Rena Jacobs

A caring, reliable & outgoing childcare professional, offering over 15 years of combined Early Childhood/Special Education experience. Skilled in handling multiple children of varying ages, multitasking, and maintaining routines and schedules.

Teacher Level 3 at United Planning Organization (2021-01 – Present)

Plan and implement standards based on curriculum, engaging enrolled children in early childhood development centers in instructional activities, assessing progress and working with families to enable child growth and development. Provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions by planning and implementing learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment.

• Developmental screening administered through ASQ online platform for each child enrolled in the classroom within the first 45 days.
• Minimum of four (4) observations per domain for each child enrolled in the classroom per quarter.
• Enter observational data into Teaching Strategies Gold weekly and complete checkpoints quarterly.

Lead Infant Teacher at Easter Seals (2018-12 – 2020-04)

Full time Lead Infant Teacher for age's 6weeks- 1 year. Provided a nurturing and safe environment for infants to develop and reach age-appropriate milestones. Demonstrated good judgement in care. Engaged and encouraged the infants throughout the day in addition to creating & incorporating activities from weekly lesson plans, using the Teaching Strategies Gold Curriculum. Maintained proper feeding, napping schedules & other regulations based off of NAYCE standards.

Professional Nanny at The Boyle Family (2017-07 – 2018-10)

Part time nanny for 3year old boy at start. On the Autistic Spectrum.

• Planned age-appropriate activities to promote mental stimulation.
• Provided daily transportation to and from school and extracurricular activities.
• Made healthy after school snacks.
• Assisted the family with toilet training.
• Organized and hosted play dates with neighborhood friends.
• Accommodated to therapy sessions, worked closely with therapists to implement special needs techniques on a daily basis.
• Spent time coming to the school to do observations.
• Assisted with homework and school projects.
• Made education and exploring fun by visiting local attractions such as the Children's Museum, parks and libraries.
• Managed household duties such as errands, light laundry, accepting packages, grocery shopping and meal preparation.

Lead Teacher at Chesterbrook Academy (2016-03 – 2017-03)

Lead Teacher for 12 to 18-month-old toddlers. Developed weekly plans, and implemented age-appropriate lesson plans under the Noble Learning Curriculum to nurture and stimulate all domains of child development. Provided a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth.

Performed on-going developmental evaluations of children as required. Completed child transitions and orientations of the classroom with parents. On an on-going basis, planned, evaluated and improved the physical environment in the classroom to create opportunities to meet the changing needs of the developing child.

Full Time Nanny at Watson Family (2012-06 – 2015-12)

for 6-month-old girl at start.

• Engaged in age-appropriate activities such as tummy time, walks to the park and lots of reading.
• Encouraged physical development through tummy time ad floor play.
• Household duties included cooking meals, grocery and household shopping, organization, housekeeping, pet care, vehicle maintenance, administering medicine, and laundry.

Associate Teacher for the 18 to 24-month-old toddlers at Bright Horizons (2010-04 – 2012-03)

• Organized and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Observed and evaluated children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Established clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to children.
• Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction and demonstration.

M.A in Special Education – Strayer University (2022-08 – 2026-06)

Bachelor's in Child Development – Strayer University (2015-12 – 2020-06)

CDA in Early Childhood Education (Infant/Toddler) – Smart Solutions (2014-09 – 2015-06)