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KinderCare Named 2022 Gallup Exceptional Workplace for Sixth Consecutive Year

Early childhood education provider receives prestigious distinction, is one of only four companies worldwide to achieve this recognition so many times

April 04, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KinderCare Learning Companies, one of the nation’s largest providers of early childhood and school-age education and child care, is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the sixth consecutive year. KinderCare remains the first and only early childhood education provider to be recognized with this award, and one of only four employers worldwide, across all sectors, to receive this distinction six years in a row. The award, given by Gallup, honors organizations for their extraordinary ability to create engaged workplace cultures that drive business outcomes.

“We’re deeply honored to earn the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award and to be one of only four organizations to have received this distinction six years in a row. As the only child care provider in this group, it’s especially rewarding considering how relevant child care is for employers and working families across all sectors,” said Jessica Harrah, Chief People Officer at KinderCare Learning Companies. “This achievement is a testament to the incredible work our employees do every day in programs across the country. We simply could not do the important work of supporting the communities, families and children we serve without their commitment — from their focus on learning from each other and working together to overcome challenges to bringing amazing experiences to life across all of our programs.”

KinderCare employs more than 30,000 educators and support staff who provide early childhood education and care at more than 2,000 early learning centers and sites across the country. KinderCare provides all employees with competitive benefits, including a child care tuition benefit, and gauges family and employee engagement annually to help ensure we’re continuing to support our communities and employees in the best possible ways.

According to Gallup, only 20 percent of employees worldwide are engaged in the company they work for – committed to their work and connected to their workplace – and just 32 percent of employees in the U.S. are engaged. According to Gallup, highly engaged workers result in fewer negative outcomes and greater success for organizations. Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winners have 14 engaged employees for every one actively disengaged employee. Similarly, KinderCare has an employee engagement ratio that’s nearly seven times the rate in the U.S. and just over 13 times the global rate.

“Gallup’s 2022 Exceptional Workplace Award winners have steered their organizations through another unprecedented and challenging year. They didn’t slow down or hit ‘pause’ during times of uncertainty. They stayed true to their organizational values. Gallup commends all of the 2022 GEWA winners for their resiliency, determination and commitment to making their people a priority,” said Jim Harter, Gallup’s chief scientist of workplace management and wellbeing.

Learn more about the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Awards here.

About KinderCare Learning Companies^®

KinderCare Learning Companies is one of America’s largest providers of early childhood and school-age education and child care. KinderCare supports hardworking families with differentiated flexible child care solutions to meet today’s dynamic work environment in 40 states and the District of Columbia:

• In neighborhoods, with KinderCare^® Learning Centers that offer early childhood education and child care for children six weeks to 12 years old;
• At work, through KinderCare Education at Work™, providing customized family benefits for employers across the country, including on-site and near-site early learning centers and back-up care for last-minute child care, and
• In local schools, with Champions^® before and after-school programs.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, KinderCare operates more than 2,000 early learning centers and sites. In 2022, KinderCare earned its sixth Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award – one of only four companies worldwide to win this award for six consecutive years. To learn more, visit KC-Learning.com.

About Gallup

Gallup delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 80 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students and citizens than any other organization in the world.

Health & Safety Coordinator at KinderCare Education in Portland, Oregon

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Posted in Management 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time

At KinderCare Education, we make it our passion to nurture a sense of discovery, joy, and wonder in every child, every day, at every one of our centers. As the nation’s leading private provider in accredited early childhood education, we’re committed to delivering the highest-quality child care and educational opportunities for families and the dedicated professionals who serve them.

We see the greatness in each child, and we believe teachers can change the world. Every day, our more than 33,000 employees create a world of learning, joy, and adventure for more than 158,000 children. Whether you’re in one of our centers or providing support from our headquarters in Portland, Oregon, being a part of the KinderCare family means that you care deeply about positively impacting the lives of children and families through the power of education.

