early childhood teacher

educator

teacher

childcare provider

éducateur de la petite enfance

Mindful-Moments-Child-Enrichment-Centre

I chose to work at Mindful Moments Preschool because the space was beautiful and it was presented as a supportive place to work. I soon learned that the beautiful space was all it had to offer. Rooms are stuffed with children to the absolute max, causing many sensory issues and children to act out. 45 preschool children in one room is a chaos no one can prepare for. Planning time was few and far between, but expectations of programming did not stop. 

The room and centre were not over staffed but often just barely at ratio as staff turnover is so high. No time was granted for appointments as a reviewer above mentioned, staff were going without vital medications because they couldn’t get the time off to see doctors. Lead staff and director would leave for weeks at a time but everyone else had to beg for a long weekend. Sick days were minimal and had to be accrued so don’t count on any paid sick days in your first year. 

There were so many children that the “special rooms” mentioned in ads such as the gym, maker space, glow room, ect. were not available to be used at all. The outdoor space is beautiful but the gates are left open to give it more space and it’s not uncommon for there to be 75 plus children in the same small outdoor area. This causes chaos and confusion and made supervising children very difficult. 

Personal phones are used for parent communication, sign ins and outs, and staff communication throughout the day. No compensation is given for this nor is a tax receipt given to allow for a write off. Staff who are on their phone in a room are reprimanded but are also expected to post pictures and do learning stories throughout the day while children are in the room. Many staff were finishing their daily write ups at home on personal time because ample time was not given during the day but the expectations did not go down. 

The director isn’t often available. She’s not popping into the rooms, doesn’t do staff orientations, and is often on vacation. All issues are brought to lead staff who might help you or might hold it against you in the future. They are often out of the room and ratio leaving staff at the ratio max, which once again goes against the idea of being over staffed. 

Mindful Moments has the potential of being a great space but they will continue to cycle through staff until they create smaller spaces with less children, create unity among staff and leads, and have realistic expectations of duties. 

It seemed like a dream come true- over staffed classrooms, lots of planning and PD time, well thought out and organized classrooms, makers space and indoor gym…. Basically every educators dream. 

What isn’t evident is how clicky it is. Lead staff who are responsible for managing the rooms treat you like the children in their reprimands. They don’t take the time to help or discuss issues they see with you- no will to help you succeed. Thanks to this you go in, enjoy your job, feel like you’re doing a good job then when you find out you’re not (because of some unrealistic expectation) you feel like you’ve been hit with a sack of bricks. They are also all long term staff and all good friends with the director, so there’s little to no chance of advancement.

Your personal phones are used for signing children in and out, along with staff communication and children’s documentation. You then get in trouble when you’re doing these things, and when you’re continuously clearing notifications from other classrooms. Or, god forbid you have a child at the Center and they expect an answer to a question via your phone but you’re not allowed to look at it. 🙄 and googling an answer to a kids question- forget it.

If your in a classroom your expected to interact with the children in that classroom- god forbid you give attention to another child who needs it while your outside at the shared playground.

They may be over staffed, but the director seems to have issues with people who have to take days for doctors visits. I was asked during my interview if I had any reasons I would need to take time off, and drs visits were used as an example. At the time I didn’t and I answered truthfully. When my health changed and drs visits cropped up, I was made to feel like I was imposing when I asked for days off or a shift change. I even tried to book appts for as early or as late in the day as I could to have minimal impact- still wasn’t good enough.

Don’t take time off in your first couple months- god forbid you get sick or have a medical condition that might flare up. It will be used against you at some point.

Basically, if your 100% healthy with no chances of needing to see a doctor for anything, good at reading minds, don’t have kids, and don’t mind your pockets vibrating 24/7 from endless notifications, then this would be a good fit for you. 


I have been working at Mindful Moments coming up to 4 years. The other reviews make me sad as I have never seen our school in a negative way. I am blessed with my career/ job at Mindful as I get to play with preschoolers all day! If that’s not enough, I earn a very competitive salary, benefits, RRSP’s, sick days, 3 weeks paid vacation, paid professional development, mental health time, and a fantastic group of ladies and one gent that I can collaborate with to make sure we give the best care to our littles. Our observations turn into our programming. We use FLIGHT, so I would have time to plan if I needed extra but I plan around the children’s interest. That may be the next day, or for the following week but mostly all my activities and experiences I do with our children is right in the moment because that’s when and where our children are either questioning a topic or showing interest in it. 
And if this wasn’t all great enough, my boss, the director has helped me through some mental health issues I had dealt with in the past. Who wouldn’t want that type of love and support.  
I honestly love my job, and I couldn’t imagine being at any other child care/ preschool facility or work for anyone else. 

If you want an amazing place to work you got to work here. I can’t say enough good things about this place. It was like finding a needle in a haystack after working for a bunch of centre who treat their staff poorly. This place is phenomenal. Being an educator is hard work but it’s even harder when you don’t have the support from your management. I was almost ready to quit the daycare field until I found Mindful moments. Everyone is super kind and friendly and always willing to help one another out. The benefits are amazing including mental health days, staff lunches, random treats in the staff room, we do a yearly staff retreat and so much more. The management actually cares about their employees and provides us the tools/skills to learn and grow. I am so thankful I found this daycare because it’s nice to be cared about and not just another number on the pay role. 

I have worked at many centres over the years and Mindful Moments is definitely the best yet. All programs are going to have areas that need improvement, none of them will be perfect, but Mindful does a great job at listening to the team when concerns arise and helps facilitate change to ensure that things can improve. We are given so much here in terms of benefits, even little surprises from time to time like lunches, dinners out, and team events. The owner is always available when I need her and gets back to me quickly. I feel like it is a family environment and have enjoyed getting to know my coworkers. 

My time working here has been met with only the most supportive, flexible and encouraging experiences. The Lead staff and Management team are absolutely supportive, always providing space to express improvements, areas of growth and just to be a soundboard to help bounce ideas off of. Everyone is extremely friendly and there is a sense of community with all of the educators. I wish I would've found this place to work when I first started in my career, working with children, because the appreciation from Vanessa, the management team, and overall everyone is unmatched.

I have worked for Mindful Moments for over 5 years and I can honestly say I wouldn't have if I experienced any of the negative experiences said in others reviews. I can not say enough about the people I work with. The director helps with continued learning and really wants you to succeed.  The facility is beautiful and you can tell that love for children and their wellbeing and learning is their number one priority.  As staff we are treated to lunches, awesome Christmas parties and mental health days. Also she does a yearly retreat with learning built in but team building is the best part. 

I had a very horrible experience, was at Mindful Moments for about a year.  Very high ratio, staff always seem stressed and unhappy, all staff have to do dishes and laundry, clean and work their until drained. Mangers we very negative and no way for an advament,  and no support.

Management is very money driven and lots of workplace bullying. Be cautious this place caused lots of mental health strain and stress.
Overall not a healthy working environment.

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