preschool teacher

childcare provider

bus driver

teacher

center director

Ivy Kids Early Learning Center

Typical Day at Work
My day included greeting children and parents, assisting with learning activities, supervising playtime, helping with meals and nap time, and maintaining a clean and safe classroom. I also supported the lead teacher and communicated with parents during pickup.

What I Learned
I developed patience, communication skills, and a better understanding of child development. I also learned how to handle challenging situations calmly and work effectively in a team.

Management
Management was supportive and provided clear guidance. They encouraged teamwork and maintained a structured and positive environment.

Workplace Culture
The workplace was caring and team-oriented, with a strong focus on children’s safety, learning, and emotional well-being.

Hardest Part of the Job
The most challenging part was managing multiple children with different needs at the same time while staying patient and attentive.

Most Enjoyable Part of the Job
The most enjoyable part was interacting with the children and seeing their growth, learning, and happiness each day.

working for this company started out amazing at first, but then things took a turn for the worse. The classroom I started in was great but then became extremely stressful due to the lack of staffing and extreme unnecessary paperwork that needed to be completed daily. I was then placed in a room far worse than before where the lead was very rude and very unprofessional to say the least. She never had her curriculum prepared which made the classroom stressful and the kids behave badly. Management constantly pulled the lead from the classroom to do other things. The program itself is awesome! the curriculum is great, but you have to focus on so many tasks at once that you can't really enjoy the job. You're constantly running like a chicken trying to fulfill the schedule. I never got off at my scheduled time and literally stayed 15-30 minutes past my shift everyday with no thanks. In the end I was treated unfairly. Also they'll pay you minimum wage if you leave without resigning. They took over $400 from me with no remorse. 

I worked at Young Ranch for a while and i've seen teachers come in and out so often! The management team talks down to teachers and are constantly gossiping about the teachers there. I've never felt so uncomfortable in a work environment and even after speaking to a manager about it in "confidence" the whole management team found out about it and soon other teachers did as well. The owners are focused about enrolling children even with the lack of teachers in the center! Which causes more stress for teachers and they couldn't care less. When we have a troubled kid they refuse to kick them out because it would be losing them money. The best part about working there was the other teachers. They do not do overtime, we were told they wouldnt pay us the time and a half, but they always ask you to come in early or leave late! If you didn't want to they would treat you differently for not helping out. I was never offered a raise and i was extremely underpaid for the amount of work i did and stress i was under. I would stay away from the young ranch location. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
 The center as a whole is very unorganized, lack of communication from management, a lot of micromanaging and the turnover is extremely high starting with management and ending with teachers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management has no compassion for the teachers and has often reprimanded staff for asking time off whether it be a family matter or personal matter. “Ivy kids is supposed to come first before anything else” is what is told to staff repeatedly. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Lack of communication, lack of compassion, not friendly or inviting. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and long. Teachers work long hours and are never told when their breaks are as it changes daily due to lack of staff. There is a lot of favoritism from management as well. They will fire someone for something and let other people stay on who do the exact same thing.

To start, The pay is also a joke. A teacher having a bachelor’s degree in education was making $14.75 an hour. That’s insanely low compared to other schools in League City, and what’s worse is they don’t do raises. At all. Doesn’t matter how long you’ve worked there or how hard you try. 

What makes everything even harder is that a bunch of staff members are actually related to management. So if you ever have a problem, or try to bring something up, it doesn’t go anywhere. It’s all super cliquey and unprofessional.

One of the worst parts, though, is how the staffing works. A huge portion of the staff are teenagers still in high school ALL of them related to management. They’re counted in ratio, even though they barely help. laughing with each other, standing around while you’re left managing classrooms of 30+ kids on your own. It’s completely unsafe and not even close to being in line with licensing regulations. But they do it anyway.

The management was terrible, if you had any concerns or needed assistance with anything, they would seem understanding but wouldn’t do anything to help. Multiple times where teachers were left out of ratio for hours at a time, as well as not given bathroom breaks for hours. The ladies at the front desk would mute their phones and there was no communication about any changes being made, new students, nothing. If you were sick they would make you come in and feed you medicine to make it through the day. Multiple teachers got away with MANY incidents that they should’ve fired over, such as giving a child a food item they’re severely allergic to, roughly picking up small children and dropping infants. They owners promote an amazing work environment where they spoil their employees but really it’s just a cover up for how horrible they are. 

Management doesn’t pay attention most of the time, you don’t get paid enough for the amount of tasks and responsibilities. The kids mostly are so sweet and fun, but the kids who are trouble can take a lot of attention and patience which is difficult in a full class. They only care about the money and getting as many kids in the school as possible, which in turn drains the teachers and makes life more difficult with no help from management. They don’t even come to relieve you for a bathroom break easily, especially when you’re alone in a class. Don’t waste your time if these things don’t appeal to you, several people have quit or been removed with no warning. They also make you stay late for which you do not get paid for, and ask you to go in multiple classes to help constantly. 

You might as well work at a restaurant with the way management treats their employees. This place is a revolving door. They defintely don’t pay enough with the work they expect you to do. Had 7 teachers quit in a span of a month. Management is very fake & phony. They’re nice to the parents and the parents only. Everything they tell you about how cool & nice everyone is; is a complete lie. They don’t communicate. They don’t care if you are overwhelmed & need help in the classrooms, when you start asking questions they start nitpicking, and treating you like a useless dog. There’s more drama here than any high school, they made it seem like they have a no nonsense rule about drama, but that’s a farce as well. If you stick up for yourself they try to bash your character.. the list goes on. The only good thing about this place are the kids. 

Every day was a new challenge. I especially loved being so involved in the daily life of our students. The center had 230 students, and I am proud to have known each of them by name. Every day I actively participated in the learning process of our students. 
I learned that the staff appreciated having a director that could relate to them. They never cared about how much I knew until they could see for themselves how much I cared. 
The most challenging part of the job was to get the management team on the same page; there are too many chiefs and not enough indians.
The most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with the staff, children, and families.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Administration and staff work as a time to create a positive and productive environment for the children.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never knowing if or when you will get a pay increase.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everyone works together to share in the best ways to get their jobs done with efficiency and accuracy. The culture maintains good values and peaceful relationships.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me at this company is filled with love for the children I teach, admiration for my co workers, and excitement for learning opportunities for the children throughout the day!

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