Is La Petite Academy a good company to work for?

La Petite Academy has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 1,432 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 56% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at La Petite Academy to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about La Petite Academy have been left by employees working as Director , Academy Director and Assistant Director .

Does La Petite Academy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, La Petite Academy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at La Petite Academy. This rating has improved by 46% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at La Petite Academy?

87% of La Petite Academy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated La Petite Academy 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at La Petite Academy?

Teacher (247) , Lead Teacher (217) , Director (83) , Assistant Teacher (64) , Assistant Director (57) , Teacher Assistant (38) , Team Lead (37) , Preschool Teacher (23) , Teaching Assistant (19) , Daycare Teacher (16) , Infant Teacher (16) , Master Teacher (16) , Academy Director (15) , Lead Pre-k Teacher (14) , Lead Preschool Teacher (14)

What are the pros of working at La Petite Academy according to real employee reviews?

"Staff was friendly and helpful" ((in 59 reviews)); "Good Benefits and 401K matched at %4" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great coworkers and families." ((in 47 reviews)); "Great people and everyone truly cares about the kids." ((in 32 reviews)); "Experience working with kids and good training." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at La Petite Academy according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they ask way too much of you" ((in 171 reviews)); "Poor management and sneaky business behind closed doors" ((in 137 reviews)); "Long hours and you be worn out day 4" ((in 23 reviews)); "we can get time off" ((in 21 reviews)); "The lower management that you love are beholden to upper management you don't know, who can even go above them to fire you." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the top reviewed La Petite Academy locations?

Albuquerque , San Antonio , Jacksonville , Kansas City , Las Vegas , Aurora , Virginia Beach , Houston , Knoxville , Memphis , Orlando , Shelby , Merritt Island , Fort Worth , Omaha , Winston-Salem , Tucson , Olathe , Benbrook , Chesapeake , Stafford , Madison , Raleigh , Indianapolis , Westerville , Naperville , Richmond , Saint Louis , Oklahoma City , Horn Lake

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4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,414 total reviews)

John Bork

85% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Senior management

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

La Petite Academy has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,414 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The La Petite Academy 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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1.0

May 20, 2020

Awful Place to Work

Lead teacher

Recommend

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Pros

The kids are some amazing kiddos who have lots of love to give.

Cons

Management is atrocious. All they care about is money, numbers and couldn't give less of a crap about the employees or students. If you have a legit concern and go to them, they will laugh in your face (and behind your back) and tell you to get over it. There is NO support, even if it is begged for by the employees. You are overworked and under appreciated here. The people running the place act worse than the children at times by talking about employees behind their backs with other employees, talking smack about all the parents and genuinely not caring about the children. Like I said to them, it's all money and numbers. This place will tear you down emotionally and it's not because of the kids but the adults who run it.

La Petite Academy Response

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear the level of support you had received from management. It is important to us that our employees feel they have the support they need to be successful in their role. Thanks again for sharing your perspective.

1.0

Feb 4, 2020

Not a good place for employees or children

Teacher assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers were great, Hours were nice

Cons

Management does not care about you or the children. It's all about money.

La Petite Academy Response

Thanks for the review. This is upsetting to hear, we can promise you that the children and the families we serve, as well as our staff are our main priority. La Petite Academy is dedicated in our mission to care for children and families as well as creating a positive work environment for all our employees. Thanks again for the review.

1.0

Aug 6, 2018

Master teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The 45% childcare discount was decent.

Cons

From day one they kept screwing me over. I was offered an infant position, they moved me to Toddlers within a month. Family member died, was verbally offered bereavement and took it, and 2 weeks later it wasn't in my check. When asked why was told I didn't qualify. Was promised $500 sign on bonus. I started September 2017. Have yet to see a penny. I just quit last month due to this and more. Often worked 10-11 hours with one 30 min break (some days no break, rarely whole hour break). Favoritism ran rampant. New employees who were friends or relatives got hours they wanted, got food bought for them, paid breaks regularly. It didn't matter if you had an appointment, because you could never get out on your schedule.

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