child care teacher

child care director

The Nest Schools

I truly love being a part of The Nest. It’s more than just a workplace—it’s a warm, nurturing community where both children and teachers are able to grow and thrive.

From an employee’s perspective, the environment is incredibly supportive and intentional. There is such a strong focus on connection, whether it’s building meaningful relationships with the children, partnering with families, or working alongside a team that genuinely cares for one another. I am so grateful for the people surrounding me. Not only does everyone care about you at work but they also truly care about how you are as a person outside of school. You can feel the sense of teamwork and kindness in everything we do. I genuinely cannot say enough good things about this school and this group of people.

What makes The Nest so special is its nature-based approach. The children are given the opportunity to explore, create, and learn through hands-on, meaningful experiences, both inside the classroom and outdoors. It creates such a calm, engaging atmosphere that encourages curiosity, independence, and confidence.

I also feel truly valued as a teacher. The leadership team is extremely supportive, communicative, and always encouraging growth, which makes a huge difference. It’s rare to find a place that feels this aligned with your values and passion for working with children. I commend Steve and Lacey for all their hard work and efforts that we  see daily and for all that they do behind the scenes to keep this school running smoothly. 

I’m so grateful to be part of The Nest—it’s a place that feels like home and I thoroughly enjoy coming here everyday💛

What is the best part of working at the company?
Jaslyn Knuckles was the reason I stayed as long as I did. She was a great director. She was fair, knowledgeable, and creative to have been only 30 years old.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There were about 3 situations that made working for this company stressful. The first was the tenured staff that was kept when the nest acquired the building. They would be on their cell phones in the classrooms, refuse to do lessons. Called the parents personally from their cells. Get mad at the office staff and report what they knew what was wrong instead of letting us know.  Next was the bosses that were not in the building and that lived out of town and out of state. We had to jump through to many loops when it came to removing some of those tenured staff that were not following policies and who were disrespectful to the directors. Lastly, some of the parents. The parents with the most difficult child or children would be the parents that would call state whenever they did not like something instead of talking to us.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Kudo's to the Director, Jaslyn Knuckles, she is working diligently to affect the atmosphere and environment of her location. She has the knowledge and experience to get the job done. She just needs the support of boss to get it done faster.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Its childcare, and everyday is different. That is not unique to the nest.

The best part about working at the nest is the relationships built with the families. 

I wouldn’t recommend working here because the culture seems to run heavily on favoritism, support and professionalism from management is lacking, and getting a break to use the restroom is very hard on most days. The staff turn over rate is and I believe it is due to the above mentioned problems.

An example of something I’ve experienced working here. I was experiencing a difficult moment in the classroom, and I heard the supervisor laughing and discussing my the situation right outside of the classroom. The previous day another teacher had the same problem and they received help from the supervisor. 

That is a reflection of the work culture and lack of support I’ve experienced working here.

The pay was decent for childcare and majority of the coworkers were nice. I also loved my kids. The cons are mainly the director and the environment. The 
 director is a micromanager that provides no support. She picks favorites as well. She makes you feel like a terrible teacher when you aren't. Some coworkers, one in particular, also make it toxic. They are the director's favorites. There is also no cleaners at the end of the night, the staff have to clean the whole place. I was more sick here than anywhere I ever worked. The director would find a way to punish you for calling off even tho you have a doctors note. It isn't worth it working here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Opportunity for advancement, good pay

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
To get approval for time off requests, keeping teachers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Sometimes stressful to be expected working with children. Management support.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Every infant has a schedule they go by, make time to support each of them and finding time to do projects.

Don’t go lack of communication between three admins. Lack of support with behavior children and for employees. Multiple turnovers since new management came aboard. Favoritism is very noticeable I can go on but don’t allow the beauty of the school and the benefits (barely) get you to get on board run really fast or your mental health will rise! First few weeks will seem lovely but after that true colors will be shown. 

As an employee, I’ve had a great experience working at this daycare. The team is supportive, and there is a strong focus on creating a safe, nurturing environment for the children. Management encourages teamwork and communication, and it’s rewarding to be part of a place that truly prioritizes child development and well-being.

Start Compensation is reasonable however the work culture can be frustrating as there’s a high overturn of employees. There’s a lot of hours available because it’s often short staffed from call offs or people who come in late. The work responsibilities make you start to question your compensation rate. 

You never know your schedule or where you’ll be put. Not a good fit for someone who likes to know exactly when, where and who of the job. It is not a good atmospheric and management is sarcastic, not supportive.

Schedule changes frequently based on needs and lunch times aren’t set so unsure of when you would leave for lunch can be odd if you don’t drive. Lengths of breaks change too… sometimes 15 minutes and sometimes an hour. They don’t want you to hit 40 hours because it hurts their rating so they send home 

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