Is La Petite Academy a good company to work for?

La Petite Academy has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 1,430 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 56% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at La Petite Academy to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about La Petite Academy have been left by employees working as Director , Academy Director and Assistant Director .

Does La Petite Academy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, La Petite Academy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at La Petite Academy. This rating has improved by 46% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at La Petite Academy?

87% of La Petite Academy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated La Petite Academy 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at La Petite Academy?

Teacher (247) , Lead Teacher (216) , Director (83) , Assistant Teacher (64) , Assistant Director (57) , Teacher Assistant (38) , Team Lead (37) , Preschool Teacher (23) , Teaching Assistant (19) , Daycare Teacher (16) , Infant Teacher (16) , Master Teacher (16) , Academy Director (15) , Lead Pre-k Teacher (14) , Lead Preschool Teacher (14)

What are the pros of working at La Petite Academy according to real employee reviews?

"Staff was friendly and helpful" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good Benefits and 401K matched at %4" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great coworkers and families." ((in 45 reviews)); "Great people and everyone truly cares about the kids." ((in 30 reviews)); "The children and families and co workers I also enjoy having weekends off" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at La Petite Academy according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they ask way too much of you" ((in 167 reviews)); "Poor management and sneaky business behind closed doors" ((in 134 reviews)); "Long hours and you be worn out day 4" ((in 24 reviews)); "Plus most schools are lower during holidays and people want to take time off to be with family." ((in 22 reviews)); "The lower management that you love are beholden to upper management you don't know, who can even go above them to fire you." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the top reviewed La Petite Academy locations?

Albuquerque , San Antonio , Jacksonville , Kansas City , Las Vegas , Aurora , Virginia Beach , Houston , Knoxville , Memphis , Orlando , Shelby , Merritt Island , Fort Worth , Omaha , Winston-Salem , Tucson , Olathe , Benbrook , Chesapeake , Stafford , Madison , Raleigh , Indianapolis , Westerville , Naperville , Richmond , Saint Louis , Oklahoma City , Horn Lake

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Lots of work for little pay and no recognition - Teacher La Petite Academy Employee Review

1.0

Jan 7, 2015

Teacher

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Pros

-Benefits are good. That's the only reason I'm still working here. There are really no other pros that I can think of.

Cons

-Management does not work with you on scheduling. You can give them two weeks' notice for needing a day off and they act like you're a huge inconvenience. -Schedule is inconsistent. Every week they want me to come in at a different time. -Manager never recognizes you for doing things well. -They constantly make us take extra long lunch breaks to prevent us from getting overtime, and then schedule us for longer blocks of time. For example, they'll schedule you for a 9 1/2 hour block of time and then make you take hour and a half long lunches. -Very low pay

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5.0

Jun 27, 2026

Teacher

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Pros

Solid pay for experienced teachers, good management, good schedule

Cons

None that come to mind

La Petite Academy Response

Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled you had a positive experience and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. Wishing you all the best!

4.0

May 13, 2026

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Rachel is very supportive and that is hard to find in management with a company this big. They give you a childcare discount for children attending any of the company schools. With working for a big corporation like Learning Care, there are teams for everything to support you. Coaching and mentoring younger staff be who they want to be will always be a huge pro of this job. Usually the staff we get are ones who use us as a stepping stone to what they want to do forever, I love getting to know them and helping them get where they want to be.

Cons

Salary is lower than some other local companies. Work life balance is a constant struggle but that’s not just at this company, just in this field in general. Early Childhood education is a hard field to stay in long term making turnover higher than I would ever like it to be at my school.

La Petite Academy Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience. We’re glad to hear you’ve felt supported by your leadership team and value the childcare benefits offered to employees. We also appreciate your honest feedback regarding compensation and work-life balance, as insights like yours are important in helping us continue improving support for our school teams and employees across the organization.

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