Professional, Educator, Nurturer, Compassionate, Empathic, Communicator

 

My name is Quandra Greene and I have been in the early child care field for over 12 years. During the course of my career I have experienced all faucets within the field as well as deepened my educational journey. While working in the field I have had the pleasure of holding several positions that also require wearing the hat to others. I have been a child care aide, teacher, cook, custodian, transporter, director, owner/operator, elementary school substitute, child care licensing specialist for the state of Maryland where I regulated 130 licensing child care homes, centers, and school age programs until I retired and am currently a child care consultant. Out of every position or title I have held I have also loved to interactions I have and share with the children and the personalized attention I get to give to each family in an effort to ensuring that their every need is meet, questions answered, and concerns addressed. I then I can truly say that working in the field offers many challenges as well as its rewards. The most challenging experience I can say is to employ the right educators that embody the core of the learning environment you are trying to create and maintain. An environment that children and the families served feel is catered to their individual needs. The most rewarding experience in working in this field is the impact you have on the developing lives of the children you have in your care.

As I moved through the various positions my level of expertise grew as well as my thirst for additional knowledge. After 5 fives in the field I pursued and acquired my Associates of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Teacher Education. After I retired from state service due to medical reasons, I still needed to be a part of the field and keep up to date on the current trends in the field. That is when I enrolled in Walden University and earned my Bachelors of Science degree in Child Development and decided to continue on and pursue my Master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies. I look forward to my current educational journey in the persuit within the Master’s program and hope that all of my experiences and previous educational knowledge aide me. I can say that the only challenge I may have and have always had when it comes to school is time management. Even with the ease of taking online courses, time seems to never be on my side these days. But I always make it work out and have a plan developed in my head that will work if I can be discipline enough. I hope the course along with the others outline in this program empower, enlighten, and embrace the fostering educator that I am.