Good, you just want to work somewhere for a few hours - School Age Childcare The Y (YMCA) Employee Review

3.0
23 Mar 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I needed a part time job and the hours fit my family schedule. I work in the school age childcare program, and I was able to work the morning shift only. This was convenient for me.

Cons

My immediate management team was not great at communicating, and hesitant to address problems with staff or program participants (ie childcare program parents). Not always accessible during hours when staff is on site. I also feel that they let personal friendships with staff get in the way of effective leadership. I had staff at my site that was very hesitant to do any more than the bare minimum. I would take the time to make a monthly lesson plan and this was never followed. Everytime I passed along activities to them from management, they ignored them and the tasks were never completed. Management did not back me up in getting the staff to do their job! There were also several occasions when problem children should have been removed from the program and were not.

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
5 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent opportunities to connect with folks from different backgrounds, communities, etc. Wonderful opportunities to learn, and continue to learn important skills such life saving skills. Opportunities to help people in the community. Lasting impact on people for a lifetime

Cons

Inconsistency, favoritism, constant change no one can keep up with, no empathy, no respect, no communication, toxic work environment, enabling the behavior of others while requiring regular trainings on work place harassment and actions that don’t match the company mission of healthy mind body and spirit.

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