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Rainbow Station would be an ideal place of work if you are a young college student - don't let them fool you, their hiring standards are not as rigorous as they state, probably due to their desperation (during my 9 months there, I saw more people come and go then I could count).  The pay rate is also ideal for a college student, if even that.  If you do end up taking this job, read everything you sign VERY carefully, and be weary to sign up for any of their "free of charge" and "mandatory" staff trainings.  They will probably end up costing you personal time and money in the end.  Do not expect that the administration will keep you aware of everything you might be expected to sacrifice for their job - your bosses, coworkers, administration, CEO, they are all worried about one thing: themselves.  Don't be concerned if after 9 months of employment, you don't feel a part of the "group," since this is typical behavior of the staff at RS.  And if you're having difficulty with the children, suck it up.  The most important thing is to keep the parents, aka the money-makers, happy.  God forbid you let a parent know how their kid is doing; they've probably heard it all before since many of the families are such gracious "donors" and have been around for so long; the administration will not back you up and the parents will not care, as they've never been held accountable for their children's behavior before.  There is no room for advancement; you're pretty much stuck with the position you are hired for.  This wasn't much of an issue for me since I was not seeking to make a career out of RS, but others believed that if they worked hard enough, the administration would take notice and promote them.  This was false, and some of my hardest working coworkers were still considered "floaters" after years of dedicated employment.

There's so much more I could say about this workplace to try to deter anyone from ever seeking employment there, but in my experience, childcare workers are often forced into these situations if they want something to put on their resume.  Like I said, if you are unqualified and willing to be treated as invaluable, go for it.  If you are seeking a fulfilling and balanced job, look elsewhere.

I was there approximately 4 months. When I first started, I was new to the child care world. Training wasn't the best, but I overlooked it. Some people were nice at teaching and made you feel comfortable. However, there were some teachers there that didn't make you feel like that. Within my first two weeks, I felt like I didn't know what I was doing, and I was talked down to quite often. Since I wasn't used to the child care atmosphere, I just so happen to get sick, a lot. Working for a place that offers health care and many more benefits, you would think that they would be understanding. Time goes forward, and there was a day that I recall being the worst day ever. I got there at 7 a.m., and I had been working with my school age friends. By about 8, I had a stomach problem and I started to feel dizzy. Later, I was informed that I would be with the 3 year olds. The lead teacher and I got along fairly well, but I knew I wasn't feeling well so that affected my performance. I went to speak to the site director about my issue, and she asked me, "Have you ever worked a full time job before?" And I told her yes. At this moment in conversation, which ended up turning sour, I realized I wasn't welcomed. She belittled me, and compared me to her son, I don't know how that seems appropriate but ok. She made me feel awful, more awful then I already was feeling. Told me to toughen up and grow up, and that when I get home I probably talk bad about management there. Turns out, why I felt so bad to begin with, I had strep on top of the stomach flu. I will say this- this place taught me how to be strong, and grow a backbone. In my opinion, I don't care for this center because it made me feel like everyday I wasn't enough. I truly hope whoever is still there, y 'all are amazing. I just can't be there because you can't grow in a place that's toxic. I hope that the site director isn't there anymore, and if she is, I truly hope that you get better. And last but not least, if you want your employees to stay, maybe try saying a few kind words every once in awhile, people tend to like that more then being bullied.

I started at LeafSpring in October of 2018. I worked with the After School program and really enjoyed it. In the spring/summer of 2019 ownership changed hands. The current owners know NOTHING about child care, compassion, or how to communicate. The Pre School director is a puppeteer who manipulated situations to ensure the best possible outcome for herself...and only her. She comes and goes as she pleases and makes other people on the admin team pick up her slack. She holds the director license over the owners heads in order to get more money and whatever she wants. I became the Director of Curriculum and having to closely work with the owner and PS director was appalling. They blatantly do not care about the children, families, or staff. They only see dollar signs and what is best for them. I went to the owner many times about the issues I was having with the PS director...after trying to approach her myself. No changes were made. She was offered more money. 

I was fed up of trying to advocate for change and getting nowhere. I put in my notice and immediately was blacklisted and ignored. No one acknowledged me. There was then a death in the family and I put in for bereavement. Again, no one came to talk to me but instead the owner and PS director went around asking other people who had died and then started telling others that I had "probably made it up to get time off". Disgusting. Disgusting that people would think a death would be faked in order to get time off. I confronted them. I was told they asked around and didn't know who died. So instead of coming and talking with him they "couldn't offer condolences because they didn't know who died. So they moved on.”

These are not people you want your kids to be around. They have no compassion and do not treat others like human beings.

