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KinderCare Learning Companies reviews

3.2

61% would recommend to a friend

(769 total reviews)
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Tom Wyatt

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

KinderCare Learning Companies has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 769 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KinderCare Learning Companies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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769 reviews
1.0
Dec 21, 2016

Director

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Pros

The biggest, and really the only, perk is the childcare discount.

Cons

I spent 10+ years with the company and finally had to leave because the position was unbearable. The pay is low in comparison with the level of stress you will be under. Although you are salaried for 40 hours, this is NOT a 40 hour/week position. I regularly worked 45-50 hours/week. The Director position requires impeccable multitasking skills and the ability to put yourself and your own family second to the families and teaching staff at your school. There is a bonus structure but the goals/expectations rarely set the director up to succeed and actually earn the bonus. The scope of this position continues to grow but no additional support is provided. Overall, I would not recommend this position without a full understanding that this is a high stress, high pressure position with very little financial benefits in return.

2.0
Dec 2, 2016

All about the money

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Pros

Working with the kids, developing relationships with coworkers and parents of the children, being able to use your creativity in the classroom.

Cons

Very focused on the bottom line, enrollments, and ratios. They do not seem to care about the employees. They will make you stay past your shift- and then take away the overtime you should have earned by making you take a 2-3 hour unpaid lunch break. They also switch teachers around just to stay in ratio- there is no sense of consistency for the children.

1.0
Aug 14, 2016

Terrible!

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Pros

Good benefits and some nice coworkers. Good Heath and life insurance benefits. Nice sized classroom. Nice parents. The children were sweet, although I had severe behavior problem children too. No support from director.

Cons

They want you to conform to their rules and regulations, VERY little room for creativity in the classroom. Staff meetings were all about how we would be written up or fired if we broke any of their hundreds of rules. You were encouraged to tell on your coworkers if not you would be fired. Curriculum very outdated. The director confided to me that the company only cares about $$. Be prepared to have severe behavioral problems in your classroom.

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