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 (834) , 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 151 reviews)); "Great staff and team work" ((in 125 reviews)); "The benefits are good and they help you if you want to move up in the company." ((in 125 reviews)); "Love working here and people are nice" ((in 57 reviews)); "Weekends off and great kids" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Poor management they only care about money" ((in 349 reviews)); "Long hours only to get your overtime pay taken away because you're forced to take 2 hour lunch breaks." ((in 92 reviews)); "No training or assistance for teaching students with special needs." ((in 67 reviews)); "It is hard to ask for planned time off and not receive negative feedback about it." ((in 47 reviews)); "pay sucks and low raises" ((in 46 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

(3,907 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 3,907 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

2.0

Jul 17, 2025

This is a good job if you like flexibility with schedules

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Could change schedules on different days

Cons

Pay was terrible for starting rate

5.0

Jul 11, 2025

Finding the right home away from home

Assistant director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Center leadership is excellent. Positive environment. Respectable families.

Cons

Corporate seeing children as numbers and attempts to fill classrooms to capacity despite behavior challenges and diagnoses. Upper management often doesn't have classroom experience and is unable to relate to teachers who are committed to care of children.

3.0

Jul 11, 2025

Paid Very Little

Lead teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If desired, you can get your associates to become a lead teacher through them, fully paid. They use ADP, and you can collect vacation. You at least get major holidays off (not eves), and no weekends.

Cons

Every location is different, and pretty much everything else is based on that director. If it's chaos, it's due to management. The pay is horrible! Depending on how well staffed, which is often now well at all, you may end up working very long shifts.

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