Tinkergarten Reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Brian Fitzgerald

76% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Tinkergarten has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Tinkergarten 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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17 reviews
1.0
8 Jan 2023
Recommend
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Pros

New product offering called Tinkergarten Anywhere is innovative

Cons

Tinkergarten is shutting down its core offering (in-person classes) at the end of Winter 2023. Accordingly, they let essentially their entire workforce go, and gave us all 1 week of severance pay. They laid us off the first day back from the Holidays, unexpectedly. In those layoff calls, the CEO quipped that “we had to fight the board to get 1 week.” The CEO offered to help us all find our next opportunities, but as confirmed by multiple former teammates we’ve either been blocked or ignored by those executives and board members. Tinkergarten is continuing on with its business, despite its claims it doesn’t have the money to pay an adequate severance. Despite its facade of claiming to be a family-first education company, Tinkergarten’s actions (and the actions of its board, comprised of WndrCo. and Owl Ventures partners) demonstrate it is anything but.

5.0
4 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've worked with Tinkergarten in a couple of different roles over the last 4 years and have loved being part of this growing organization. This is a company that truly values teamwork, collaboration, learning, and input from all its leaders. As a teacher, I have learned so much about child development and learning from the ongoing trainings. I really appreciate that the curriculum and philosophy are grounded in research, and that new research and findings are frequently shared with and incorporated in lessons. I really believe in Tinkergarten's mission of getting families outside, and my own family's outside play habits have been positively influenced by being part of this organization.

Cons

My only con is that I wish I had more opportunities to interact with my colleagues in person. Part of my job is remote and Zoom conferencing is great-- but in person meet ups would be wonderful!

5.0
3 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Choose your schedule Clear cut training expectations & lesson plans Materials provided Certification fee deducted over the course of a year from successfully enrolled classes So much support available

Cons

Support is usually not instantaneous Leaders must promote their own classes to gather family enrollments each season A lot of materials to organize and transport/ set up each week, unless you teach on your own property

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