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Children's-Lighthouse-Learning-Center

What is the best part of working at the company?
The children are the best to work with. You will find connection and bond with students well.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The staff are not so professional when it comes to personal dramas, even if the directors state that they are a drama-free workplace. I was not treated the best even if I did good work. Appreciation was hard to come by even if it was just a small "thank you". I was not respected well for my job regardless if I was meeting the requirements of my role.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The franchise itself is not the problem as they have a good system on curriculum and responsibility for the teachers and co-teachers. But the location I worked at are not the strongest in the suit of respect, nor creating a work place environment that is accepting to all, especially if you are disabled. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Doing work that isn't in my job description as we are understaffed regardless how the office sees it. They constantly say that we are overstaffed, but that is a complete lie as we fall apart if even one person is out sick. I was constantly jumping rooms, not that I mind, but it was constant that I was somewhere else because we simply didn't have any backup if someone is late, sick, on vacation. Constantly being criticized over things that weren't entirely my fault but I was the only person being told something. I was always late to get on my break as everyone in the front actually forgot that I needed someone to cover for me so I could take my break. Then I would be seen coming back later  as an effect of this and would be told by another director that I should've been back at an earlier time.

The concept of a 'lighthouse' is to guide one to a place of security and to provide a sense of direction. A typical day of work for me was to be focused and intentional in providing the educational guidance and direction children needed in order to help them secure a successful future for themselves. 

I learned as much as I taught; mostly to be flexible in allowing children to interpret and express their own learning experience in their own way. I hope that I provided a great light to a great pathway to learning for children of the Children's Lighthouse. 

The most effective teachers are also life-long learners. The most effective managers are well-organized, structured, decisive and consistent. They provide a sense of direction for staff members and mentor what working with a spirit of excellence looks like. 

I truly appreciated the coworkers I had the privilege of  working with. They were supportive, encouraging and genuinely loved the children they cared for.

The hardest part of my job was constant interruptions and distractions of investigative issues and interviews, which lead to constant administrative changes, a feeling of insecurity among coworkers regarding the direction of the center's leadership and job security.

The most enjoyable part of the job was to see the beautiful faces of my students and to experience their sense of anticipation and expectancy of their daily learning experience!

I was interviewed, offered and accepted a position at this company’s Jordan Ranch location. I left another full time job in order to begin working for this school. 
Covid happened so I was brought in to start my training and my start date with students was “delayed”. Management NEVER reached out to me. In order to get updates on the status of the school, I had to reach out to the director multiple times and wait days for a reply. I was finally told that the school was open and told I could start soon. Then, days later, I was told management had “lost” my paperwork (after I was brought in for training which I was supposed to be paid for- an issue I never brought up because I wanted to work there). After going back and forth with the incredibly rude director, which took days because her replies were often delayed, she decided to “hold off on offering a position”. No reason for this decision was given. 
This company does not care about their employees- they don’t care that I left a job to accept a position with them and took their time in telling me I would not be needed so my job search was delayed by WEEKS, in a time when jobs are extremely hard to come by. The director of this school is rude, unprofessional and disorganized. This company prides themselves on leading by example, so as a parent in this community I have to wonder what type of example their director is setting for her employees and their students. I will never send my children here and will encourage all other parents to look elsewhere as well.

Not only did the first director leave in the first 7 days that I started, the owners omitted the truth on many occasions. They were the cheapest owners I’ve ever worked for. It started with out benefits. They took money without asking to pay themselves back for “paying our benefits in full” bc they switched companies in the middle of the month. Then we found out that they lied to parents on tours about our “organic food”. Then we had teachers threatening each other about playground times, toys, and supplies bc we didn’t have enough supplies. On top of all of this, we never had enough coverage, or help from anyone. It was literally the worse situation to be in as a teacher. They had 3 year olds in diapers and told the teachers that they had to change diapers. They had more than 15 teachers leave in the 6 months that I was there. They level of disrespect and Ignorance that the owners had was so distasteful. On top of all of this, they asked the parents to complete a survey on Facebook, google, and yelp. The parents were honest and they got to see the owner go tit for tat with a former parent. It was so embarrassing. 
Also on a side note they paid us less bc they said it was going towards our benefits... which still never made any sense... I tried to explain that most places pay you $14-15 and they discount the benefits without paying us less...

