ABOUT
ME
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Bachelor and Master's degrees in Human Resources - Management, Training and Development with honors, SHRM certification passed, college course work in Early Childhood Education including curriculum development and developmental assessments, CDA hours completed
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Created two complete business plans as final project for both degrees, currently have six different business revenue streams
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Homeschooled my children for 18 years, child care provider since January 2003 specializing in gifted and advanced children and children of gifted parents
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12 years corporate experience at a Fortune 50 company [currently #11], including management, facility management, bidding of services and supplies, lease negotiations, marketing support, sales support, legal support, human resources including: training and development, OSHA regulations, worker's comp, employee complaints and legal outcomes, payroll, job descriptions, resume review and interviewing, hiring/firing, 360 review, coaching and counseling, employee surveys, collective bargaining, oversight of DOJ investigation into contract wording
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Well experienced in mentoring providers, parents, business owners, job seekers
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Admin an international child care marketing group
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Handbook/policies
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Loose parts play
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Reggio approach
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Curriculum creation
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Curriculum assessment/choice
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Marketing plan
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Business plan
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Routines and schedules
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Interviewing practice
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Facility review
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Behavior management
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Employee training
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Employee handbooks
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Employee assessment and review
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Facilities lay out
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Play centers
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Training hours
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Is home childcare right for you and your family?
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How to differentiate for multi-ages
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Presenting difficult information to parents or co-workers
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Circle time
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Getting naptime under control
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Getting meal time under control
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Caring for children or families you do not like
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Stopping problem client behaviors
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Schema support
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Art for all ages
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Onboarding staff
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Onboarding staff to change
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Creating a program philosophy, purpose, and mission statement
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How to discuss with parents challenging behavior, developmental concerns, etc.
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Dealing with a spouse or child that effects the in-home child care
Child Care Consulting
Parent Consulting
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The C's of a good family dynamic
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Scheduling for children
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Behavior management
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Discipline training and plan
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Potty training
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Understanding your toddler
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Brain building for babies
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Teaching toddlers
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Teaching preschoolers
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Should your kindergartner redshirt?
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Reading tutoring
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Kindergarten readiness tutoring
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Children's nutrition
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Reducing food costs
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Getting the wiggles out
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Infant massage
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How to have patience with a child that is opposite your personality
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Handling sibling rivalry
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Keys to natural childbirth
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New parent 101: baby, toddler, preschooler, schoolager
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Picking a quality child care
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Childcare issues-should you be worried or not?
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How to present issues/concerns to your child care provider
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Navigating no, lying and other phases of development
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Homeschooling your preschooler
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Which type of child care program is best for my child and my family?
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Language learning for infants and toddlers
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Dialogic reading for smarter kids
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Early math learning
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Best toys for learning
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Importance of play
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Teaching through play and movement
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Brain building for babies
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Parent collaboration and community
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Fostering sharing
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Marketing to todays parents
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Stealth teaching
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Circle time done right
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Preparing children for a future we can't imagine
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Understanding and supporting schemas
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Teaching so all children can learn
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Differentiated teaching
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Art for all ages
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Insights into your program and staff - are we on the same page, are we on the RIGHT page
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Balancing nutrition and costs
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Introverts guide to dealing with extroverts and vise versa
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Creating a competitive program for a highly competitive market
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Teaching tech kids to play
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The power of patterns
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Sensory bins that teach
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The power of provocations
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Beyond gross motor
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Teambuilding
Speaking/Training
FEES
All fees must be pre-paid
any overage will be refunded
Emailed simple question: FREE www.littlestarslearning@gmail.com
Video consultation: $1/minute minimum $15 or $50/hour
In-person consultation/speaking: $75/hour for first hour, $50/hour additional, minimum 1 hour
In-person local new provider facility review: $40/hour, minimum 1 hour
Trainings: $10/hour/person via video, self-paced or at my facility, additional $50 fee for off-site groups
minimum 5 persons for video and facility trainings, 8 for off-site
Travel expenses may apply for locations over 25 miles from the greater Kansas City area