Is Primrose Schools a good company to work for?

Primrose Schools has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 2,284 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 36% of employees would recommend working at Primrose Schools to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Primrose Schools have been left by employees working as Lead Early Preschool Teacher , Education Coach and Administrative Assistant .

Does Primrose Schools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Primrose Schools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Primrose Schools. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Primrose Schools?

36% of Primrose Schools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Primrose Schools 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Primrose Schools?

Teacher (474) , Lead Teacher (219) , Assistant Teacher (174) , Preschool Teacher (71) , Teacher Assistant (66) , Lead Preschool Teacher (59) , Infant Teacher (42) , Support Teacher (35) , Director (34) , Teaching Assistant (33) , Lead Pre-k Teacher (31) , Assistant Preschool Teacher (25) , Preschool Assistant Teacher (23) , Floater (22) , Toddler Teacher (21)

What are the pros of working at Primrose Schools according to real employee reviews?

"The staff is great and the families are even better I would never leave if I do not have to." ((in 107 reviews)); "My coworkers were great to work with and very helpful." ((in 76 reviews)); "Flexible hours when possible.. Provide healthy meals." ((in 36 reviews)); "It is a nice facility" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great employees and teachers." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Primrose Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Really bad and poor management" ((in 300 reviews)); "Pay is low for the physical and mental effort it takes to care for toddlers." ((in 223 reviews)); "no benefits or way to move up" ((in 67 reviews)); "This makes it difficult for management to support staff and for staff to get approved time off." ((in 34 reviews)); "Leadership was horrible." ((in 29 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Primrose Schools locations?

Houston , Atlanta , San Antonio , Austin , Dallas , Fort Worth , Frisco , Columbus , Tampa , Natick , Apple Valley , Plano , Raleigh , Lawrenceville , Sugar Land , Minnetonka , Nashville , Orlando , Kennesaw , Round Rock , Burlington , Acworth , Woodstock , Midlothian , Gilbert , College Station , Carmel , Denver , Phoenix , Charlotte

Primrose Schools reviews

3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(2,255 total reviews)

David Berg

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Primrose Schools has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,255 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Primrose Schools 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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2K reviews

1.0

Oct 31, 2017

You are just a number

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours and lessons are planned for you.

Cons

Hardly anyone gets put on full time, they will work you so that you are just under hours and send you home on a moments notice. The teacher to student ratio is 1:12 so they stick two teachers in to get 2:24. It was mass chaos which leads me to there are no consequence for a child's actions. Sure they make you "write them up" but if a child slaps a teacher across the face that should get a call home. If there is a problem with a child they go talk to management and that's it. The child comes back the same and acts the same. Management acts like you should just deal with this disrespect because they are children but I am telling you that child is learning this behavior to be acceptable. The lessons are repetitive and are nothing special. You are not allowed to change anything even if it is the same lesson and the kids are bored out of their minds. Also you have to wear a uniform to work that you have to but if you don't want to wear a polo every day. It is a scam and it is not a preschool. It is a daycare. Lastly the insurance is a scam and will take a lot of your paycheck.

1.0

Aug 25, 2017

High turnover

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chef, Great Curriculum, Primrose Way and a great resource room fully stocked.

Cons

The management is very unprofessional to staff, students and parents. If you have children, plan on bringing them in when they are sick! Turn over is awful! The management says "every one here is replaceable." They schedule on your day off with out asking, then they will keep cutting your hours until you are under 40 hours for the week. Communication between management and staff is terrible! Parents constantly complain about management. If and when they get a new leader that treats employees with respect, Primrose of Apple Valley could be great place to work for!

2.0

Sep 11, 2023

All a Brand

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay at the specific franchised school I worked for was adequate, but probably because they have trouble keeping staff. Primrose focuses on diversity and inclusion, but on a conservative level; such as having babies of multiple skin colors in the classroom, and using books that mention many different kinds of families, such as LGBTQ+ parents.

Cons

Firstly, know that Primrose is franchised. I’m speaking on the specific franchised Primrose I worked for: the owners open schools so rapidly, before making sure their newest opened school is thriving and successful. They have a policy that if you quit within your first year, the shirts they require you to wear, the Primrose water bottle they require you to use, and your badge (all which you must return) will be deducted from your last check. As well, they make your last check minimum wage in at-will states. Primrose as a whole: the Primrose brand is almost cult-like. They use incredible branding to make themselves seem unique and outstanding, but it’s just a brand. It’s basically Montessori. Their training is severely lacking in actual skills to be a great teacher and help children develop. It mostly focuses on why Primrose is *so* special and brainwashing you into the primrose way.

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Jobs at Primrose Schools

Private Preschool Childcare Teacher (All age groups)