Wendi Kellman

About Wendi Kellman

Serving and empowering families and Early Care and Learning Centers caring for children at risk or diagnosed with a developmental delay or disability through culturally sensitive, trauma informed, evidence based and developmentally appropriate play based interventions. Provide advocacy for families of young children with ASD or other neuro-developmental disorders. Experience includes early childhood education, early intervention, parent education, Project ImPact coaching, developmental and environmental assessments, report writing, positive behavior support plans, relationship building and speaking. My passion and purpose is about making a difference in the lives the young children and the families I serve. Healthy social-emotional growth begins with a secure attachment, sensitive, responsive relationships, positive supportive environments and developmentally appropriate expectations from caregivers during the critical years of birth to age 5 and beyond. My work focuses not only on educating caregivers on the tools needed for supporting healthy social-emotional growth in the children they serve, but as well, on supporting caregivers themselves on their own journey of self awareness and self care. This foundation is critical for success in reaching their developmental goals and later academic and life success.

Experience

1. Infant Educator

   The Stepping Stones Group, LLC

   Jun 2022 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

Education

• San Diego State University-California State University

  EC-SEBRIS, Early Childhood Socio-Emotional Behavior Regulation and Integration Specialist, 4.0

  2011 — 2012

• San Diego State University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Child and Family Development, 4.0

  2012 — 2014

• University of Maryland College Park

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  1987 — 1991