A typical day at Leafspring School involved being over ratio and instead of having another teacher come in to maintain ratio, management would move children up to a different classroom. This interrupts their learning and our teaching methods, throwing many things into chaos.
Chaos is a good word for this workplace. Management constantly makes poor decisions, caring more about State and their precious Level 4 status than listening and caring for their employees. Having teachers working while they are sick was common at Leafspring, since they are continually understaffed and are incapable of keeping quality teachers in their classrooms.
The levels of disrespect and unprofessional behavior from management astounds me. Never have I been in a more uncomfortable work environment that would leave me in tears by the time I leave each day. They are horrid with flexibility, scheduling, and communication between teachers and between each other. Management also believes it is their right to talk down to you, insult you, then send you back to your classroom as if nothing happened.

They use you, thank you , talk behind your back and threaten you. NOTHING BUT HYPROCRITES IN MANAGMENT. At a point of time I did enjoy working there but it’s a highschool experience all over again with stress and no time to enjoy life. You’re better off in the public school setting where they are actually coordinated and ARE A SCHOOL. 

These people try to be a school and don’t know what it is to be fully committed to the best interest of the children or their employees. Privately facilitated but can’t pay their employees decent pay or decent benefits to cover the toxic mental health they create in your life. 


THE CHILDREN AND THE PARENTS ARE THE ONLY REASON YOULL EVER WANT TO STAY!!! THEY ARE AMAZING AND WILL LOVE YOU AS LONG AS YOUR DEDICATED TO YOUR CHILDREN. 

If you can stay in your lane and not try to build a bond with those people then give it a chance but don’t ever go by that “family” motto they have. NO ONE IS FAMILY. 

Oh, and don’t ever advocate for the employees or students cause then you’ll be seen as a legal matter 😊

I worked at LeafSpring school at Wyndham for a few months.I was really excited to work here at the beginning after my interview.The Curriculum Director and the Preschool Director projected the school in such a way that you would want to work here for a long time.But from first week itself I started having my doubts.There was no mentor assigned to me as they had promised, resource time was cancelled so many times because of lack of staff, no support was given for children with behavioral issues.They do not value and recognize staff who really work without complaints and are committed and flexible.They only value staff who gossip, do politics and have a good friendship with the admin team.The lead teachers I worked with  in my pod always gossiped but nothing was ever told to them.PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE.IT IS A PLACE FULL OF FAVORITISM,POLITICS AND ONLY FAKE PROMISES.You will loose your interest and motivation in Early Childhood Education if you work here.

A typical day at work was no where near easy. There is a lack of support in the classroom environment from admin and  they expect you to just endure the work conditions. Working for Leafspring School I have learned that big franchise daycares are not where it’s at, because for them it is not about the staff or the children but about the money.  When it comes to things in your personal life you are expected to put your job first and your health, family and mental wellbeing last or else your progression in the company will be impacted. The hardest part of the job is the lack of support and accommodation. Working for a big franchise company you expect to have the proper tools to succeed but no. I worked here because I enjoy working with kids and needed a summer job while school was out and this company did not meet my expectations by far.

Open the classroom, welcome the children and their parents, teach from the lesson plans ( language arts, gross motor, cognitive, science/sensory, and free play), serve lunch, nap time, prepare to head home. I loved working with the children and my co-workers. I learned each child is learning what you teach differently and how to enhance my teaching skills through continuing education credits. The management was hard working, understanding, and acknowledged you worth. My co-workers were the Best - In - The - World to work with and I still go back to visit with them from time to time. The hardest part of the job was letting go of a child and their family who were leaving or moving away. the most enjoyable part for me was when the children in my care achieved developmental goals and exceed them.

A typical day at work I would come in and help clean up from breakfast, then the 3 teachers would do centers with our groups of 6. till circle time where we read books, learned the alphabet, sang songs and did flash cards to identify objects. We would then have lunch and then out them down for a nap, I would clean the sippy cups during nap. After nap we would have snack time and then we would do centers again and the circle time and then play outside and in centers till parents came. I would clean the room completely and sanitize it before i clocked out. My co-workers had a hard time working as a team but we figured it out and worked together well. The hardest thing was having to work really hard to work as a team with my co-teachers who didn't know how to do work as a team. The most enjoyable thing about working there was bonding with the children and seeing them grow and interact with other children.

I worked at Leafspring at Charter Colony 

Management is awful, when you have a family emergency they do not care at all, they constantly ask you to shorten your break/no break. Bathroom breaks are rare. You are not listened to as a person and you get ignored when you have any questions or concerns, everyone gossips including management. they overwork you as an employee and give you no extra time to accomplish anything. This was possibly the worst job of my life and the environment was so stressful for how things were handled. Employees left constantly and management would only check in on you to see what they could do after you put in your two weeks. I’ve been in childcare for years and have never seen anything like this. I was greatly disappointed with this work place. 

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Preschool teacher 10 salaries reported	$16.20 per hour
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Camp counselor 1 salary reported	$14.75 per hour
School nurse 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour

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