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Milestones Child Development Center

My typical day as an assistant is spent watching the kids playing or running in circles to the same songs EVERY DAY, no real learning. Management/Directors (3 out of 4) are not supportive at all and get upset if asked to step in a classroom for a minute to help out. The workspace culture is very clicky, you can very much tell who the directors and others like above others. The hardest part of the job is the lack of support and knowing there's no advancing which means no pay raises. The best part of the job is spending time with some of the sweetest children, helping and watching them develop skills each day. Most of the families are amazing as well. 
They advertise up to $15.50 for assistant but will not pay an assistant $15 (or more). Benefits are expensive and horrible!

I have worked at Milestones for almost 7 years. It is a dependable job that's main employee incentive is free childcare for first employee child. I started as a substitute and they are very good about promoting within and throughout the years I was promoted to assistant and then to a lead position. When I got to the lead position I felt very unprepared for all that the job entailed and what was expected of me. After a few short months I realized that this was not going to be a permanent job for me. If you are serious about getting into childcare and passionate about the work. This is a great place to start. I started at this business just because I needed a job and the possibility of childcare at the time if I needed it was great.

I began working at Milestones in Cascade 4 years ago and have loved it nearly every day. The people I work with are like family and always have each others backs. The directors know their roles, perform very well and are the most amazing bosses a teacher could want. Milestones offers decent benefits and competitive compensation. Employees grow close with the families as many of them end up babysitting on the side. The children are ever curious and growing in a nature rich environment with very minimal screen time and a sense of play that is very rare in today's society. People who are involved with Milestones love it and there are countless reasons why. Hats off to all the incredible teachers at every Milestones location!

I love working here for the most part. Milestones is a fantastic company overall. I love my coworkers dearly. The management at the Portage location however is subpar nowadays. The virus really changed the culture and now the directors base everything around playing favorites and brownie points. Many current employees have significant complaints about the attitudes and intentions of the directors. Head director Lauren will often just sit in the office and provide no help to her employees when they are flailing. Teresa just has an attitude problem. A good place to work other than that. 

Love the children and coworkers here, but the management is poor. Communication is not great, and favoritism is a thing that you see alot here. Directors do not work with your schedules/help with getting days off, get very upset when you don't work shifts they ask/work longer days. Some days you won't get a break(lately more often) and work 10+ hours a day. Also don't count on getting a raise often at all, some employees have not gotten a raise in 2 years(supposed to get yearly raises) AND if you don't ask for it they won't give it. Pay scale won't pay your bills so you'll need a second income in your household.  

Overall Milestones was a great place to work. The staff was all very supportive of one another; whenever somebody was sick or had an emergency everyone worked together to make sure the classrooms were fully staffed and the person did not have to come in. Unfortunately since I had never worked in a childcare facility before this, I was constantly sick with something so I did more work than intended. Since I was a substitute I was able to chose my days and hours I could work and would always tell everyone my availability, unfortunately sometimes the staff would always contact me nonstop when I wasn't available.

Milestones overall was a good starting point in my career for ECE. They really have no opportunities for advancement and that was my main issue with the company. They offer very little tuition reimbursement and you only get benefits if you work full-time. The pay is definitely not enough for the amount of work you have to do every day. The positive thing about Milestones was the kids and their families. I loved working with each family and always felt so supported and appreciated by them. 

Working at Milestones has been a wonderful journey so far for me. The management has been incredibly supportive, and I have experienced nothing like that anywhere else in childcare. I have been trusted with how I run my classroom and supported when I needed extra resources. Milestones offers many opportunities for professional development and truly makes every staff, family member, and child feel welcome. I love being a part of the Milestones family and could not picture myself anywhere else!

Milestones CDC has been one of the most pivotal places of employment for me and for the care of my son and for that Im grateful.  I learned lot.  However, I'd be lying if I said that there wasn't room for change and that this change didn't need to happen now.  I believe however that as a whole Milestones has it within them to not only compete but become a real leader for that change.  

I loved working at Milestones CDC. The director and assistant director weren't "bosses", more like mentors or coaches when there was a hiccup in your performance or behavior. The other employees were always kind and considerate to each other; Always lifting the other up if there was a rough day in another classroom. I adored the families. Many kids would run in to hug teachers, even if the child didn't have that teacher anymore - there was so much love between teachers and the kids who attend that center.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Preschool teacher 66 salaries reported	$15.45 per hour
Assistant teacher 11 salaries reported	$15.45 per hour
School teacher 11 salaries reported	$14.41 per hour
Lead teacher 9 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour
Child care center cook 1 salary reported	$15.50 per hour

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