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Compleat Kidz

place Gastonia, NC 500+ employees

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This company is backed by private equity (The Firmament Group)

Private equity ownership may impact company culture, benefits, and long-term stability. Review employee sentiment and risk analysis carefully.

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flagActive North Carolina Medicaid investigation opened May 2026 following a New York Times exposé
flag12 police reports of child abuse across facilities since 2023, at least 2 resulting in criminal charges against employees
flagParent-filed lawsuit related to a child abuse incident at a facility
flagFormer employees allege clinically unnecessary therapy hours (25-40 hrs/week) driven by billing goals
flagAllegation that sleeping children were woken after ~7 minutes to preserve Medicaid billing eligibility
flagPE-backed (The Firmament Group)
flagBBB C+ rating with an unanswered complaint
gavelParent lawsuit tied to a reported child-abuse incident at a Compleat Kidz facility
gavelCriminal charges filed against at least 2 employees following child-abuse police reports
policyFormer staff allege therapy hours were set to maximize billing rather than clinical need
policyAllegation that children's nap time was cut short specifically to keep billing active
policyCEO reportedly minimized RBT pay complaints by comparing their work unfavorably to construction labor
BBB RatingC+

psychology Employee Sentiment

6.0

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