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DC: how much teacher turnover is standard?

MamaAllisonMamaAllison member
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Either I've been unlucky or unrealistic in my expectations. I don't think we've ever started a room and finished a room with the same teacher. (DD1 is almost three and has been in DC since 11 months, so 5 rooms, about 11 different teachers.)

Just found out today that her amazing preschool teacher is leaving. Today. Not thrilled that I didn't get more advance notice but I've kind of had it with the turnover. Do you think it is the same everywhere?
DD1 - Evelyn Riley - 9/30/11
DD2 - Charlotte Avery - 1/27/14




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    50% of the teachers at our school have been there over 5 years. They just told us this at Back To School Night.

    That's a lot of teacher turnover which can be normal but can also be an indicator on the type of employer they are.

    I always ask about sudden departures. I ask other teachers for the scoop. The Director may not be able to disclose if she was fired.
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  • lulubelle21lulubelle21 member
    We've lost people, but due to things such as needing to care for an ill/aging family member. I do feel like our dc is very open and treats employees well, so it's just an overall vibe that everyone seems to be happy.
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  • litzo27litzo27 member
    Why was she in 5 rooms? I would have expected 3 I guess - infants to young toddlers, toddlers and then to preschool at 3? No?

    DS1's daycare had fairly low turnover - he was there for 3 years and across all rooms 5 teachers remained the same, 2 switched rooms (one toddler to preschool and another preschool to pre-k so they actually stayed with their "old" kids). And about 3 left and were replaced. Floaters did change a little more I think. After we left that daycare the director was moved to HQ and the new director was not as well liked and there was a ton of turnover within a year.

    DS2's daycare seems to have very low daycare but they do have a lot of part-timers instead. So in general the kids have a lot more people interchangibly caring for them.

    I agree with PP. In and of itself it may not be a big deal but it's not ideal.
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  • minirellaminirella member
    It varies. Back in the old days when I worked at a daycare, the teachers were consistent but it was a small town. I live in a big college town and the daycare's here seem to have a good amount of turnover at the end of each semester.

    The preschool we go to hires actual teachers - most have retired or just want part-time employment to raise families - and there is very little turnover. Even the aides are long-term but I've been told they pay the teachers well and I'm fairly certain the teachers and aides are treated well. The last teacher left as a result of a pregnancy.
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  • Leap08Leap08 member
    I really think it depends. Our school has some teachers that have been their for ages (before we started, and we've gone there for more than 4 years), some who have been there for at least 2-3 years, and some that are gone within a few months. They also tend to shuffle teachers around at least once a year. It seems like each classroom tends to have at least one stable teacher.   
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  • traveltheworldtraveltheworld member
    We have had quite a bit of turnover, but largely because of his teachers getting pregnant and going on ML. We've been there about 14 months and DS has had at least one consistent teacher in each room that he's been in.
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  • mlee116mlee116 member
    DS's DC doesn't really have a lot of turnover.  I can only think of 3 teachers that have left in the 2+ years we've been there.  More helpers/assistants than that have left, but since they aren't alone with the kids and most of them are teenagers who help PT, its not a big deal to me.  The most recent "new" teacher has been there for over a year now.

    The teachers that have left have left to take another job or to go back to school to pursue a bachelor's degree.

    Personally, I like consistency and would not like a lot of turnover.  I mean, I know there's only so much a director can do so you have to be realistic but I like for DS to be familiar with his teachers and not constantly have a new one.  If you feel comfortable, I would ask the other teachers.  
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  • IrishTravelerIrishTraveler member
    We're experiencing a lot of turnover at our center now, but DS has been there almost two years, and this is the first big wave we've experienced. Before that, a lot of the teachers (maybe 50%) had been there longer than a year--many for several years. Generally speaking, we love our center. Turnover is always upsetting, particularly when you get attached to some of the teachers, but like any workplace, people move on.
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    Most of the turnover at DS's school is either teachers moving back to their home country, transferring to another location closer to home or changing careers.
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  • MamaAllisonMamaAllison member
    To answer the question we moved and switched daycares hence the 5 rooms.

    I keep thinking that everything that happens is the "last straw", but I feel like it has been like this with the turnover at both places that maybe that's just how it is? Also, switching would be ANOTHER change for the girls, so obviously that's counter intuitive. I also really like the infant teacher that DD2 is with, and would be very hesitant to pull her out, and don't want them in different places, obviously.

    To muddy the waters even more I've been having SAHM thoughts which is very unlike me.

    IDK.
    DD1 - Evelyn Riley - 9/30/11
    DD2 - Charlotte Avery - 1/27/14




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