Does KinderCare Learning Centers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KinderCare Learning Centers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KinderCare Learning Centers. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KinderCare Learning Centers?

32% of KinderCare Learning Centers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KinderCare Learning Centers 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KinderCare Learning Centers?

Teacher (835) , Lead Teacher (415) , Assistant Teacher (251) , Preschool Teacher (145) , Center Director (128) , Assistant Director (117) , Teacher Assistant (110) , Infant Teacher (75) , Director (58) , Lead Preschool Teacher (58) , Lead Toddler Teacher (51) , Teaching Assistant (47) , Toddler Teacher (45) , Cook (31) , Assistant Preschool Teacher (30)

What are the pros of working at KinderCare Learning Centers according to real employee reviews?

"Caring for children and great coworkers" ((in 154 reviews)); "Working with children and great staff" ((in 122 reviews)); "The benefits are good and they help you if you want to move up in the company." ((in 119 reviews)); "Love working here and people are nice" ((in 64 reviews)); "Flexible schedules especially for students" ((in 36 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KinderCare Learning Centers according to real employee reviews?

"The cons would be long hours and staffing" ((in 90 reviews)); "No training or assistance for teaching students with special needs." ((in 72 reviews)); "Favoritism runs rampant through the centers." ((in 48 reviews)); "Upper management was awful, nothing was ever planned and the attitude I received was enough for me to leave." ((in 47 reviews)); "It is hard to ask for planned time off and not receive negative feedback about it." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about KinderCare Learning Centers layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about KinderCare Learning Centers layoffs and their outlook for job security at KinderCare Learning Centers in 2026.

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KinderCare Learning Centers reviews

2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(3,910 total reviews)

Tom Wyatt

35% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

2.3

Compensation and benefits

KinderCare Learning Centers has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,910 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The KinderCare Learning Centers employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Nov 27, 2012

Love the kids, challenging family situations, a lot to do in little time

Pre-kindergarten teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Kids were great. It's very fun to see how quickly they learn. Curriculum is pre-written. Free meals every day. I had a great supervisor who took a full day out of her schedule to help me with behavior challenges in my room.

Cons

Curriculum is difficult to play out because you have too many children to supervise at once to do small group work and often times are provided with the necessary supplies. You are given no ability to correct innappropriate behavior in children aside from telling the child they can no longer play with what they have and to move on to a new activity. It is also a challenge to completely switch out class room themes every two weeks since you have no prep time with out kids.

3.0

Nov 20, 2012

Ups and downs in a struggling industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great curriculum and dedicated staff,

Cons

company needs to reinvent itself

1.0

Nov 20, 2012

KinderCare does not appreciate employees including middle management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, tons of time off given. Great ideas for changes to better the learning environment and to upgrade the centers and curriculum.

Cons

Never encouraged or allowed to take the time off. Home and work life balance non existent. Claim to all never take work home however, it will never get done otherwise. Very secretive in what is happening next after quite some time with this company I think it is because the follow through is lacking.

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Entry Level Teacher Daycare (12:00pm-6:00pm)- Will Train, no nights or weekends!!!!!

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Entry Level Teacher Daycare - Will Train, no nights or weekends!!!!!

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