I have been employed at several daycare centers.
Of those centers, only two are under the same management as they were when I was employed by them. One director barely knew me; the other may be willing to rehire me in September, but I have known her for less than a year, so I cannot use her as a reference). Due to the extremely high turnover rate at schools in my area, even centers I worked at a few short months ago have gone through major staff changes.
I also do not have the personal numbers of past supervisors (save for one who said I was "difficult to work with" because I was uncomfortable with blatantly violating licensing requirements). I can easily find the numbers for the centers online, but nobody at these centers knows me at this point.
I have been using babysitting/nanny clients as a reference. These are people who have not only employed me, but have also seen me interact with children. (Some even volunteered in my church nursery with me before I left).
However, the relationship between client and friend can become slightly blurred at times. Some days, I will go over to Helga Hufflepuff's house to babysit her preschooler and toddler. Other times, I am meeting Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw (another client) for dinner at Panera and a movie SANS children.
I do not have any contact information for any references who can attest to my experience in childcare with whom I do NOT also have a relationship outside of childcare. The best I can do is reach out to a past parent from a daycare job and a parent from my time working as a gym babysitter. In both cases, the only interaction with these women were during drop-offs and pick-ups.
Of those centers, only two are under the same management as they were when I was employed by them. One director barely knew me; the other may be willing to rehire me in September, but I have known her for less than a year, so I cannot use her as a reference). Due to the extremely high turnover rate at schools in my area, even centers I worked at a few short months ago have gone through major staff changes.
I also do not have the personal numbers of past supervisors (save for one who said I was "difficult to work with" because I was uncomfortable with blatantly violating licensing requirements). I can easily find the numbers for the centers online, but nobody at these centers knows me at this point.
I have been using babysitting/nanny clients as a reference. These are people who have not only employed me, but have also seen me interact with children. (Some even volunteered in my church nursery with me before I left).
However, the relationship between client and friend can become slightly blurred at times. Some days, I will go over to Helga Hufflepuff's house to babysit her preschooler and toddler. Other times, I am meeting Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw (another client) for dinner at Panera and a movie SANS children.
I do not have any contact information for any references who can attest to my experience in childcare with whom I do NOT also have a relationship outside of childcare. The best I can do is reach out to a past parent from a daycare job and a parent from my time working as a gym babysitter. In both cases, the only interaction with these women were during drop-offs and pick-ups.
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