I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at La Petite Academy (Aurora, IL) in Jan 2015
Interview
Overall it took about 45 minutes. The director and assistant director had a couple of sheets designed for the interview asking basic questions. All of the questions were related to the position. It was easy and very comfortable. There were interruptions, but all of them were related to the children or their parents. They were very nice to the parents, staff, and myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do with a parent having a hard time leaving their child?
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at La Petite Academy (Concord, NC) in Sep 2023
Interview
The interview priceless took about three days.
I applied online and they called me back less than 24 hours.
And then they asked me to come in the next day.
They are going to ask you to resend your résumé or bring your résumé in with you because they will not have that information.
You will need to get a TB test,background check, and fingerprints.
They will want you to start as soon as possible because they are always low staffed.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How many years of experience do you have in childcare?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at La Petite Academy (Roseville, CA) in Jan 2021
Interview
Very straight forward, basic questions about why you would like to work with kids. What is your passion with working with kids. What is your education level and how it relates to the job.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at La Petite Academy (Salt Lake City, UT) in Jul 2018
Interview
Quick phone interview/screening for a lead teacher position. Was less than five minutes and was told they were looking at someone with my background. Was asked about five simple questions about my experience, degree, why I want to work with children, pay, and preference on shifts.
Lead Teacher applicants have rated the interview process at La Petite Academy with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 39% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lead Teacher roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 24 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at La Petite Academy overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at La Petite Academy as a Lead Teacher according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 19%
Phone interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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