A question about corporate owned childcare centers

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A question about corporate owned childcare centers

by Ms.Tori

May 11, 2011

I moved to a new state and took a job with a corporate-owned childcare center. I used to be a lead teacher in the 3/4 year old room in a private school and now I'm a teacher's assistant/floater. I'm really unhappy and I have only been at the job for a month. I see kids doing little work, teachers who use cellphones all the time instead of getting things ready for the next day, eating in front of the kids, gossiping on the playground instead of watching the kids, and worse. Today, a teacher humiliated a child who had a BM in her pants (made her wait 30 mins until she went back inside)

What has your experience been between corporate and privately-owned childcare/preschool centers?

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newbie I do not have much experience myself and I have not seen the things you mention. What is the management's policies about teachers writing lesson plans, using cell phones, etc? As a general observation, most child-care centers are businesses who don't pay very well and whose main concern is making a profit. However, it doesn't seem to make good busi...See More

May 13, 2011

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Ms. Tori On 5/13/11, newbie wrote: > I do not have much experience myself and I have not seen the > things you mention. What is the management's policies about > teachers writing lesson plans, using cell phones, etc? As a > general observation, most child-care centers are businesses > who don't pay very well and whose main concern is making a...See More

May 13, 2011

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granny You know and I know what you are describing is not right on many levels and since this is coming from the top down, you have every right to start looking for another position somewhere else. It doesn't help the children at all, and unless you want to be a whistleblower to the corporate office (if you feel nothing you say or do will change the envir...See More

May 14, 2011

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Ms. Tori Thanks Granny. I appreciate the input. I am most definitely looking for another position. This corporate school just isn't a place that I want to work in.

The owner/director really doesn't know what's going on and doesn't really care as long as parents aren't complaining and money is coming in.

The best I can do is be profession...See More

May 14, 2011

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Preschool Teacher I think it really depends on the school. I currently work for a corporate/ franchise preschool and don't have those types of problems. Our school is far from perfect but I have contact with teachers from other franchised schools of the same name, and their problems are completely different. Just depends on the school

May 31, 2011

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