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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the recession hits in six months, teachers will stay at their jobs. THe industry has high turnover in general, but two other macro factors have contributed to higher turnover: 1. an unprecedented period of economic growth in the past decade, 2. state/county pushes to increase minimum wage. This has created many job alternatives and has put so much labor cost pressure on day care centers that it's just really hard to retain qualified staff.

That's not to say the director isn't also problematic.[/quote]

I'd also add that teacher turnover really only matters in your specific class and is very unpredictable. My kids were at a daycare/preschool that had very low turnover (like, half the industry average) but my older child still lost a teacher 3 different times over 4 years (remember, there are typically 2 teachers and a floater or so for most classes). Also, despite better or worse management practices and emphasis on qualifications, some classes will be staffed with absolutely wonderful and caring teachers while others might be staffed with someone who has an alcohol problem and is prone to accidentally putting kids into unsafe situations. I was on the board of a large regional daycare so I have seen all of this. My main point is that I don't think you can judge a daycare on recent turnover and based on what a dad told you.[/quote]

OP here. They lost 4 teachers in one class over a 4 month period. [/quote]

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