Bright Horizons Family Solutions Reviews

Pros

Amazing staff and amazing children.

Cons

No cons wonderful place to work for

Pros

- Seeing all of the ways the little things you do change the development of those kids is worth more than anything - Great pay and benefits compared to most childcare centers - Leadership is really big about growth and promotion - Community feel within the coworkers - Company will pay for early childhood educational development and degrees - Parents are genuinely appreciative of the work you do with their children, sometimes they will even buy us breakfast or lunch

Cons

- Poor communication from leadership - Little structure and consistency unless you're a primary teacher - Pay, although high, is still not a liveable wage

Pros

If you like working with kids, this would be a fun job.

Cons

If you don't like working with 8+ kids by yourself, this would not be a fun job. If you dont want to have to constantly juggle caring for the kids while trying to update so much information on the companies ipads, this would not be a fun place to work. If you dont want to be put in the middle of drama between first and second shifts, this would not be a fun place to work. If you dont like having to constantly report a violent child, only to have the parents and admin do nothing, this would not be a fun place to work.

Pros

Loved working with the kids and made great relationships along the way

Cons

The pay is low, and although you can use their teacher education program to climb up the ladder, it’s sometimes not feasible for employees and they pretty much only give you a raise if you get another degree or complete a different kind of certificate program.

Pros

I didn't work here for a long time, but while I was at Bright Horizons I felt like I was part of a family. Somehow this company has made impersonal childcare of today's society a personal experience even on a franchise scale. I've worked at two different Bright Horizon locations across the state of Massachusetts now and each one had its own unique culture under the same curriculum and company. Each time I felt like I was at a small family preschool. I was very excited to see the curriculum and felt that the values of their education philosophy aligned with my own.

Cons

While working in Boston I found that it was difficult to keep up with the demands of the scheduling for this position as people called out and there was never enough teachers to cover without an admin person to cover. And also some of the other employees were less than qualified. Someone was caught smoking in the bathroom.

Pros

The company itself had a lot of educational opportunities, parents and children were wonderful. Supplies are stocked and co-workers are helpful and passionate about what they do.

Cons

Management was horrible. It was nearly impossible to get a day off (say, for medically necessary doctors appointments) even when scheduled in advanced bc they might deny you the day before. Staff is so low that it's difficult to do your job safely and ethnically, but management and office staff refuse to go into a classroom even when you're out of ratio. And they will ask you to stay late, but complain about overtime hours and planning hours for teachers. Also sick children are routinely accepted entrance through management and brought to classrooms with fevers and symptoms. And the benefits are great, but there's no point if you cant afford to use them. The kicker for me was discovering that people of different races and genders were being offered different hourly pay- despite education or experience. Do yourself a favor and ask for a dollar more than whatever they offer you. Because I've heard wonderful things about Bright Horizons, I am inclined to believe that these issues are isolated to the Medical City location. Maybe try somewhere else?

Pros

Very professional , easy to follow schedule and routines

Cons

They were often understaffed Teachers would have to give up prep time inoder to maintain ratios

Pros

Most federal holidays off, yearly raise (small), weekends off, no overnight hours, free associate or bachelor degree at their chosen online universities

Cons

Hard to get time off and expectations are high without full support to meet them. Will sacrifice employee life-work balance in order to keep customers aka families happy.

Pros

*Nice classrooms and offices. *Kids are great.

Cons

*Micromanagement *HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT it was a very condescending environment. The pay was way too low for the amount of work involved. You are being watched at your every turn. The policies are ridiculous all though as a mom I understand however given the strictness of it all you'd imagine a better pay. As every company in corporate America your just another number. Constant staffing issues have you having to come in sick and however. Your supposed to watch the kids at ALL times but also have your room tiddy and sanitize and clean up before your shift is over even with the kids inside the room because you can't stay or mark time over your ending shift.

Pros

good workplace environment, close staff

Cons

mediocre benefits, uncaring/aloof center management