Is Primrose Schools a good company to work for?

Primrose Schools has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 2,287 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 (36) , Director (34) , Teaching Assistant (33) , Lead Pre-k Teacher (31) , Assistant Preschool Teacher (25) , Preschool Assistant Teacher (24) , Floater (22) , Assistant Director (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 102 reviews)); "My coworkers were great to work with and very helpful." ((in 73 reviews)); "Flexible hours and lessons are planned for you." ((in 33 reviews)); "It is a nice facility" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great employees and teachers." ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Really bad and poor management" ((in 303 reviews)); "Pay is low for the physical and mental effort it takes to care for toddlers." ((in 224 reviews)); "no benefits or way to move up" ((in 73 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 27 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 , Cincinnati , Denver , Phoenix

Primrose Schools reviews

3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(2,258 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 2,258 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

3.0

Sep 14, 2018

TA

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Your coworkers are amazing and loving and you really feel like you have each other's backs. The emotional pay you get from raising and teaching the children is heart warming. The students are wonderful.

Cons

The management won't feel like family no matter how much they claim to be a family practice. (Excluding the owners) The pay is low as is any praise you might receive. New employees are trained by the other teachers, but this is an unsaid thing. If no one tells you how the place flows, you'll be ignorant until you make a mistake. You won't get paid any bonuses for training other employees. You will not get any pay raises unless you aggressively seek one out.

1.0

Mar 16, 2018

Primrose Druid Hills in Decatur is not the place to be, at all

Teaching assistant

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Pros

The kids were the best! I loved my classroom and parents. The facility itself is brand new so it was nice to come to work in such a beautiful building. The Primrose curriculum was very cool and I would want my kid to attend a Primrose school.

Cons

Leadership was horrible. I was personally disrespected several times by a person in leadership and when I brought it to the attention of the director and owner I was overlooked, several times. They made me feel unappreciated and beneath them. I asked for an apology and was promised a meeting that never came to fruition. I personally could never work in an environment like that and I would not advise anyone else to. Also, there was a lot of caddy drama and gossip was a huge deal. There was no discretion amongst leadership and all issues with parents and staff were discussed freely. There were times another teacher would know personal information of mine that I never disclosed to them. Just a very messy environment.

1.0

Apr 24, 2017

Awful

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The only pro I can think of is the kids. The kids were really cute. Honestly other than that not much. My coworkers were nice.

Cons

The school is super unorganized. Horrible communication. No structure in the classrooms. Management altogether just bad. 100% more of a daycare than a preschool. Also the kids have no variety of centers/toys and are bored which causes even more behavioral problems. Lastly the lesson plans are made by corporate and there is little room for creativity.

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Jobs at Primrose Schools

Preschool Administrative Assistant