You are looking for a private school for your child. The website is elegant, the message reassuring, the premises look modern, and the fees are substantial. You are presented with a unique pedagogy, brilliant results, sometimes an accreditation that sounds official. But behind a polished presentation, not all private schools are equal - and some do not keep their promises.

The stakes are twofold: the money you commit, often over several years, and above all your child's education and future. Two reasons not to settle for the brochure.

What you really risk

The disappointments range from a simple gap between promise and reality to far more serious situations: an establishment whose displayed accreditation is not real, qualifications that turn out to be worthless, a financially fragile structure that can close mid-year leaving families with no solution and no refund, or staff whose qualifications do not match what is advertised.

When the problem reveals itself, your child is already enrolled, the fees are paid, and changing schools mid-year is difficult. The time to verify is before enrolment.

Why a nice brochure is not enough

A polished site, glowing testimonials, success photos: all of this is communication, not proof. The reality of a school's accreditation, its financial solidity, the seriousness of its leadership, its true history with families - none of it appears in the prospectus. High fees are not a guarantee of seriousness, and an official-sounding label is not always official.

What you would truly want to know - is this establishment solid, accredited, and does it keep its promises - is not found in what it chooses to show you.

The right reflex: verify before you enrol

Before signing and paying often high fees, it is legitimate to know who you are entrusting with your child's education. An independent verification establishes the reality and seriousness of the establishment and those who run it, before enrolment.

That is what Scam Check allows: we verify the establishment and the people behind it for you, and we give you a clear verdict - low, medium or high risk.

What we do

At YMV & Co, we verify for individuals the reality and seriousness of an establishment or a provider before a significant commitment. The report is confidential and ends with a clear verdict. From 79 EUR, no subscription.