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    La Petite Academy Reviews

    Updated September 22, 2018
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    La Petite Academy CEO Barbara J. Beck
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    Pros

    • "Mon-Fri; working with children;" (in 20 reviews)

    • "Always investing in the schools and how or what can be better for the children and families" (in 7 reviews)

    Cons

    • "very low pay, never leave on time" (in 43 reviews)

    • "Pay is not comparable to the amount of work you are expected to complete" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Teacher"

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      Current Employee - Master Teacher in Mishawaka, IN
      Current Employee - Master Teacher in Mishawaka, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at La Petite Academy full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Always offering new opportunity to learn. Management works with us the best they can and always cares. Love the events we offer parents!!! Educational with follow through.

      Cons

      Everyone does the best we can.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the Good Work!!!

    2. "Awesome Company"

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      Former Employee - Academy Director in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Academy Director in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at La Petite Academy full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Absolutely wonderful Support District Manager Cheryl Odem, great company values, and love the children and staff.

      Cons

      Can be challenging to juggle all the responsibilities.

      Advice to Management

      You must be focused and form a good support team and you'll do great.

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    3. "Great job if you love kids"

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      Current Employee - Teacher in Lakeland, FL
      Current Employee - Teacher in Lakeland, FL

      I have been working at La Petite Academy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The kids! Watching them grow and learn new things
      Great teamwork at my center. Everyone gets along and jumps in to help whenever needed.
      My director and management team are hands on and involved and jump in to help whenever needed.
      My director is very approachable and is there
      The families, most of them, are nice and appreciative of what we do

      Cons

      Sometimes we get so busy that we may have to wait for a little bit to go to the restroom.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the great work. Thanks for being handson

    4. "Great Opportunities!"

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      Current Employee - Lead Teacher
      Current Employee - Lead Teacher
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at La Petite Academy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Opportunity to move up is always available

      Cons

      Pay is not the greatest

    5. "Teaching assistant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New Hope, MN
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New Hope, MN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at La Petite Academy (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great coworkers and directors, ethe parents and kids are wonderful.

      Cons

      Sadly it was very hard to get get bathroom breaks, lesson plans done, or any raises, same pay for almost three years.

    6. "Assistant teacher"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at La Petite Academy full-time

      Pros

      I love working with kids

      Cons

      pay is not so great

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Managent"

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      Former Employee - Teacher in Huntsville, AL
      Former Employee - Teacher in Huntsville, AL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at La Petite Academy full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fellow teachers were great and spending time with children of all ages was a lot of fun. I also enjoyed helping them learn and grow each day.

      Cons

      Management showed no positive feedbacn, genuine concern for care and needs, or environment of daycare center.

      Advice to Management

      Get to know your staff better and make sure they're happy and well taken care of. This job was great but very stressful at times.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Has potential but is poorly managed by corporate"

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      Current Employee - Teacher
      Current Employee - Teacher
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at La Petite Academy full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      There is a positive family atmosphere with great coworkers.

      Cons

      Corporate does not care about the "small" workers. There is never a guarantee of when you will be sent home, and you are frequently kept late. Because of the way the company is run, children are moved from classroom to classroom multiple times a day in order to keep classrooms in ratio. This makes it difficult to plan activities with such large age differences between the kids. This facility is very understaffed yet corporate continues to encourage the enrollment of kids. This puts even more stress on the teachers who are already asked to do so much. With these wages, it is next to impossible to afford childcare here even with the employee discount.

      Advice to Management

      Enrolling children before more staff members are hired puts unnecessary stress on teachers all day and forces them to stay late. Overall employee morale is very low.

    9. "I liked working here as a lead teacher!"

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      Former Employee - Infant Lead Teacher in New Lenox, IL
      Former Employee - Infant Lead Teacher in New Lenox, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at La Petite Academy full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      They had okay benefits and the pay was about average

      Cons

      Worked more than 40 hours some weeks.

      Advice to Management

      They did a great job!

    10. "La Petite Academy is a great place to work!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at La Petite Academy full-time

      Pros

      Great company to work for! Offers a lot of training and developmental programs to expand employment opportunities. Working with the families and children is amazing. Also management is very supportive of their teachers and they really do care for their school and staff.

      Cons

      No cons this school is an awesome place to work for.

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