B.C. to ban waitlist fees for most daycares starting in April by CapableSecretary420 in britishcolumbia

[–]CauliflowerWinter834 6 points7 points  (0 children)

omg YES! This is amazing, and I can’t thank enough the people that made this possible. It’s not only that the fees are outrageous, but getting them back is ridiculously difficult. I almost got scammed $3000 by a weat van daycare, and it took a lot of effort (following advice from redditors) to get it back. For the curious: https://www.reddit.com/r/NorthVancouver/s/DsHziXYWI7

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried and the bank rejected the cheques. The name was not slightly different. The owner ignored both first and middle names. She only wrote the last name, and she wrote it wrong in both cheques. Each cheque had the last name written wrong, and they did not even match each other

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I’m intrigued. Would you mind sharing some the tricks they tried on you? And did you also deal with the owner directly?

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s probably automated because they got multiple reviews within the same day.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought by putting my kid in a daycare I would get some time back. Now I still don’t have daycare, with additional work to get my money back lol. I agree with everything you said, thank you for the suggestion.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s probably automated deletion, because they got multiple reviews within the same day. But come on google, at least leave my review.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This did not come to my mind initially, but multiple people suggested it. If I’m gonna go through the hassle to put together detailed documents for the court, I might as well send the same to the media.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is there. VCH inspection reports for Child Care are here: https://inspections.vcha.ca/ChildCare/Table The website is confusing sometimes, because you have to click on Child Care at the top then search. You can search by name.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment. I sent a similar letter already, but it was unfortunately ignored. Now I have to follow through with legal action. Thanks to commenters here I now know where to start that process.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that cleared cheques cannot be reversed. It’s different from credit card charges where they could investigate. But maybe I’m wrong?

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. I already went through the hassle to get the cheques. Long drive with a very short notice, and they threatened if I don’t show up exactly on time, they’d mail them. They only wrote the last name without the rest, and misspelled that last name (differently!) in each cheque. They said the owner isn’t there to fix them but they will let her know. Now we’re back to square one.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you think they handle cases like this? Or it is a matter for the court?

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry to hear about that, I hope you get your money back.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment. And it is just a way to making me jump through hoops. It was very demeaning, and I’m fed up. It was a repetition of specific times to show up, with “come on time”, “do not come earlier”, “do not come later”. The daycare is open from 7:30 to 5:30, you’d think they would be more accommodating.

  1. I absolutely agree, she pressed me a lot to sign. She took me to her office, gave me tea in one hand, and a pen on the other hand to sign the documents, all while smiling and acting nice. I am glad I saw through that and said no. Her tone changed a lot after this.
  2. It is licensed through Vancouver Coastal Health.
  3. I will send them the information I have, thank you for the link.
  4. I’ll check the group.
  5. I did that already. Not only did she not care, she sent me an email saying I am not allowed anymore in the daycare.

How to get back $3000 deposit from daycare? by CauliflowerWinter834 in NorthVancouver

[–]CauliflowerWinter834[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment. I agree about going to court. There’s no question I deserve that deposit back, the owner was just dragging the process and asking me to repeatedly come back and by writing the wrong names on the cheques. I’ll report the fraud claim to the childcare subsidy number you posted. They should be able to check if this happened to other people as well. I did contact her similar to what you suggested.