Sheenu Lata
Papakura,New Zealand
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate early childhood teacher/Centre Supervisor with over 13 years of experience fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for diverse children and families. Adept at implementing innovative teaching strategies that promote active learning and critical thinking. Proven ability to design and deliver curriculum that meets educational standards and accommodates different learning styles. Strong communicator, skilled in building relationships with children, parents, and colleagues to create a supportive learning community.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Centre Supervisor and Curriculum Support Leader
Kindercare Learning Centre
East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand
02.2022 - Current
- Coordinating with Centre Manager to maintain the day to day running of the Centre, ensuring teachers' best practice for high quality learning and care for children.
- Implementing company policies effectively, maintained high standards of curriculum delivery. This includes provision of quality care and education for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
- Ensure that teachers are providing quality 'preparation to school; program to preschool children which includes fostering of social and emotional skills, self help skills and early literacy and numeracy skills for phonics and writing.
- Promoting a safe work environment by enforcing strict adherence to safety regulations.
Early Childhood Teacher/ Team Leader
Kindercare Learning Centre
East Tamaki, Auckland
11.2016 - 02.2022
- Developed children's social skills for positive interactions with peers and adults.
- Managed classroom behavior, ensuring a safe, respectful atmosphere.
- Implemented innovative play-based learning strategies, fostering creativity in students.
- Lead with example, ensuring that best practice was maintained at all times.
- Observed, assessed, planned for children's learning experiences, and documented children's learning progression to be shared with whanau.
Early Childhood Teacher
Nurserydale Childcare Centre
North Shore, Auckland
12.2011 - 06.2016
- Developed children's social skills for positive interactions with peers and adults.
- Managed classroom behavior, ensuring a safe, respectful atmosphere.
- Collaborated with colleagues on pedagogical approaches to improve teaching practice across the team.
- Encouraged parental involvement in their child's learning to strengthen home-school connections.
- Designed curriculum adhering to early years foundation stage standards for quality education.
- Fostered an inclusive learning environment by utilising creative teaching methods.
- Enhanced children's language abilities through interactive storytelling sessions.
- Helped children learn numeracy skills using counting games.
- Used phonics to build reading and writing skills.
- Implemented innovative play-based learning strategies, fostering creativity in students.
Education
Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Early Childhood
Massey University
Auckland, New Zealand 02.2011 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Education - Secondary
University of South Pacific
Fiji 02.2000 - 12.2002
Skills
- Relationship-building- Strong communication skills with a sense of empathy and patience for children and families especially those with diverse needs
- Collaborate with teachers, families to support children's learning and development
- Passion to plan and deliver learning experiences that cater to different needs and learning abilities of children in order to have a positive impact on children's learning progression
- Skillful in assessing children's progress and understanding, using various assessment methods to gauge understanding and inform instruction
- Great at providing constructive feedback that encourages growth and development in children
- Appropriately addresses behavioral issues while promoting respect and cooperation among children
- Strong organizational skills, checking and ,maintaining clear records of children's progress, assessments, and learning outcomes
Accomplishments
-Awarded with Teacher Excellence Award in year 2021
- Awarded with Leadership Excellence Award inn year 2023
Timeline
Centre Supervisor and Curriculum Support Leader
Kindercare Learning Centre
02.2022 - Current
Early Childhood Teacher/ Team Leader
Kindercare Learning Centre
11.2016 - 02.2022
Early Childhood Teacher
Nurserydale Childcare Centre
12.2011 - 06.2016
Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Early Childhood
Massey University
02.2011 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Education - Secondary
University of South Pacific
02.2000 - 12.2002
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