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On a school level, the Stratford schools can be great place to work. The families are generally down-to-earth and respectful and teachers have relative freedom to work within a set curriculum and support. Class sizes are small and the workload is very fair. Students receive challenging material overall, though the curriculum per subject isn't terribly innovative. Payment is fair and time off is average, though health benefits are pretty paltry compared to public and some private schools.

My biggest criticism would be the corporate oversight that is often ineffective and had been overstaffed before 2021. As with most upper-management, the employees are too far from the classroom and often hover uncomfortably during training in the name of "feedback". Much of the PD days are dedicated to learning new grading programs or macrocosmic views of education that seem rather obvious. However, Summer training often offers varied and illuminating structural activities. 
At its heart, it seems a more conservative educational institution that is catching up to SEL theories. Teachers are sometimes "voluntold" on a department level to contribute curriculum that will inevitably become IP for Spring; however, there is often little follow through on these assignments. As with most privates, the emphasis is on image, parent management, and enrollment, but this comes with the territory. 

Their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was mixed. Many of my coworkers and I felt unsafe and that our concerns were secondary to the decision to remain open. While they transitioned quickly to distance learning, they held out in closing the school past the point of parent and teacher comfort. Distance Learning was very well handled and I felt extremely supported. In Fall of 2020, they opened many of their schools relatively early in late October and emphasized this decision during enrollment season. Each school was on a limited basis, but many schools were open full time five days a week. It has gotten better and is genuinely conducive to learning but felt very much at the expense of people's safety.

Overall, not a bad place to work if you don't have preexisting conditions.

What an incredibly rare thing to be able to say that I LOVE MY JOB! I have worked here for going on 8yrs, and have never dreaded going in to work. The CEO, CFO, Founder, and remaining management team do an excellent job of welcoming and interacting with employees, regardless of job title, and you can tell they truly care, not only about the company, but also the staff members, families, and students who make up the "Stratford family". From day one, the recurring theme has been customer service and a company who cares, and that has stayed true even when the pandemic hit. Our leadership and management team were literally working around-the-clock to ensure that teachers and staff continued to feel supported mentally and were well equipped as we suddenly went into working from home because of the mandates. Our CEO donated 100% of his salary, further proving his commitment to and heart for the company. Amidst recent social injustices, he has even launched the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Advisory Council within the company, to ensure that every voice is heard and we continue improving with being an advocate for racial equality.

I'm so grateful and proud to be a part of a company that thoroughly cares at every level. Having several different locations allows you to find the campus that you are the best fit for. I have loved that every member of my campus feels like a member of my extended family, and (pre-covid) we often get together outside of work in support and celebration of each other.

Typical day at work is being completely burnout with no support. You will be expected to do things that you haven't even been taught yet, so be ready to train yourself. Management does not clearly define the employee's responsibilities which leads to confusion and high stress trying to "figure it out" on your own. Management is very unapproachable and will speak to you in a condescending manner. They don't care what you think or feel, they don't ask questions, and when you try to explain , their focus is explaining why you are wrong. Workplace issues will not be addressed but instead will be deflected and ignored. They blame employees for the failures instead of trying to help, which obliterates trust and leads to high turnover. The workplace is completely toxic and the children are clearly not their top priority. All they care about is money and new enrollments. It is a chaotic daycare , portraying itself as a top notch preschool with a program that is not even implemented. The only time you will see the boss is when they do a tour for a family. They will not check in on the classrooms to ensure the children are being taught the program, but the parent's don't know that and they are paying SO much. It is greedy, deceitful, and sad. The children are the ones who suffer the most. Teachers are so burnout and overworked for such little pay and no recognition. I feel awful for the children and families, they deserve better and so do the teachers. 

-Management speaks to teachers in a disrespectful and condescending way
-Management laughs at teachers when they ask for support or prep time, yet tells us we need to change our attitude and smile more, and asks us why morale is low. (Tone deaf.)
-Constantly getting nitpicked and micromanaged as to how to run a classroom, nothing you do will be right no matter what, just give up.
--no support staff and no floater teachers, management constantly moves kids from room to room throughout the day. Leads to endless chaos and behavior problems, which management then blames on the teachers.
--Teachers get yelled at if curriculum tasks aren’t completed; yet we are given no time to complete these tasks. These curriculum tasks aren’t about education anyway—it’s all about marketing for the company. They could care less what you actually teach, as long as you’re showcasing something “impressive” that they can use to try and recruit more families
--Teachers are forced into overtime yet also get yelled at for getting overtime (you CANNOT win)
---in an attempt to possibly boost morale (?) management plans “potlucks” where teachers are expected to go out and buy, cook, and bring in food for each other because the company is too cheap to buy lunch for hardworking teachers. Staff are tired of these, but they keep forcing them on us. 
--no raises for teachers despite significant tuition raises for parents.
-There is no floating holiday.

