Hi, my name is Zandra, I am a State of Ohio Licensed Childcare Provider, the sole Program Owner of Pitter Patter Learning Center, LLC. I am an Early Childhood Educator and currently a Family Child Care Provider licensed through the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). I’m a mother of four wonderful children (3 girls and 1 boy).

I love my chosen profession, there is no greater feeling than knowing that you helped in the learning and growth of a child. What I enjoy most is seeing the expression of a child who has just discovered something new and wonderful for the first time and when they can perform a new skill without assistance for the first time.

I strive to provide a combination of educational, developmental, and creative activities. I provide to my clients as a Professional Childcare Provider by staying informed on the new Childcare laws and mandates, advocating for early childhood education, learning new, exciting and stimulating teaching methods and activities.

I achieved my Child Development Associate (CDA) in April 2017 by completing over 120 hours of childcare related classes, a written and oral test and an on-site observation during business hours. To maintain my CDA status, I have to take 35 hours of child related classes within a 3-year period. As a State of Ohio Licensed Family Childcare Provider I am required to annually take Infant and Child CPR plus 6 addition credits of early childhood education and/or childcare training courses, along with First Aid, which is required every 2–3 years. I am happy to say that I will be continuing my education in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and attending Sinclair Community College in Fall of 2018 and receiving my Associates Degree in 2020. My certifications include the following:

• First Aid
• Child/Infant/Adult CPR
• Communicable Disease
• Child Abuse

I have also been fingerprinted by local and federal authorities and have had a criminal background check to meet all requirements to be a Certified Ohio Childcare Provider and to assure my clients that they have their children in a safe and crime free environment.