Welcome. My name is Dr. Aminah Knight and I am the founder of Dr. Knight Coaching and Consulting. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education & Special Education from New York University in 2009, my Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Southern California in 2015 and my Doctorate in Leadership and Learning from Vanderbilt University in 2022.
In 2018 my family and I moved to Texas after spending 7 years in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, UAE. I was recruited there to contribute to their education reform and I served as an Educator, Head of Faculty & Professional Development Coordinator. In May of 2019, my husband I welcomed our sixth (yes, sixth) child and after a few months of nesting my mind was buzzing with excitement of teaching and facilitating workshops again. My husband, knowing my dreams of opening a school one day, suggested that I start a daycare at home. At first I was not interested because I looked forward to spending a few hours of my day outside our home, but he gently said “hey, just try it and if you don’t like it, don’t do it”. With those words I went full speed ahead with getting licenses, creating lesson plans, advertising and in just 3 months Excellence Early Learning Center was born.
Turns out that I loved it (thanks bae), so much so that the following year I relocated the daycare to a center and in under a year of being at our new location, Excellence was bringing in over $30,000 per month and employed 14 staff members. I quickly realized that owning a daycare was not only something that I loved because of the joy that children bring, but I love being an employer and a highly competent business woman. I love creating policies for staff that are ethical, I love creating a work environment where staff can show up as their authentic self everyday and I love putting money in their bank accounts while they do it!
Dr. Knight Coaching and Consulting is here to show you how to become a boss in the childcare industry so you can earn money to provide a high quality life for yourself and your loved ones and help others do the same.
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-Dr. Knight