I was with the company for a while going through various buyouts. Each time worse than the last. They promote incompetent people with no credentials for the job but know how to kiss up to Spring management. The teachers for the most part are from bottom of the barrel many without proper certifications and couldn't get a job in a real school but Spring pay is so bad they have to take what they can get. Upper level management model for local management toxic leadership. Most have no clue what they are doing and mostly resemble a soap opera cast fresh with gossip they never verify with the individuals in question but are ok "digging deeply" with the folks that no longer are part of the school. Whoever does the hiring for this education group really needs to be fired because they have done a horrible job yet those very people who are themselves incompetent for the roles they have fly all over the country with their snotty attitudes placing judgement on local staff they have not even made the time to get to know. The only way to make it here in any of their schools is to never speak up about anything and just say "yes sir/ma'am" what does that remind you of? The culture is subterranean at most of their schools. Unless you are super desperate for a job, stay away from here. 

Spring has offered excellent professional growth, and has a deep focus on developing employees at all levels.  I transitioned from teaching in the classroom to a work-from-home position to support our schools and have worked with a large number of managers and supervisors at various levels on projects.  All of them have demonstrated a focus on providing excellent education to our students and all have been very supportive of me, personally, and others. I have worked for Spring Education for several years, since the group purchased the school where I taught.  While structural changes within the company can be concerning to experience, it is an expectation within large organizations, and the adjustments and repositioning make sense over time.  I have enjoyed working as part of Spring Education Group, and look forward to continued growth in my role. One of the biggest positives for me is the truly excellent work-life balance.  Every person I have worked with at Spring has a clear understanding that life happens and a person's family is their priority.  Team members are always ready to help and provide flexibility.  I am very fortunate to be able to work full time from home with a team of great people and balance that with being present for my family and kids when they have notable events during the business day.

Anyone who has ever experienced a start-up understands that there are natural hiccups that occur while a company is finding its groove. While Spring Education Group is a very large company -- and owns over 200 schools, many of whom have 50+ year histories individually -- it is still a young company, so new staff need to have grace and patience with the corporate side of things. The company spans the continental United States, which means coworkers are often in other time zones and the "work day" has a bit more fluidity, as sometimes you need to meet a deadline based on PT while you're living/working in ET. That being said, the best part about working for an education-based company is that they understand parenthood and the prioritization we put on our families. While it's very easy some weeks to put in 50+ hours, it's just as easy to request a day off to attend your child's play or sporting event, and that healthy balance is respected.

I have been with Spring Education Group for two years and, without exaggeration, it has been the best, most rewarding, and fulfilling job I have ever had. I left my previous workplace intentionally, with a goal to join a company that could both serve a larger purpose and help me achieve my own personal goals. It was a tall order; when I found Spring, it was everything I had been looking for. And, in my tenure here, Spring has exceeded all of my expectations. For someone who is passionate about education, the work itself is extremely fulfilling—you know you are working to provide excellent education (and you remember this every time you visit a school and see a kiddo learning and smiling at their favorite teacher!). The workplace itself has been extremely rewarding, too: the teams are excellent, the company generous, and most everyone is purpose-driven, results-oriented, creative, and a great sport. The team I am on has been the best team I’ve ever worked with. We work hard, but everyone is kind, understanding, funny, and we all lead interesting lives outside of work. I have felt supported throughout, have been granted so many opportunities to grow, receive continuing professional development and education, and know that I am making an impact--not just on the day to day, but the future.

Spring Education Group is the largest provider of private education in the U.S. There are multiple top-tier brands under the Spring umbrella and multiple marketing teams that support those brands. Employees receive competitive pay, great benefits, ample time off, and all of the national holidays. 

Working within a large group of educational brands has allowed me to work with many wonderful professionals and learn from within my team and from those teams outside of my own. The marketing team works alongside the admissions and growth marketing teams toward the mission of providing excellent campaigns that deliver solid leads. We are a results-driven company where innovation and continuous learning are encouraged. 

Our team manager is positive and supportive, which makes it a pleasure to work with her. The overall culture is caring and collaborative. We work together to overcome challenges, find solutions, and celebrate wins. I enjoy working alongside my colleagues every day to create new campaigns that speak to the quality of education and excellent experience that our schools provide. 




I had high hopes for this position! The location is beautiful. The staff and families are friendly. However, the management makes it a miserable place to work. They will throw you in with zero training, give you zero time for lesson planning or set up, they don't provide supplies and often run out of PPE, they don't offer support and constantly move children around to make ratios. They will tell you to step out of ratio to move kids, "if it's only a second, it's no big deal". Then they are rude when you ask for help. When you point out issues they will deny, deny, deny. Their is no accountability with management or plans to improve anything. They do not hold some people accountable and bully others. The icing on the cake is that you will not get your legal breaks (we are entitled to TWO ten's and a thirty minute lunch- BEFORE the 5th hour! NOT the 6th or 7th!) and your paycheck might even be short!! Run away from this place. Everyone is from Kindercare and it certainly runs like one. 

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