Update on Creative Minds Early Learning Society, Jan 10 2025: Anonymous submissions by a former parent (approximately 3-6 months ago): "We had such an awful experience there, I shudder to think of Kate. Our child needed therapy after we pulled him, he still talks about how awful that place and Kate were and that was 4 years ago. I would never recommend this place to anyone. That woman should not be running a childcare centre" "Kate Mccabe has used our family's personal information to send a cease and desist letter regarding us sharing our experience. She has used Trevor R Thomas (From Ascent Employment Law ) to write the letter. We have called the VPD to report that a former daycare provider was using our personal address to send information and feel fearful that she may even turn up at our home."
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Creative Minds Early Learning - A Warning and experience with Kate McCabe
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We attended Creative Minds for a short while before withdrawing our child from the centre. I am writing this review anonymously to protect our family's privacy and safety. We withdrew our child because we had seen ‘orange’ flags from day 1. However, ultimately an incident (which I will outline if you read the full review) that made us unsafe was conducted by the director, Kathleen (Kate) Mary McCabe. Like most parents we were drawn to CM for its outdoor play philosophy & proximity to the forest. I can also speak to the lack of childcare availability in the City of Vancouver. This also leaves many families with few options when finding care. Here are the incidents that occurred within days of our attendance: Disconnect between Kate & staff. Many of the parents & educators currently at CM ‘reassured’ us that Kate is not there with the children full time. This left us wondering why (which we soon found out). Kate sends unusual emails. On one occasi...