KinderCare Education has three brands to meet the needs of busy families wherever they need us:

• We’re in neighborhoods with our KinderCare Learning Centers that offer early childhood education and care for children 6 weeks to 12 years old
• We’re at offices with KinderCare Education at Work, our suite of family-focused benefits for organizations to offer to their employees, including on-site and near-site early learning centers, Back-up Care for last-minute child care and Care Select
• And we’re at schools with our Champions before and after school programs

Job Summary:

The Health and Safety Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the National Support Center (NSC) and field employees have the support and tools needed to meet the company’s high standards for safety and health. The Health and Safety Coordinator supports the development, implementation and maintenance of systems, policies, initiative communications and training programs that continuously improve health and safety performance. A successful coordinator ensures operations are in compliance with applicable regulations for health and safety systems and strategies; monitors, assess and communicates emerging health and safety legislative/regulatory issues and support the development of new programs to address them. This position will also play a role in supporting corporate and line of business health and safety functions to investigate, analyze, evaluate and mitigate hazards and risks to children and company employees.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support, maintain and continuously grow the behavioral and cultural programs currently in place
• Develop and implement health and safety compliance systems and programs
• Represent the company with state and federal agencies for health and safety issues and projects and other issues as required
• Actively monitor and assess health and safety compliance and performance to ensure noncompliance findings are addressed and corrected where appropriate
• Effectively communicate health and safety goals, objectives, performance expectations, and metrics
• Prepare strategic and tactical health and safety plans for sites and businesses that align with company objectives
• Develop and implement management systems to ensure seamless leadership for health and safety activities
• Analyze loss control data and develop strategic response
• Support development of safe operating procedures, practices, and policies
• Develop safety training for field management
• Act as liaison with departments to coordinate information sharing
• Advise field staff on health and safety issues
• Develop productive working relationships with field management
• Develop, implement and maintain business continuity and crisis management plans

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree highly desired
• 3+ years related work experience
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and management skills
• Experience with development and delivery of training programs for employee and management groups

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in education services or multi-unit retail environment
• Certification in occupational health, safety, ergonomics, business continuity or related discipline
• Experience using risk management information systems
• High level of proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to interact effectively with field management required
• Extensive knowledge of adult learning desired

KinderCare Education is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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In April 2022, on the pages of the website of the industry reference system “Education” read

04/12/2022

Dear colleagues! In April, on the pages of the industry reference system in the journal

We would like to pay special attention to the publications:

• Matveeva L. Evaluate the preparation of children for school, communicate with the families of future pupils and other things in the April cyclogram.
  Annotation: In the article, the author proposes to use the cyclogram of work for April. It includes two consultations, a problematic seminar, a meeting of the PPK and an operational meeting with teachers. Also, the cyclogram will tell you how to have time to hold a competition, the Science Festival, an online excursion to the library and three final events for children, a general meeting with the parents of future pupils. What other things await you in April – see the article.
• Fokina A. Five dangerous questions of children about school. Answer cards for parent meeting.
  Annotation: The article presents cards with the help of which you can discuss with parents the most frequent questions of children about school at a meeting in April. In the cards, the psychologist sorted out five questions that speak about the anxiety of preschoolers, and offered examples and anti-examples of answers.
• How to organize the work of the generalization of pedagogical experience. Two simulators for 7 minutes.
  Annotation: The article contains simulators that will help organize the work of your teachers in generalizing experience. With the help of simulators, you will determine how to identify the best pedagogical experience and in what form to summarize it. Complete two tasks, and then look at the correct answers and comments on them.
  Editor’s word: The main thing in April is to check the pages of teachers on the website and the account of the preschool educational institution in the social network

In order for the parents of future pupils to get to know the teachers of your kindergarten better, check their personal pages on the site. Run a competition to find the best. Also check that the kindergarten page is in a social network allowed in Russia. Use the recommendations on how to promote a new page. See the April cyclogram for other important matters.

Check if the children in your kindergarten are playing enough – a proven checklist will help with this. Tell the teachers at the consultation about a new tool for developing the communication skills of preschoolers – the communication calendar. A laptop will help teachers remember the rules of the road with children, and a thematic memory box will help prepare for Victory Day. Use the practice psychologist’s advice cards to tell parents of graduates how to answer their children’s questions about school and conduct a survey about their children’s readiness for school life. The finished script will help you spend an unforgettable graduation.

