Catalyst Kids reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(160 total reviews)

Susan Dumars

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Catalyst Kids has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 160 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Catalyst Kids employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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160 reviews
5.0
Feb 14, 2022

Rewarding job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have been working for this company for the last 2.5 years and it is the best preschool I have been at. I have made life long friends, learned skills for my profession, and feel fulfilled coming to work everyday.

Cons

I don’t think there are any cons.

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Catalyst Kids Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review about your experience! We appreciate your hard work and passion for the field. We're thankful that you find your job rewarding - we do what we love, and we love what we do.
3.0
Feb 1, 2022

It is what you make of it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Promotion opportunities, you see the positive impact you have on children, you get to be creative, being a teacher here is a great entry level role to take a first step into the education field

Cons

Heavy workload, inadequate onboarding and training process, there seems to always be lots of changes happening throughout the company and everybody always has a different understanding of what exactly is happening with the changes, often have to do overtime to make deadlines even with impeccable time management

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Catalyst Kids Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience working for us. We agree that the best thing about what we do is the positive impact we have on children's lives. We acknowledge that our staff work hard each day to ensure we provide the best care. Over the last few years, we have worked to build channels to continuously communicate with our center staff. Through newsletters, monthly calls, SharePoint resources and bi-weekly email updates we've been able to better connect our staff with what's happening in the organization. We are open to hearing feedback from our staff as there are always more ways to get the word out. We are committed to continuing to work on innovative and progressive ways to address these challenges. In relation to our 'lump sum' payments to qualifying staff, we are working to provide additional compensation when finances allow. It is our hope that with on-going hiring of staff, and upcoming operational improvements, we will be able to balance workloads more accordingly.
1.0
Dec 20, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great basis for quality care with a strong education team to reach out to for support.

Cons

Communication between upper management and center level staff is non-existent. Center level support has dwindled as finances are tight so wages are at a freeze while continuing to raise enrollment fees which staff with children are responsible for 50% and cost of living has increased exponentially.

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Catalyst Kids Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at Catalyst Family. We pride ourselves on the quality of care our staff provide. Our education team is at the core of our programming, and we couldn't be more grateful for all of their amazing work. We're sorry to hear about your experience with communication between upper management and center staff. Over the last few years, we have worked to build resources and channels to best communicate with our center staff. Through newsletters, monthly calls, SharePoint resources and bi-weekly email updates we've been able to better connect our staff with what's happening in the organization. There are always more ways to get the word out, and we are always open to hearing feedback from our staff. In relation to our compensation structure, we will continue to assess and adjust our compensation to best align with local competitive wages as we all continue to recover from the Pandemic.
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