Park Place Daycare & Montessori Ltd
972 Marine Dr
North Vancouver, BC
V7P 3M9
(604) 990-5572
Rating:
3½ out of 5 stars
(
4 reviews)
Hours: M-F 6:30am-6pm
Status: Closed
Payment Methods: Cash, Check
Description
Park Place Daycare Ltd offers these services: childcare, daycare.
by ourbis
on October 27, 2013 from ourbis
Reviews
Average, but not great: This daycare wasn't our first choice, but due to long waitlists in other daycare's we started our child here at 12 months. We were there for about 6 months before moving to another daycare. <br/><br/>From day 1, we were never satisfied. This daycare lacks passionate staff who really give the impression that they are just putting there hours in, or they are simply inexperienced ECEs following the lead of others. We suspect that this daycare does not pay well compare to other daycares in the area. The owner is really never around, and when she is she barely acknowledges you. Their outdoor play area is poorly kept, which is obvious when you drive by in off hours and you see toys scattered around and the sandboxes left uncovered so raccoons and other north shore critters can wander in. The place was always chaotic, and we frequently had to search for shoes or jackets when picking up our child. <br/><br/>Although they provided meals, they really seemed to be sub-optimal, with too much processed foods, too often pizza was on the menu, and we never could get the recipes to see what really went into the meals. We were shocked to learn our child knew the word cookie, when we had never once fed him a cookie.<br/><br/>The other key challenge is that we noticed they really didn't have the flexibility in their days to help meet your child's. Our child rarely slept more than 45 to an hour for a nap, which was less than half of what he normally needed. Staff said he was hard to put down, which was surprising to us. From the video feed, we could see that they did not provide quite environments, at one point we observed the nap room door open with a baby gate across the door. The children inside were being woken up by noise in the main room as another group walked through the room. As soon as we switched to the new daycare we didn't have this problem and now he easily naps from 2-3 hours on average just like at home, making our child so much happier. <br/><br/>Overall, we were unhappy with this daycare. When we did complain we were give excuses or empty promises. If you want high quality daycare providers who are passionate about providing excellent care and helping your child grow this isn't ideal. We have been beyond thrilled with our new place, which only helped to validate that we were correct to be concerned about Park Place Montessori Daycare.<br/><br/>What was also telling that this place was a bit of a sham, is that when we gave our notice, no one asked why. However one staff member said she thought we were leaving because it was too expensive. HA! They were definitely ignorant of how poorly they stack up to other daycares in the area which are all similarly priced for the most part.
Rated 2 star by cndalt
on April 27, 2013
I would like to respond to the person that wrote a bad review.: I can assure you that this person never brought a child to our center. We would not be licensed with broken toys, too few toys and inconsistant caregivers. Our caregivers have been here for a very long time. We also have a very good reference from Vancouver Coastal Health North Shore. Come and visit us for a tour and you will see for yourself. If you were a parent and saw what this bad review person was saying on your first visit, why would you register? I can assure you that you will be very happy with us. I hope to see you soon.
Rated 5 stars by Carolyn
on December 28, 2011
Not high enough standards for care or cleanliness: We had a bad experience with this place. They do not adhere to their schedule, The care varies widely from care giver to care giver. The room our 1 year old was in was a basement and small. Toys broken and too few. Not a nurturing environment.<br/>
I've double checked, this is the correct daycare.
Rated 2 star by DBL
on January 31, 2011
This daycare has been in business for over 15 years, and has taken care of my 4 children.: There is another daycare with a similar name which gets terrible reviews, but this daycare is excellent. In fact, my youngest child is enrolled in their summer program (again) and is really looking forward to it.
Rated 5 stars by a_dad
on June 13, 2010