Kristee Healy

• Attend planning and staff meetings, collaborating with team members.
• Communicate with parents and families to meet children’s needs.
• Support teachers in implementing routines and meaningful learning experiences.
• Fostering safe, inclusive environments supporting learners' physical, emotional, social, and cultural well-being.
• Child-Centred Learning by engaging children through supportive interactions that affirm their ideas, play, and cultural identities.
• Expertise in Te Whāriki, designing culturally responsive, evidence-based learning experiences.
• Pedagogical Knowledge, skilled in strategies for fostering higher-order thinking, creativity, and collaboration.
• Support for Māori Learners: Committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, incorporating te reo Māori, tikanga, and local knowledge into teaching.
• Mentor staff and oversee daily operations.

· Assume responsibility for managing the centre in the absence of the Business Manager.

• Manage Health and Safety alongside the Business Manager.
• Maintain staff ratios and arrange cover for absences.
• Collaborate with outside agencies to support learning outcomes for children.
• Review policies, conduct curriculum audits, and oversee learning stories.
• Research and implement strategies for children's development.
• Lead Strategic and Emergent Evaluations and participate in IEP meetings.
• Complete Professional Growth Cycles and support colleagues in their development.
• Manage classroom behaviour through clear expectations.
• Attend professional development and research strategies for growth.
• Knowledge of licensing, regulations, and funding (targeted, equity, funding periods).
• Familiar with InfoCare and enrollment processes.
• Understanding of the Education Review Office (ERO) processes and requirements.
• Experience collaborating effectively with the Ministry of Education (MoE) to ensure compliance and maintain high-quality standards in early childhood education.

Over five years at KinderCare Learning Centres, I worked across various roles:

• Strickland Street, Armagh Street (under two’s kaiako), Ferry Road (two to three-year-old kaiako), and Transition to School kaiako (4–school age).
• Led teams and mentored student teachers.
• Attended planning and staff meetings, supporting and collaborating with team members.
• Communicated regularly with parents and worked with families to meet children's needs.
• Managed daily documentation, routines, and health and safety, including checklists.
• Planned and implemented meaningful learning experiences.
• Oversaw the opening and closing of the centre.
• Worked with outside agencies to support children with additional needs.
• Facilitated positive school transitions for children.
• Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Attended professional development and researched strategies to support children's growth.
• Participated in Individual Education Planning meetings with families and agencies.