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Lightbridge Academy

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Lightbridge Academy reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(234 total reviews)
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Gigi Schweikert

65% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lightbridge Academy has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 234 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lightbridge Academy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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234 reviews
4.0
Apr 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

beware the management keep your head down

Cons

Can’t trust management with anything least of all your personal business

4.0
Apr 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Deep connections with the kids: You get to see them learn, grow, and hit milestones — you make a real impact on their little lives. • Every day is different: Working with toddlers keeps it exciting (and hilarious) because you never know what wild thing they’ll do or say next. • Building relationships with families: You become someone families trust, and that’s huge. • Sense of purpose: Your job actually means something — you’re not just working for a paycheck; you’re helping raise the next generation. • Strong coworker bonds: When you work somewhere busy and intense, your coworkers often become like a second family. • Experience and skills: You build patience, multitasking, communication, crisis management, and allllll the soft skills that are valuable in ANY career. • Feeling young at heart: Playing, dancing, singing, and doing crafts keeps your spirit way younger than sitting at a boring desk all day. • Funny memories: Even on hard days, toddlers are basically tiny comedians. You probably have a million funny stories. • Physical activity: You’re moving around a lot, so it’s more active than a typical desk job. • Creative freedom: You get to be silly, artsy, and playful — something a lot of adults miss out on.

Cons

Poor management/organization: There’s not enough structure, and you’re often left staying late because things aren’t planned out properly. • Inconsistent staffing: If someone calls out or they’re short-staffed, it falls on the loyal employees (like you) to pick up the slack — even if it means extra stress. • Emotional burnout: Caring so much about the kids makes it emotionally draining sometimes, especially when you can’t control everything around you. • Physical exhaustion: Constantly on your feet, chasing toddlers, lifting kids, bending down, cleaning up — it’s a LOT on your body every single day. • Lack of work/life balance: It’s hard to separate your life from your job when you care about the kids but also aren’t supported enough by management to actually leave on time. • Limited recognition: You work super hard and don’t always feel properly appreciated by those above you. • Pay doesn’t match the workload: Daycare and early education workers often do so much more than they’re compensated for — it’s a well-known problem in the industry. • High expectations, low support: You’re expected to be a superhero but aren’t always given the tools, staff, or systems you need to actually do it easily.

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