Lead Teacher - Anonymous employee Celebree School Employee Review

1.0
29 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Depending on who your directors are, they can be flexible with letting you have off, come in late, or leave early. They do have a pretty good preschool program. Getting the experience of working with children

Cons

They can be too flexible though, letting too many people off at once, which makes the center low on staff and puts extra work on the teachers that actually do show up to work everyday. There's no appreciation for the teachers whatsoever, and corporate is always coming up with new ways to add work to the already over full workload they put on the teachers for barely over minimum wage. All that Ritchie (the CEO) cares about is money, how to get more from the paying parents, and give nothing in return. They don't even pay out vacation accruals when you resign from them (another way for Ritchie to pinch pennies). They expect the teachers to get sooo much work done (lesson plans that they don't even give you time to do, collect pictures and bios for 7 areas of learning for 20+ children (yes, they overflow the rooms), daily reports, branding, etc) all while supposedly protecting, education, and nurturing 20+ children. Lol, it's ridiculous and absolutely not worth the time, effort, or energy. I get that jobs usually will over flow their employees with the workload, but at least PAY them and show some appreciation. You think they would pick up on the turnover rate of the teachers.

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Celebree School Response
10y
Thank you for your review. At Celebree, we have a recognition program that features our staff in our monthly new letter, allows teachers to join our tiers program, as well as host Teacher of the Quarter luncheons and gifts for anniversaries. Celebree offers 401k, health , dental, life insurance, child care discounts, educational reimbursement, paid time off, and free training's in additional to teacher salaries that we encourage our teachers to take advantage of. In addition, we offer competitive pay rates that are in line with other childcare centers. We have also started implementing paid planning time for centers who are going through the accreditation process. If you would like to speak more about your experience at Celebree, please feel free to contact Kristen Miller, Employee Relations Manager at kmiller@celebree.com

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Cons

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1.0
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the relationship you built w/ the kids & parents are amazing!!!

Cons

Writing this as a former employee. I would not recommend this center. I was fired with no warning, no write-ups, no conversations, and no chance to address any concerns before being terminated. I came to work every day thinking everything was fine, only to randomly receive a termination letter. One of the biggest issues at this center is the lack of communication and consistency. Concerns with staff and parents are often avoided instead of being handled directly, and employees are not held to the same standards. Some staff members are allowed to get away with things that others would be disciplined or terminated for, which creates an unfair work environment. I personally witnessed situations involving staff members appearing to be under the influence while at work, yet those concerns did not seem to be addressed with the same urgency as other issues. Rather than having honest conversations and giving employees an opportunity to improve, management seems to wait until problems become bigger issues or takes action without proper communication. Parents deserve transparency and employees deserve to be treated fairly and held to the same standards across the board. Based on my experience, I would encourage families to do their research before enrolling their children here.

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Celebree School Response
2w
Hello and thank your for your review. We're sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your experience. It appears your location is independently owned and operated. Please share your feedback with the school owner.
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