Did you know the national average of turnover in child care staff is 30%!!! At Kangaroo Kids we are so fortunate to have an outstanding staff who year after year have demonstrated their commitment to children and families! We proudly boast that every lead teacher has been with Kangaroo Kids 7 or more years! Therefore our turnover rate among our lead teachers is Zero even Miss Melissa recently returned this year had taught at Kangaroo Kids previously for 7 years!

According to Child Research.net a key to providing quality programs is retention of child care staff, the average annual turnover rate for child care is 30% in the United States. Consequently, there have been a large number of studies conducted to wrestle with the issues of turnover.

Among the research examining the quality of early childhood programs, rate of job turnover for child care staff seems to be a strong indicator of program quality (Cassidy, Lower, Kintner-Duffy, Hegde, & Shim, 2011; Mims, Scott-little, Lower, Cassidy, & Hestenes, 2008). Raikes (1993), for example, explained that frequent turnover among early childhood teachers prevented children from developing a secure attachment with teachers. In addition, teachers’ high turnover negatively affected children’s social, emotional, and language development (Korjenevitch & Dunifon, 2010). Not only the relationship between teachers and children, but the relationship between teachers and parents also suffered from high turnover (Cassidy et al., 2011).

It is well documented that the turnover rate for the early childhood workforce is very high in the United States. The average annual turnover rate is more than 30% for all teaching staff (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2004). This rate is pretty much consistent with a recent report by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), showing a turnover rate of between 25 and 40 percent (NACCRRA, n.d.). This high rate is alarming considering its’ apparent impact on the well-being of young children.

Thank you for your years of dedication to Kangaroo Kids, children and families!

Lead Teachers
Miss Kathy 24 years
Miss Carol 24 years
Mr. Shaun 18 years
Miss Sandy 17 years
Miss Jackie 16 years
Miss Fatima 15 years
Miss Peggy 15 years
Miss Diana 15 years
Miss Preeti 10 years
Miss Misse 10 years

Teachers:
Miss Debbie 16 years
Miss Cristina 10 years
Miss Ginny 10 years
Miss Cris 8 years
Miss Swarnjit 7 years