A typical day at Children's Lighthouse Center included me feeding, changing and taking care of children ages 6 weeks-12 years old. I communicated effectively with parents and coworkers. I was in charge of educating all children under my care, and carried out basic cleaning tasks throughout the day. 
At Children’s Lighthouse, I was entrusted with the safety of small children, and I learned a great deal of patience and how to deal with parents through this experience.
Management was very strict, but that was understandable since we were in charge of the safety of children. 
My co-workers were a bit older than me, and I respected them and learned a lot from them. 
The hardest part of my job was having patience with the children and the parents, but I learned quickly how to handle myself in those types of situations. 
The most enjoyable part of my job was knowing that I was helping the children under my care with their growing process and knowing that I was helping them to become fine adults. I also enjoyed when the children would get excited when I was with them, and when they would run up and hug me when I walked into the room.

The management failed to keep workers to a schedule.  There were way too many instances it would be very last minute to get someone to relieve people for lunch breaks or for relief for people to clock out at the end of the day.  At this establishment, there was no overtime.  Therefore, if anyone had overtime due to the relief scheduling workers were made to take extended lunches or report to work at a later time causing more issues with the work time issue.  Administration were not handling issues (gossiping, fault blaming, classroom procedure training, etc.) in a more effective manner.  There were times for us to earn training time yet the time was ALWAYS taken off our weekly hours. Training is very important for this type of job.  Yet, why were the employees made to give up weekly hours and still have to pay for it out of our own pockets?

My experience here was okay. Parents and children are great along with the actual owner. There always brining in food and on holidays  giving bonuses. Like any job with children it can get stressful at times. There was 2 directors at my location. The first one was great but the other one was awful and rude. She often made unnecessary comments, had a bad attitude and showed no interest on wanting to be there. Other then that you get little to no training and expectations aren’t shared with you before beginning. You can expect to randomly get pulled into the office by the directors of this place and told that what you did was below standard. Favoritism is a big thing here. If your a favorite here you can pretty much get away with anything. As a closer the opening crew often leaves the rooms a mess, you find yourself cleaning up after the teachers who leave behind, cups,food, trash and when mentioned to directors they don’t seem to care very much. Raises are hard to get here. There is to many kids in the rooms and often gets out of control leading to teachers getting overwhelmed and leaving. 

A typical day at work for me consisted of leading a classroom and positively interacting with children every day. I learned the importance of genuine work, integrity, and dedication to one's profession. Management offered many opportunities for growth and advancement, through training, seminars, and encouragement. Co-workers came together as a team to provide the best possible environment for children and their parents. The hardest part of the job would be monitoring and multitasking through the activities of numerous children at one time. However, the hardest part of the job proved to also be the most enjoyable. Every day at this job was spent inspiring hugs, smiles, and genuinely happy children.

I am one of the only original teachers remaining at CLLC. I work part time so I can also focus on school and volunteering. They are not always great about accommodating for me and the time I need to have. The center itself is beautiful but the management needs to focus on its staff as well as the families that attend. Part time teachers often don't know their schedules until the day before. The families are wonderful and so are the sweet children. The teachers love the children so much and only want them to succeed. Management is just hard to cooperate with at times and they don't enjoy criticism when that is such an important part of childcare.

Calling out was horrific. They demanded a doctors note the day you called out by a specific time or else you were written up. Sometimes, they demanded you to come in. Also, if you got sick on site and asked to leave early, they would always say “yes! let me find someone to cover you” but you wouldn’t get to leave till your assigned time OR LATER. Reminder, you’re working with kids, you are going to get sick but they believe that doesn’t exist. Also, let’s talk about management: super rude, picks favorites, will never get you off on time, etc. Bathroom breaks are hard to get due to management being so poor and not helping out. Also, staying late: you don’t get paid overtime, they’ll clock you out at your assigned time so you don’t get paid at all. Who would want to work here?

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Preschool teacher 15 salaries reported	$13.80 per hour
Lead teacher 3 salaries reported	$14.33 per hour
Preschool director 3 salaries reported	$17.67 per hour
Teacher 1 salary reported	$13.50 per hour
Assistant director 1 salary reported	$32,500 per year

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