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 106 reviews)); "My coworkers were great to work with and very helpful." ((in 71 reviews)); "Flexible hours when possible.. Provide healthy meals." ((in 32 reviews)); "It is a nice facility" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great employees and teachers." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Really bad and poor management" ((in 298 reviews)); "Pay is low for the physical and mental effort it takes to care for toddlers." ((in 220 reviews)); "no benefits or way to move up" ((in 70 reviews)); "This makes it difficult for management to support staff and for staff to get approved time off." ((in 39 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism" ((in 31 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Feb 1, 2019

Is there an option for 0 stars?

Teacher assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The kids are so awesome.

Cons

Where to begin? Hmmm. I saw bad reviews and figured maybe those bad reviews are catered to the kind of people at that specific location. I thought I'd be fine at my school. NOPE. Turns out if you have no HR, the "managers" are allowed to talk to you and treat you however they deem fit. I have had jobs all over the country as my husband is in the military. This job in particular, is the WORST job I have ever had. Terrible pay, terrible management, drama with teachers who make sure the school knows about one another's drama. I just couldn't believe grown, educated women act this way. Also, be sure you know before you agree to work that this is a job where the customer is always right, and you the employee is always wrong. Parents are just pay checks. They will do anything to keep them happy; including water down bad behavior of the kids.

1.0

Jun 21, 2018

Primrose West Clay! If Julie Bowman is the owner run for your life!!!!!

Floater/teacher assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere, fun teacher, and awesome parents!

Cons

Julie Bowman doesn’t want to pay! No 401k or incentives that would make you want to stay! Office staff isn’t any better!

1.0

Oct 26, 2017

I wish I had read the reviews

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The kids were amazing, the location convenient and it was clean and tidy

Cons

Management was a nightmare. Listen, I didn't want to quit. I loved the kids but I had been lied to several times by management and it had gotten to a point where it was ridiculous to stay. I will tell you how this will go, they will hire you as a teacher and then make you support (a person to keep ratios when teachers are sick or need bathroom breaks or more water). If you come to management with concerns about how your job is not what you were hired for they will tell you "things change." This not only happened to me but other people I was working with. I was lied to about position, classrooms, and pay (twice). There communication is ridiculous, they not only drop the ball with teachers but with parents as well. A red flag I should have listened to is that they are ALWAYS hiring, because people are always quitting. I wish I had listen to the reviews when I looked up the company. So my advice to you (if you are looking at this exact location because I don't know about any others) is to take the reviews into consideration and decide if you can work in an incredibly unorganized place happily.

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Jobs at Primrose Schools

Private Preschool Childcare Teacher (All age groups)