teacher's aide

speech language pathologist

occupational therapist

van driver

teacher

Kids Unlimited Learning Academy

What is the best part of working at the company?
The only best part of working at the company was the location, but that is it because it was 4 minutes away from home to work.  When  I began, there were lots of con’s, instead of pro’s to working for this company.  Many people quit  and left the job, no nurse on  site, poor A/C unit for staff and students, poor communication with staff, parents  and administration and lots of disciplining was addressed to the students. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When the administration left for the day, you do not feel supported and had to close/lock the doors to  the company at the end of the day.  When you get hit/kicked /spit on/scratched/laughed at from the kids and you go to the director/supervisor and they tell you to ask for assistance for support  on the walk-in talkie and say the kids have done this to other staff members and it not just you, and requesting to move out of the room to another room was not an option. Another stressful part was watching people leave the job while I just started working there. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I observed, asked questions and listened carefully while working at this company. The people who worked there are quiet, but the people who spoke up are vocal.  The company needs better support for their workers. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Began my day working  with the 4-6 year old students, then the lead teacher leaves around 4pm,  I have the classroom combined with other students from toddler age-6 years old  until  parents pick up the child/children at 5:30-6pm.

The leadership of the company is not distant or aloof, but very involved and listening. The concerns of treatment room staff, drivers, meal prepping staff, and therapists are all heard and responded to in a timely manner. When something is shared that can be improved in the way we deliver services, adjustments are made. The pay is competitive. Treatment room staff here are amazing and great at what they do. Therapists here are very interdisciplinary in the way they do therapy. This is achieved through regular MPR (multi-professional review) meetings where they collaborate with one another and the caregiver to monitor therapy progress and field questions/concerns. Throughout my time here, which hasn't been long, there have been SEVERAL things done to get employees excited to work here and facilitate the feeling of community. I've recommended working here to several of my friends who are in the same field as me and will continue to do so. If you're looking for a great avenue to serve the pediatric population in the state of Arkansas, this is one of the best. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at Kids Unlimited is the kids. Being part of a child's life and helping them succeed is very rewarding. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working at Kids Unlimited is the lack of support or consistency from leadership/administration. After working there for over two and a half years, I was not valued, respected, or heard. During my time there, the clinic went through four directors. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment and culture of the company is extremely stressful, negative, and unreliable. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day at the clinic begins with listening to complaints and groaning from other employees and administration. From there, I never knew which classroom I would be placed in or if I would instead assist with desk work or custodial work. Though I repeatedly requested to have consistency in a classroom (a role I am much more qualified for than other employees), I was moved around the clinic to handle parents, assist directors or secretaries, or do "dirty work" like clean up leaks or move things to and from the attic.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The kids is the only good thing about working for them.  The company itself is not worth working for. They don’t take care of the staff nor the kids. They rather have to many kids enrolled than staff to cover. The expect one teacher to work with  the kids in an overcrowded room. They worry more about how many kids the enroll than the actual kids. The only care about the money. They never can hire enough people to help in the classrooms and could never keep them once hired because they don’t care how your treated and what happens to you or the kid. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not having enough people to help with an overcrowded school 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is an hostile environment. Your constantly looking over your shoulder and everything is always well that’s what we do and that’s why we here. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
When all your kids show up and they decide to pull your assistant out and move them to another class and expect therapy to keep you In ratio. On a good day is when they actually have help and don’t pull the assistants out and move them around

This is a good place for career advancement, it’s great for a stepping stone. You will need a Bachelor’s Degree to get into Management. I’d never suggest working at KULA as a Career.  You only get 5 days off a year and the rest is PTO. You need a strong discipline to do this job; I  got lice, Covid, bronchitis and pink eye. You will spend your own money on Toys, crafts, coloring, books, reading books. Management is okay, they can be strict. They do gossip and if you are not smart the politics will take you out. The other employees sometimes are amazing other times they aren’t. It has high turn over, but the people that do stay, have been there years. The potlucks are good and we laughed a lot. For me overtime was mandatory, but you aren’t supposed to have OT, but you will. Because they are always short staffed. I  had several 12 hour days. Kids are violent and some days feel impossible. You will deal with bodily fluids and sometimes the facility ran out of supplies. Other than that it’s a decent place to work, make sure you give a 2 week notice or you won’t be rehired. 

This place is not a place you would want to work at. I was a van aide for 2 months before I quit because I could not do it any longer. The driver of the van I rode on fell asleep PLENTY of times while picking the children up from home. I had to constantly keep waking her up, while swerving into oncoming traffic. I had to scream her name from causing an accident because she was looking behind her, playing with a baby. The van aide/teacher Ashley would hit the children when they misbehave. The teachers were always out of ratio. They had no structure in the classroom, the children were literally screaming and running around all day. Kids had lice and were giving it to other children. They didn’t care at all because the director didn’t want the parents to get mad at her. It was children there that DHS needed to be called on, which they didn’t because she didn’t want to lose the kids and the money. These people hearts aren’t with the kids at all and their well-being. It’s sa

Kid’s Unlimited has a strong mission and provides valuable services to children, and the therapists are truly dedicated and do an excellent job. However, the organization would benefit greatly from investing more in staff development and leadership support. There appears to be a pattern of replacing Clinic Directors rather than developing and retaining a strong management team, which can impact consistency and morale. Additionally, classroom staff are often undertrained in early intervention strategies and may lack the tools needed to effectively support children with special needs. While the intent behind the services is commendable, greater focus on training, professional development, and team stability would significantly improve both staff experience and the quality of care provided.

Staff is told to collaborate as a team but then wrote up for speaking to one another, therefore creating an unfriendly environment in which people act scared to speak and feel the need to hide outside camera view to do so.  Staff is questioned about co-workers with responses being used to grade evaluations. Your every move is recorded on camera. Rather than bring a mistake to your attention and allow you to correct it, management maintains a list for several weeks, brings it to your attention at evaluation time, then scores you as incompetent on an evaluation.  I could go on and on.  If you care about your self worth at all, you will not accept ANY position here.  There is a reason the turnover rate is incredibly high.

Working for this company was a nightmare. I love working with kids with special needs, but Kids Unlimited is a poorly-managed and unethical company. Management increased the teacher-to-child ratio so that they could enroll more kids and pay less teachers. After the lead teacher in my class left, I asked for a raise since I was left with all the responsibility. They gave me a $1 raise to work as the "lead teaching assistant". I was making $11/hour doing all the responsibilities of a lead teacher with a class of 12 three-year-olds with special needs. Management was making this change to half of their classrooms so they wouldn't have to pay "lead teachers". This company has no respect for their employees and makes unethical decisions. There's a reason this company has such a high turnover rate.

When I worked there I loved what I did but was told there was no more room to go since I was a "good teacher" and wouldn't be considered for a higher position. The turnover was difficult (I went through 4 assistant teachers in the eight months I was there). 

I loved what I was doing because I love working in special education but it was stressful with the amount of kids in each room (we were always in ratio though). If the class sizes had been smaller it would have been easier to work more with each student. I will say that if I needed anything they would supply it, because they knew I was actually working with the kids.

You definitely learn patience and adaptability working there and it helped me when I went into special education teaching in public school.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Teacher's aide 2 salaries reported	$13.75 per hour
Speech language pathologist 3 salaries reported	$81,500 per year
Occupational therapist 1 salary reported	$55.00 per hour
Van driver 14 salaries reported	$13.70 per hour
Teacher 1 salary reported	$19.17 per hour

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