Kidsborough reviews

So many, where do I begin? To start off, this company had ZERO staff of color in upper-management positions, TWO Site Coordinators who were people of color (including me!), and barely any staff of color who were group leaders and who worked directly with the students. This company never even acknowledged that this was an issue, and told their employees about a plan to address this problem. Kidsborough is a company that felt comfortable taking money from families of color, yet there was barely any racial representation. This was something that bothered me as a person of color because I understand the importance of students of color having an educator who looks like them, yet Kidsborough either didn't get this or care much for it, I am thinking the latter. I also never felt comfortable at the job because I was a person of color. There was no kind of affinty support group for staff of color. This program just care about taking money. This program is glorified babysitting. They try to sell themselves as a after-school enrichment program, however the curriculums they have tried to create were poorly written and written by unlicensed educator. Parents pay a lot for this program, yet all their kids do is play outside or make cheap arts and crafts from stores like Oriential Trading or Walmart. As a licensed teacher, I understand the importance of kids socializing with one another, however you shouldn't need to shell out hundreds of dollars for a program like this. You are better off having playdates and finding a neighbor to watch your kids.

The people in charge of Kidsborough don't know how to manage staff. While I was working there, the site coordinators absolutely hated it. It seemed like everyone was looking for a way out because upper management mistreated the staff. They didn't honor verbal promises they made, would micromanage their staff and showed little to no appreciation for the hard work they put in. The site coordinators tended to have backgrounds in child development and education, while upper management had backgrounds in business and computer science. Despite this, upper management ignored all suggestions for changing or improving program that their site coordinators had because their model was a "proven success." Since Kidsborough did not do any kind of program assessment, and had not even identified goals for program outcomes, the "proven success" could only mean profit. I had come from a non-profit background, and was prepared for some change when making the change to working for a for-profit, but I was stunned at how different the culture was here. Upper management really gave an impression of caring more about money than the families served.