Managing Turnover

We acknowledge that high turnover is a predominate concern in this industry. Every school has turnover and it is foolish to operate without a plan to manage this aspect of the industry. Our approach is Managed Turnover and is described below:

1. We provide our teachers with better benefits, higher pay and a better work environment than any of our competition. LLA teachers enjoy salaries that are up to 20% higher than average for the greater Cincinnati area. We will continue this standard of exceptional employee reward adjusted for the specific wage rates of the Plano market.
2. LLA operates as a school in that we require our lead teachers to commit to the academic school year. This plays a crucial role in minimizing teacher position changes during the school year. We plan all teacher transitions and changes for implementation in August.
3. During the summer months we meet with all of our teachers to discuss their desire to continue for another academic school year. Some teachers express an interest in staying in their existing classroom, some an interest in moving to a different age group, and sometimes in pursuing other opportunities. Through this process we balance our teachers’ interests with the needs of our school, parents and children and thus ‘manage’ our turnover to a specific time of the year (August), which is least disruptive to the children, classrooms, and school. This is the approach that local school districts utilize, and to our knowledge, we know of no other child care providers leveraging these proven methods.
4. We offer all of our teachers comfortable, high quality uniforms at no charge, a fully-stocked Teacher Resource Center, an employee lounge for relaxation and bonding, and a fun atmosphere to work within.
5. We employ full-time Assistant Directors who are tasked with ensuring teacher satisfaction, addressing staff issues and concerns, providing on-going trainings and resource centers, and ensuring ongoing professional development.
6. Last, but certainly not least, we treat our teachers as the professionals they are and show them the respect that a professional has earned. We would never treat any of our teachers as “babysitters”.

LLA teacher conducting circle time discussion