child care center director

childcare provider

child care director

center manager

preschool teacher

Adventure Kids Playcare

I worked at akp for less than 2 years(2017-2018) and from the beginning it was a headache. If you have a background that will come up DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. I told them about a misdemeanor I had back in 07 and they said oh it shouldn't be a problem.  Well AFTER o got hired they said it came back and I had to go thru hoops to get stuff from 10 years ago. Well after I got what I could i couldn't work for a month so they can process it. Once the month was done I was able to work... till the next year where that came back AGAIN,  but this time after my month , THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK. The owners dont care at all about their employees or their business . Since it's a drop off daycare we always had new kids that ranged from 6 weeks to 12 years old. You work EVERY WEEKEND and they are opened till midnight. The place was always dirty, because the staff didnt clean well and the owners didnt buy the cleaners that were needed the entire time I worked there. The ac never worked (this one is in texas) and it was way too hot. When the ac leaked IN THE TOODLER ROOM ,they NEVER REPLACED THE CARPET so I know there's mold underneath it. The ONLY perk is free childcare. You work with teens that dont care and there's a click in which you aren't a part of , you wont get hrs, and be placed in the baby room EVERYDAY, which is in the back and people forget about you and relive you 30 mins late. Never would I recommend this place to anyone unless your desperate or have a kid under svjo age. Oh one last thing, since it's a drop off the staff is NOT trained to handle non verbal autistic children and when you have 4 in general population and they hit other kids and their parents dont pick up when we call them , we have to deal with the situation till their parents come back , which is 10 hrs a day. Very stressful environment.

You have to be certified in CPR and have a Food Handlers certificate, but you can begin working with the children even before these are obtained. Employees are typically scheduled eight hours per day, but are sent home early if there is not enough business. Breaks are not consistent, and management is not adequately trained. Unfortunately, there is not a uniform conduct code that the employees follow when disciplining the children. Some coworkers will look the other way, others are more strict and even yell at the children, especially if the children they are disciplining are their own. The hardest part of the job is keeping track of so many children, especially the younger ones. Is it not reasonable for one person to give enough attention to each child if there is a ratio of 1:10. When watching infants, it was not uncommon to have three or four babies to take care of at a time. Children who spend a great deal of time there should be able to connect with their caregivers on a level that Adventure Kids does not make possible due to under staffing. The enjoyable part of the job was being able to interact with the children and teach them. It can lift your spirits playing dress-up or "restaurant" with a four year who has such an amazing imagination.

A typical day at work world coming to clock in and who ever is assigned as supervisor directs me which station I will be working at weather that is crafts, infants and toddlers or the children 3 yrs above. If I stay with the toddlers, they have a separated area that we can’t leave without someone switching out with you, and if you were to take care of the older kids, one of the staff could go to the kitchen and make the kids meals. I believed I learned a better understanding of how kids think and having patience depending on how fast they process things. The management is not so great, she would come in towards the end of the day and some kids would still be there and she doesn’t dress at all modest or appropriate with her staff or any kids around. She isn’t safe health wise either. The workplace is okay, the staff their don’t communicate with others as much trying to grow better relationship with each titter so the job could also be enjoyable. The hardest part of the job was nothing to be honest. The most enjoyable part of the day is seeing the kids enjoying their time and they feel comfortable and safe around us staff. 

The job itself is enjoyable, especially working with the kids, which is the highlight. However, the workplace culture leaves much to be desired. As a new employee, you’re expected to prove yourself, but it often feels like you’re placed in a difficult position, such as working in the baby room without support unless you ask for it. There are certain managers who may not be friendly or welcoming until they get to know you, which can make the environment feel more like a high school clique rather than a professional space.

It’s clear that being a “brown-noser” can help if you want to get ahead, as hard work alone doesn’t seem to be enough. The owner sets unrealistic expectations and is often judgmental about how things should be done, despite not always being able to perform those tasks herself.

On the plus side, one major benefit is being able to bring your kids to work for free, which is a huge perk if you have children. But overall, the workplace could use more support for employees and a more welcoming, team-oriented culture.

Management is terrible. They’re poorly run, lazy and lack any form of proper training or ability to provide training for new employees. 
-No communication whatsoever between staff and owners, they leave it to the managers to provide them with their opinion of anything.
- hostile work environment. Performance reviews/ any type of treatment wether personal or professional are extremely biased. They value personal relationships and use them to weigh in and cast judgment. 

-constantly found to be overworked and underpaid with no compensation. Only allowed one break for entire 8 hour + shift. On multiple occasions altered time cards in attempt to pay even less for imaginary reasons. 
-observed lots of favoritism and attitude towards children they favored more. And would ostracize or punish children they didn’t instead of communicate. 

-staff constantly filtered and all had bad attitudes toward children and parents. Extremely unprofessional. Morale was terrible. Don’t ever work here

I would first like to start this review with, do not hit the apply button. The owner has no care for employees, children or the parents of the children, and seems to be more focused on the money that is brought in. There is little chance of promotion, and you'll never hear any praise come from the owner. Very underappreciated and overworked. Schedules are released a day before the week starts, leaving no time to make doctor appointments, or any kind of personal plans. Little time to use the bathroom and you don't get any sort of break, even when requested. With barley any training, you get thrown into the deep end, being expected to know how to do everything perfectly. It is also very difficult to communicate with any of the higher ups with any concerns about the place, for they will just turn around and laugh about it. The only up-side to this place, is working with some amazing kids. Overall, just a terrible place to be employed at, save yourself the stress and do not work here. 

I love getting to play with the kids and I felt like I did a pretty good job there. But wasn't paid enough so my motivation to be an "above and beyond" employee, what they wanted me to be, was just not there.
And at first i felt welcomed and wanted, for the first few days, but it was like they had formed a sort of family like bond between the employees and if you didn't automatically fit in with them, then I didn't feel wanted, until I was needed for something, then they would get mad that I wasn't doing what I should have pyschically known to do. Even if I came to someone with a question to almost anyone that has been working there even a manager, they would almost sound annoyed that they had to tell me.
So bottom line, did not feel wanted, and not given any motivation to even show up half the time.

Working with the children was very enjoyable, especially the regular families that came in. Making those relationships was the highlight of that job.
Unfortunately, the coworkers and management I dealt with are not so pleasant most of the time. From the beginning, it feels like you have to prove yourself to the staff to be liked. Without proper training you will be put in a room at full/over capacity all alone, it was very overwhelming before I got the hang of it. The drama between coworkers was also unbearable, and many of the women there talked bad about each other behind their backs. It felt like high school. The management never did much to stop it. You also get sent home early a lot, they even forgot to schedule people sometimes. If the issues with management and staff weren't an issue I would have loved it and stayed a very long time.

Everyday you help sign in kids and then set up daily games and crafts and watch the kids have fun. some days youll be in the kitchen and other days youll be in the baby room. Everyday is different and fun. the management is good about teaching the state ruls for childcare and are friendly to everyone. The hardest part about the job is having to deal with children that have behavioral issues. The most enjoyable thing about working here is getting to grow relationships with all the kids.

Do not work here! The owners only care about the money and not the kids safety. One of the owners is very rude, disrespectful, and will tell you to just get used to the attitude. No designated office besides the parents lounge. There is no perks or benefits of this job. Very unorganized, getting approval for everything takes weeks, and also there is a lot of indirect communication. (He said, she said). As a full time employee they decreased my hours without giving a common courtesy, then said if I didn’t like it I could leave. Must provide your own equipment. Unreasonable compensation. Agreements of original terms were not rewarded, such as being told your salary and your really hourly. The list goes on, but please beware. 

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