program Support
 Served as a mentor for teaching staff by providing training for new employees
 Gave teachers constructive criticism on how they could improve their classrooms
and lesson plans
 Produced a plan of action based on QA reports and implemented ways to improve
the quality of the school
 July2006-Oct.2006Goddard Assistant Director
 Assisted the Director with implementing staffing, scheduling, buses, snack etc.
 Prepared files and documents on Microsoft Word and Excel
 Conducted tours for new families

2.  Assisted with new enrollments and worked with families to complete enrollment
process
 Answered the phones using a professional phone script
 Worked to build a partnership with all families
 Oct.2006- June 2007 Goddard Program Director
 Followed ODJFS State of Ohio licensing rule
 Maintained a commitment to The Goddard School Quality Assurance rules and
guidelines
 Developed healthy relationships with staff and families
 Created and implemented the staff schedule
 Secured and updated staff and student files
 Conducted annual staff performance reviews
 Conducted formal staff interviews and participated in hiring and firing of staff
 Served balanced & healthy lunches and snacks for the all of the children in the
center
 Drove The Goddard School bus to pick/drop off school-age children at necessary
routes
 Prepared files and documents using Microsoft Word and Excel
 Conducted tours for new families
 Enrolled children at the center
 Answered phones using a professional phone script
 Partnered with other Goddard directors to offer in-house in-service trainings at
our location
 Organized monthly staff meetings and served as a mentor for other staff by
offering program support
 Began working towards obtaining two starts for the Step Up to Quality Program
 Planned the 2007 Summer Program, curriculum and scheduled field trips/ in-
house events
 Attended ODJFS State Licensing Rules Training
 Attended The Goddard School Director's training in Boston, MA
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 June 2007-Present Goddard Lead GetSet Teacher
 Followed ODJFS licensing rules for Ohio
 Maintained Goddard's Quality Assurance standards and practices
 Maintained the necessary requirement of a SUTQ 4 star rated childcare center
 Created and implemented lesson plans electronically using the Tadpoles
Childcare paperless system
 Completed individual daily reports for each child including electronic pictures
using the Tadpoles Childcare system
 Updated SUTQ personal child information including developmental goals

3.  Provided a clean, safe learning environment where children could freely explore
and develop at their own pace
 Provided positive language usage, positive reinforcement, positive re-direction
and other positive discipline techniques for teaching
 Provided emotional support and encouragement allowing children to be
comfortable while beginning potty training
 Implemented daily activities in ASL, Spanish, Yoga, Manners and BASE
Physical Fitness
 Conducted monthly assessments of each child, updated portfolios with art,
pictures and anecdotal notations
 Conducted developmental screenings using the ASQ-3 screening tool on each
child
 Conducted formal parent-teacher conferences semi-annually and worked with
families on developing personal goals for thier child
 Created a well-run purposeful educationally rich learning environment by creating
and implementing a classroom management system
 Created a system for tracking EDLS goals for SUTQ, lessons and academic
achievement/mastery on an individual child basis
 Provided a learning environment that meets the quality for the ECERS
environment rating scale
 Built and maintained healthy relationships with families, children and staff
 Aug. 2013-Present The Goddard School Closing Office/Administrator
 Assisted the Director and Assistant Director
 Followed ODJSF state licensing rules for Ohio
 Maintained Goddard's Quality Assurance rules and regulations
 Prepared documents on Word, Office, Excell and Windows 8, and composed
emails
 Responded to parent emails
 Conducted Quality Assurance audits of the school
 Conducted scheduled or on-the-spot tours
 Completed enrollments
 Updated family paperwork electronically using Goddard's FMS database website
 Applied monthly tuition payments and lunch payments electronically using FMS
 Administered medications
 Managed staffing and scheduling
 Maintained child-teacher ratios
 Emailed weekly lunch counts to the daycare catering company
 Answered phones using a professional phone script
 Followed closing school safety procedures locking doors, windows setting
program systems, etc.
 Served as a mentor for newly employed teachers and provided training
 Offered support and open communication with families by maintaining healthy
relationships

4.  Maintained healthy relationship with staff by working cooperatively as a team
player
 Planned, organized an implemented special events and after-school functions such
as In-service trainings for staff, Winterfest, charity fundraisers and summer dance
camp programs
Education:
 Class of 2000 Hamilton High School Graduate
 Miami University- Early Childhood Education (Aug.2000-Jan.2002): obtained 53
credit hours of classes in Early Childhood Education
 Infant/Toddler CDA Credential- March 2001 2007 (renewal) 2013 (renewal)
 Goddard University classes 2006
 Step Up to Quality classes 2006-present
 Communicable Disease Prevention, Child Abuse, First Aid, CPR & AED certified
 Classified as a Level III Professional by OCCRA's Professional Development
Registry System