Parents left scrambling after Halifax-area daycare pulls 'guaranteed' spot

Some Halifax-area parents who believed they had a guaranteed daycare spot have been left scrambling after Kids & Company informed them no spaces are available.

Reese Clements put her child on a wait-list at Kids & Company when she was eight months pregnant in March 2022. At that time, she paid a refundable deposit of $1,180 and a non-refundable registration fee of $200.

The company told her the fees would guarantee a spot for her child, who was scheduled to begin attending daycare in May 2023, when Clements will go back to work after maternity leave.

Then last week, Kids & Company called to inform Clements that there’s no space, but they would put