In addition, the magazine contains information on the following topics:

• Digest of files of the senior educator
  Editor-in-Chief Video: Three Important Issues That Need Your Attention in April
• We organize methodical work
  The best teacher’s personal page on the kindergarten website: competition regulations and evaluation criteria
  The communication calendar is a new tool for working with children. Consultation for teachers on April
  The teacher does not agree with the decision of the attestation commission. What to do – the lawyer answers
  Practicum for 8 minutes to organize a contest of personal pages of teachers
• We keep under control
  Checklist to assess how much time teachers give children to play in the daily routine
  Assess the preparation of children for school, communicate with the families of future pupils and other matters in the cyclogram April
  Why your kindergarten social media group is unpopular and how to fix it
• We create a developing environment
  Lapbook on the rules of the road for children: nine sections and their contents
  Memory box, which will introduce preschoolers to the Victory Day. Manufacturing Instructions
• Communicate with parents
  Five dangerous questions children ask about school. Parent meeting answer cards
  How parents see their children at school and how they set them up for study. Completed questionnaire
  Parents ignore surveys. Practicum for 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire to be completed by
• Sharing experience
  How to introduce preschoolers to the profession of a confectioner. Lesson summary
  How to organize work on the generalization of pedagogical experience. Two simulators for 7 minutes
• We organize holidays
  April 2022: significant events and dates
  Scenario of the graduation party “Styling show with Baba Yaga”
• Theme Control Special
  Documents-2022: electronic cards for thematic control for the entire academic year
  Information and educational resource

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• Ability to use templates, directories and services of the

system

• The possibility of online reading of periodicals on various aspects of the activities of educational organizations, including: “Handbook of the head of an educational institution”; “Handbook of the head of a preschool institution”; “Handbook of the Deputy Director of the School”; “Regulatory documents of an educational institution”; “Management of an educational institution in questions and answers”; “Primary School Management”; “Medical care and catering in preschool educational institutions”; “Handbook of the class teacher and deputy director for educational work”; “Handbook of the teacher-psychologist. Kindergarten”; “Handbook of the teacher-psychologist. School”; Music Director’s Handbook.

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Information for parents | Kindergarten No. 111 of a general developmental type

A. Fokina. Typical complaints of parents and problems in matters of purchases for children. Source: ICFER, Handbook of the educational psychologist. Kindergarten, №6, June 2022

E.Abazyan. How to behave when the child does not want to do anything. Source: ICFER, Handbook of the educational psychologist. Kindergarten, №5, May 2022

Memo for parents. Seven rules of animated display in the family. Source: ICFER, Medical care and catering in preschool educational institutions, No. 1 January 2021

Ya. Anikina. Reminder for teachers and parents. Myths and truth about children’s sleep. Source: ICFER, “Handbook of the senior educator”, No. 1, January 2021

A. Fokina. A child after self-isolation: the difficulties you will face. Source: MTsFER, “Handbook of a teacher-psychologist. Kindergarten, №7 July 2020

How to motivate children to learning activities. Recommendations for parents. Source: “Handbook of a teacher-psychologist. School”, №3 March 2020

Portrait of an aggressive child. Relaxation exercises. Six recipes for getting rid of anger. Based on the article by T. Tupakhina “How to translate aggression into positive” Source: ICFER, Journal “Primary School Management” No. 2, February

The state of frustration in children, or “I wanted to be a Snowflake.” Source: Journal “Handbook of a teacher-psychologist. Kindergarten, №12 December 2019

Alphabet coloring Herringbone. Source: “Handbook of a teacher-psychologist. Kindergarten, №12 December 2019

How to help a hyperactive child Source: From the Guidelines “Working with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from preschool to adolescence at different levels of education: – M. , 2017. – 86 p.

How to teach children to share. Recommendations for parents and caregivers

Psychological, neuropsychic overload and stress in children: what are the reasons.

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