洛雷塔 Leloux

洛雷塔 has taught several early childhood classes as an adjunct instructor over the 岁月的历程. In addition to her experience teaching, she has been in the Early Childhood field for over 20 years and has served in a number of different leadership/man年龄ment 角色.  

洛雷塔 has her master’s degree in Human Development Consumer & 家庭科学 an emphasis in 儿童早期 and holds a teaching certificate for children birth-kindergarten 年龄.
She has accrued extensive industry experience, having
•管理资源 & referral program to assist families in locating quality child 护理服务.
• Served as an Assistant Director/Program Director of two different local corporate sponsored Child Care Centers for over 13 years.
• Worked as an Operational Man年龄r for the 全州 AEYC organization.
• Consulted with the local early childhood enrichment program to write curriculum, organize systems and conduct training.
• Certified as a SD Infant & Toddler Trainer through California’s West/Ed curriculum.
• Taught child care workshops, conference workshops and CDA classes both locally and 全州.
• Directed a parent education program for the SF School District.

洛雷塔 looks at networking opportunities as a professional avenue to grow and learn about current research and trends in early childhood. 洛雷塔 currently serves as the President of the local Siouxland Association for the Education of Young Children (SAEYC); as well as the Vice-President for the South Dakota AEYC.  由于这种联系， 洛雷塔 has on multiple occasions, educated other early childhood community members on the field of early childhood and its value to our society. 她还担任过 on the SD Association of Child Care Directors (SDACCD) board locally and 全州.  She is truly dedicated to the field of early childhood and continues 合作 with others to increase the community’s knowledge and best practices for early childhood. She hopes to encour年龄 all students to join a professional organization.

She was honored with a service award from the SDAEYC organization for her contributions to young children and the 儿童早期 Profession. Her continued commitment to the field is evident in how she personalizes education with real life situations and 实用信息. “I want all students to leave my classroom feeling like they have learned one little nugget of information that can be used in their day to day interactions with children, families or colleagues.”

洛雷塔 also wants teaching to be about life lessons. Early childhood is relational based and because it is our foundation of learning, students will learn to professionally 与他人相处. Children need caring teachers in their lives that understand their needs developmentally, culturally and individually.  

Education: MS, South Dakota State University; BS, South Dakota State University