Childbase Partnership Reviews

Pros

Employment benefits, And of course the children and their families

Cons

Long hours underpaid Takes a long time to gain a qualification while working. Not enough support during while studying

Pros

+ work is varied + extracurricular events are good +alright pay

Cons

+ not enough is done to include everyone in the 'family' + no hours to be given, just kept on books for cover + no recognition for seasonal workers + feeling of being used + degrees are not recognised + pay is alright but not worth it + being referred to as just support rather than a member of the team really harms your esteem whilst there

Pros

There really aren’t many. The pay was good for an apprentice wage. Some staff were lovely. Kids were brilliant, made some good bonds with parents.

Cons

I worked here for two years. I never felt valued as an apprentice, often had to do some of the most stressful jobs. I never got much managerial support with my studying. I was supposed to have time out to study and that stopped after a few months. Once I completed my apprenticeship , things didn’t get any easier either. I just had more stressful things to do. When I approached my manager with this, she laughed at me. Management were really focussed on reviews and gave some parents special treatments. My manager was always rude and horrible to me especially towards the end. Team leaders were rude and the one for my age group was never in the room. Managers don’t care about your mental wellbeing they just layer more work on you. No sick pay, no benefits anymore. Most of the staff ignored me because I wasn’t worthy as an apprentice. I had a pretty lonely experience. When I got key children they, they didn’t do much to support me through it. Managers have favourites which they always gave treats to in front of other staff members. They turn a blind eye to any mistakes their favourites make. But if I made a mistake I’d have investigations done for silly mistakes.

Pros

Overall it is a good company with a strong ethos and values. The induction and training offered is to high standard. Strong management structure and each setting is audited and inspected regularly.

Cons

Overloaded with work, such as paperwork, observations, audits and so on. Hardly any time to actually spend with the children which is what Early Years should be about! Was spoken to rudely by management many times and felt disrespected. Many decisions were made over my head and not communicated to me. Saw a lot of unhappy staff during my time there.

Pros

Great salary. Great promotional opportunities Training programmes and employee assistance

Cons

Full time hours are often 40 plus overtime. Overtime can vary from 30 mins to 1.5 hours. Daily. Poor management support for contract variations. Often investigations for minor accident and injury forms. (Compulsory but sometimes a waste of employee time when they can refer to CCTV)

Pros

I've been working as a seasonal part-time employee & even when my schedule changes on short notice due to other commitments, they have tried their best to accommodate the change in the rota. The work atmosphere is very friendly & inclusive, with regular staff activities & training, whilst working with the children is always interesting & fun.

Cons

As it's such a small & close-knit group, if a falling in out happens then things can get awkward. Only other downside would be something that I suppose is typical for all uk nurseries & that's the, sometimes ridiculously, restrictive rules for health & safety. But these aren't the companies fault.

Pros

Amazing company. Can not fault head office (everyone knows your name, always helpful) Nursery it’s self, Have never work with such a supporting and caring management team as well as a great staff team. Management went out of way to support you with any ‘crazy/outbox’ ideas you have. I miss the people and little ones I worked with.

Cons

Can not think of any cons. I loved my job.

Pros

Great pay and strong ethos

Cons

Stress Overworkered Staffing issues Senior management team are rude