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Pathways Learning Academy in Boulder is one of the worst, if not THE worst, place I have ever worked. Management there rarely makes it feel like they appreciate their employees and often request that they come in when they are sick, have other obligations, etc. (i.e., having a sick child or a stomach virus should not be an “unexcused absence”). 

Management at Pathways creates a culture of gossip and criticism/blame. They lie to employees and also care more about enrolling more children than they do about caring for the children who are already enrolled, or for their employees, for that matter. When I worked there, all of my co-workers were burnt out and had one foot out the door. 

Safety citations are common at the school, as well as outbreaks of sicknesses. 

This company is hands down the worst company I’ve ever worked for. I left 18 months ago and I’m still disgusted when I think about my time there. I worked every single day from 6:30am to 6:30pm, but because I was a salary employee I never saw any overtime pay. I was often left alone with a group of children for hours on end without a chance to use the bathroom. Corporate seemed to care very little about teacher well-being and would continue to enroll children in classrooms that were already operating out of ratio. When state licensing came down on us for breaking MANY licensing rules, corporate would blame us and tell us to “figure it out” while continuing to enroll children. Turnover rate of employees is astronomically high and wages are low for what is expected of you. For the sake of your physical and mental health, do NOT accept a job at this school.

Everyone is very nice and kind, work is not remote as it is like a school and we are open every weekday 6:30-6:30 with different staff members with certain shifts. They are pretty good about getting you out on time, but due to staff to child ratios it may not be exact so keep that in mind. Overall, it is a good company they just need staff who are willing to work hard and keep at it. Sometimes it may be frustrating but you must remember that they are children and they need dedicated people to help them learn. 

I’ve have been at this school for 2 years now and Management just keeps getting worse. At first you believe it’s just the director but as they put new people in charge you realize it’s actually corporate leadership that is the problem. They don’t care about their teachers being over worked with no support. The turn over rate is extremely high!!!! It’s not a place I would recommend to new parents to bring their child/children. They care more about money than the teachers. I would give more details but as I’m still currently employed here. I wouldn’t want to give away too much information as leadership would figure out and try to fire me. 

Never in my life have I worked for a company that cared so little for their employees and even less for the children in their care. The work environment was toxic, I often saw and repeatedly reported licensing concerns. Management or the lack there of was hostile and inadequate. Many teachers spent their day in triage mode rather than teaching or caring for children as we’d have liked to. The only benefit to working here was the compensation and in the end even that wasn’t worth it! 

Pros: The kids, the activities planned, the location, the large playground, and access to many resources for the children to use.

Cons: The managers for sure. One of them was nice but the other was a total nightmare who was also really mean to the kids. It does not surprise me to see this location got called out for keeping a teacher who they let get away with spanking kids until parents caught on. Also turnover was constant but they kept enrolling more and more kids. Just makes it super clear the people on top only cared about money money money

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with the kids and the families.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It’s most stressful when we are short teachers because of call offs.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is good with multi cultural children and families.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The day goes fast because we have a daily schedule which we post to the parents every week.

Never have I ever had a job where I would come out crying. They threw me in a class without proper training now I’m getting yelled at for the “wrong” things I’m doing. They are way to demanding and strict. Don’t bother being a couple minutes late , they will write you up. Yet, they offer no parking for staff so you have to park pretty far away. Also, never have I ever met such pretentious parents! Some of the worst people I ever met. Please for your mental health, run away from here.

The most enjoyable was building good relationships with families and the kids!!! Management keep enrolling MORE, MORE kids when they’re already full and do not care about teachers at all but money!!!!!! It’s all about money with LCG, unfortunately. No raises, nothing!! Cruel pay after working so hard there!!!

The whole center was focused on gossiping an hearsay rather than investing into staff or team members that actually love what they do. Management just expects results and numbers no one actually cares about the quality of education or safety for any of the children there. It is really frustrating. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Preschool teacher 4 salaries reported	$14.75 per hour
Early childhood teacher 1 salary reported	$16.74 per hour
Teacher's aide 2 salaries reported	$13.00 per hour
Daycare teacher 23 salaries reported	$15.52 per hour
Lead teacher 2 salaries reported	$17.13 per hour

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