Does Children's Literacy Initiative pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Children's Literacy Initiative employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Children's Literacy Initiative. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Children's Literacy Initiative?

46% of Children's Literacy Initiative employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Children's Literacy Initiative 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Children's Literacy Initiative?

Early Literacy Specialist (12) , Literacy Coach (10) , Professional Developer (5)

What are the pros of working at Children's Literacy Initiative according to real employee reviews?

"driven education mission and excellent benefits make this a great place to work." ((in 4 reviews)); "The professional development opportunities provided by CLI have helped me to grow tremendously in my practice." ((in 3 reviews)); "supportive supervisors" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great company, and trainings." ((in 3 reviews)); "hard working and dedicated colleagues" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Children's Literacy Initiative according to real employee reviews?

"Lack of stability and job security." ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor upper management, blind spots to growth issues, CEO and #2 (best friend) make decisions in secrecy." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Children's Literacy Initiative redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Children's Literacy Initiative redundancy and their outlook for job security at Children's Literacy Initiative in 2026.

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3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

25% positive business outlook

Children's Literacy Initiative has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Children's Literacy Initiative employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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55 reviews

5.0

15 Aug 2023

Great mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Earnest teams and committed individuals

Cons

Will need to think more on this

5.0

15 May 2023

Great non profit

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great mission statement They really do try

Cons

Upper management is very exclusive Funding

5.0

8 Aug 2022

Excellent Benefits and Equity-Driven Education Mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The equity-driven education mission and excellent benefits make this a great place to work.

Cons

CLI likely has the same cons as most nonprofit education organizations.

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