La Petite Academy reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,414 total reviews)

John Bork

85% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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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1K reviews
2.0
May 19, 2023

Nightmare

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The families and my co-workers, the boss that hired me. No weekends

Cons

Loved my job until the lady that hired me died. After that nothing but a nightmare. The temporary director that replaced changed my employment status to part time and I lost all my benefits that I had worked for. I still don't know how she did it considering I worked 40+ hrs. a week. Any way new director was hired and she just don't care about anything but herself. In 3 yrs. she has lost all but 3 long time teachers. Children are allowed to cuss, hit, bite, slap and throw furnitue at teachers and nothing happens to the child. It's always the teachers fault. But if she has to be in a room with children acting badly she NEVER goes back in that room. The pay sucks for what all is expect of you. I was doing 6 different jobs everyday while the director sat in her office coplaining about not being able to get materials for her side job. Worried more about money than the children. Make you feel untrusted being on cameras all the time. There's no learning time because we are always on the IPad filling something and sending pictures to parents that never get them. Worst job ever!

1.0
Jul 17, 2022

Choose another career

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Pros

You’ll have the opportunity to work with some amazing kids. Often from dawn to dusk.

Cons

Absolutely zero work/life balance. After years of seeing them in action, it’s clear that overworking management is part of the business model. Ignore promises made in this regard. You WILL be exploited. You are expected to plug all the holes in the schedule with your body. In the current employment market, there are always holes. As a director you’ll work nearly 60 hours a week, every week. You’ll be perpetually understaffed. You can expect most of your quality employees to leave for better pay at competing centers. They do not invest in the facilities beyond the absolute minimum. Many locations are old and in disrepair. At this point, the repairs and patches all have repairs & patches on them! Pay is very low for all the skills and level of commitment/ownership they expect. For what you are working hour-wise, you earn less than an hourly employee at Target.

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La Petite Academy Response
3y
Thank you for the review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed working with the children and families at your center. A strong network of peers, school leadership and corporate support all contribute to providing a positive environment for our school-based employees. We’re sorry to hear that you were disappointed with the level of support you received from upper management. Thank you again for sharing your perspective.
1.0
Dec 13, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing teachers who genuinely care about the kids .

Cons

Massive lack of communication and employee well being/growth. More concerned on revenue and see you as an object to make them money, not as an actual human.

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