Professional Documents
Culture Documents
March 8, 2019
Going through these courses has really put a lot in perspective for me. I fell that being in the
business for over 12 years I still have more to learn. There are always things to learn especially
in the business that we are in. I feel I excel in some of the things that were in these classes but
These days work has been long and staffing has been a challenge so doing these classes has just
been hard in itself. Amanda and I work 10-12 hour days so honestly the homework has been a
struggle but I am determined to get it done and try to finish strong. I have really enjoyed
taking the time to do the assignments and better myself for my program, staff and families.
They are the reason that I am doing this credential and want to improve my program and
How I have changed as a leader and a manager? I feel that I have a better knowledge of
leadership and how to handle some situations that I probably would have handled differently
One thing comes to mind when there was a section about parent handbooks. I have made
many changes to my handbook that needed to be done. I will have a review in June with my
supervisors and hopefully my changes will be accepted and in our new handbook.
I enjoyed learning how to deal with staff as well. Learning more about the hiring process and
when a staff person leaves doing an exit interview for them I think is a great idea.
I’m really enjoyed doing the project with other classmates on creating a child care center and
working through the process. It was definitely an experience that I will remember. It’s neat to
work with other people from different areas because we all have different ideas on how things
should work out. The process worked out great and we all seemed to work together even
though it was hard to connect and always get together to work on the project. But in the end,
I am excited to finish these classes and put what I’ve learned to work. I hope to finish strong
and I am very excited to present the project that we have worked very hard to get up and
running.