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Hello! My name is Angella Hart. I have worked in field of early childhood for over 20 years now. I began my career teaching in a childcare center, I later owned and operated my own home childcare, then returned to center-based care through a Head Start program. In 2000 I left Head Start to begin working as a case manager for the State of Florida with children and their families who are at risk of abuse and neglect. In 2002 I moved to the northeast after accepting a position as Director of Early Childhood and Youth Development working with low income families of refugees and immigrants. In 2006 I had the opportunity to open a brand new Nationally Franchised childcare center closer to my home. Here I worked closely with the owners of the school and the corporate office in order to open and run a successful school. In 2010, I returned to Florida and I continued to work for the same national franchised school, under a different owner. Im am extremely happy to be back in warmer climate with my 3 sons (young men) who are all over 18.

Personal Childhood Web

The 4 people who nurtured and cared about me as a child were:
My Mother, Father, Older Brother and Younger Brother.

Sharon, my mother has always been there to show unconditional love regardless of the stress that children can bring to you. This has helped me in raising my own children.

Bill, my father has always been there to show me the importance of takin care of responsibilities. This has impacted my life as an adult and single parent.

Ron, my older brother has always been there to watch out for me as his little sister. There are only 15 months in age between us. We have been close since childhood and remain close now.

Tim, my little brother was always there to look up to me as his older sister. I enjoyed teaching him things and often pretended he was my student. I belieive that I helped him to be ready for Kindergarten! We had 3 years between us, and unfortunately, Tim was killed in a car accident at the age of 24, so our adult life together was cut short way too soon.

There is not a 5th person for me to name specifically, because as a child, we moved quite a bit until I was in 5th grade. So my "early childhood yers" were basically influenced directly by our immediate family. I do feel that I was close to our extended family members and friends, however none of these have really impacted my adult life because I too have moved around alot since graduating high school.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

When I Think of Child Development …

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone

Choosing a school for a child is one of the most imprtant decisions parents make. The school - its teachers, curriculum, educational philosophy, and values both explicit and implicit - will affect the child's day-to-day life. It will help shape the child's personality, view of life, behavior, and destiny as an adult. And it will also deeply affect the lives of the parents and the life of the family as a whole' ~Ronald Koetzsch

I chose the two quotes above because at this point in my life, I have and continue to raise my children who are now young adults and I have a direct influence on the lives of many other children and their families who attend the childcare center for which I am the Director. I look back on my years in early childhood as well as a parent and I know and can see the choices that I have made and how they played a role in who my children have become. I am looked to for advice from parents as well as teachers and I truly believe that the above quotes express how I feel in regards to the impact that adults have on children.
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aricajill said...

Angella,
I like your quotes. It is a different way of thinking about children, coming from a person who doesn’t have children of her own. Starting a family is an important decision and keeping that family together by making the right decisions is very important.

Also, thank you so much for your posts and comments. They were very insightful! I wish you the best in your future academically, professionally, and personally!
Arica

December 25, 2011 at 10:54 PM

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