Licensed Group · Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam Children's Centre
Port Coquitlam Children's Centre is recorded by the Province of British Columbia as a group facility at 50-3150 Coast Meridian Rd in Port Coquitlam. Everything below comes from the Province's Child Care Map data, fetched 2026-09-07, and most of it is supplied by the operator rather than verified.
The provincial record
What the Province lists for Port Coquitlam Children's Centre
- Address
- 50-3150 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 5J8
- Phone
- 604-941-9206
- Licence type
- Licensed Group
- Fee Reduction Initiative
- Recorded as participating
Open spaces, as reported by the operator
Port Coquitlam Children's Centre reported no open spaces when it last updated this on 2026-07-13.
Operators update this field themselves and many do so rarely. Treat it as a reason to phone, not as a space held for you.
Before you phone
What the provincial record does not say
Operators fill in their own entry in the Province's Child Care Map, and most leave parts of it blank. A blank field records one thing only: that nobody filled it in. The centre may well offer it. These are the details this record cannot answer for you, and what to ask on the phone.
Age groups
The record does not say which ages Port Coquitlam Children's Centre is licensed for. Ask which age groups it takes, whether it has a separate infant and toddler programme, and at what age a child moves between rooms.
Hours
No hours are recorded. Ask for the opening and closing times, whether there is early drop-off or late pick-up, and what the late fee is.
Languages
No languages are recorded beyond English. If a second language matters to you, ask which languages the educators speak with the children day to day, and how often.
Meals
Nothing is recorded about food. Ask whether meals and snacks are included, whether they cost extra, and how allergies are handled.
Supported child development
The record does not indicate support for children who need extra help. If that applies to your child, ask directly about the facility's experience and whether it works with a supported child development consultant.
Website
No website is recorded for Port Coquitlam Children's Centre. Most family providers and many smaller centres do not run one, so a phone call is usually the only way to get current fees and waitlist information.
Licence
What a Licensed Group licence means
A group facility is licensed to care for children in a purpose-run setting rather than a private home. Fraser Health inspects it, and the Child Care Licensing Regulation sets the staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, space per child and staff qualifications it has to meet.
A licence is issued and enforced by Fraser Health's Community Care Facilities Licensing program. To confirm that Port Coquitlam Children's Centre holds a current licence, or to read what inspectors have recorded there, search Fraser Health's public database rather than relying on this page. Fraser Health is the authority, and its record takes priority over anything in this directory.
The rules that apply here
What the law requires of a group facility
The Province's dataset records the licence category but not the care programme, and a group facility may hold more than one. These are the programmes a group facility is most likely to run, with the group sizes and staffing each one requires.
Group Child Care (Under 36 Months)
Maximum group: 12 children, with a separate area designated for each group
- 4 or fewer
- One infant and toddler educator
- 5 to 8
- One infant and toddler educator and one other educator
- 9 to 12
- One infant and toddler educator, one other educator and one assistant
Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age)
Maximum group: 25 children, with no more than 2 under 36 months in a single group
- 8 or fewer
- One educator
- 9 to 16
- One educator and one assistant
- 17 to 25
- One educator and two assistants
Preschool (30 Months to School Age)
Maximum group: 20 children
- 10 or fewer
- One educator
- 11 to 20
- One educator and one assistant
Multi-Age Child Care
Maximum group: 8 children, no more than 3 under 36 months
- 8 or fewer
- One educator
The building itself
- 3.7 m² of usable indoor floor area per child
- Measured excluding hallways, built-in storage, bathrooms and large fixed appliances. A room holding 16 children needs at least 59.2 m² of usable space.
- 6 m² of outdoor play area per child
- Where a facility runs more than one programme, the yard is sized against the programme with the largest permitted group. The whole area must be enclosed suitably for the children's ages.
- One toilet and wash basin per 10 children or fewer
- They must be on the same floor as the facility.
- A separate sleeping area away from activity areas
- Required wherever the programme cares for any child under 36 months.
- Water no hotter than 49°C anywhere a child can reach
- Applies to all heated water accessible to children.
These are legal minimums that apply to every facility in this category in British Columbia, including Port Coquitlam Children's Centre. Many facilities staff and equip themselves well above them, and this page reports only the floor, since the Province’s dataset records nothing about how any individual facility operates. Fraser Health inspects against these rules and publishes what it finds.
Funding
What a family could claim at a group facility
These are the maximum monthly amounts the Province publishes for this licence category. What a particular family receives is calculated by the ministry against its own tables, and the Affordable Child Care Benefit is income tested. Treat both as ceilings set by the Province. What Port Coquitlam Children's Centre charges is a separate figure, and only the facility can tell you what it is.
| Situation | Affordable Child Care Benefit | Fee Reduction Initiative |
|---|---|---|
| Child under 19 months | up to $1,250 a month | up to $900 a month |
| Child 19 to 36 months | up to $1,060 a month | up to $900 a month |
| Child 36 months to school age | up to $550 a month | up to $545 a month |
| Licensed preschool | up to $225 a month | up to $95 a month |
The Province's dataset records Port Coquitlam Children's Centre as participating in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, so its published fee should already have that reduction applied. Ask whether a quoted fee is before or after it. The Affordable Child Care Benefit is the one a family has to apply for, and it must be claimed before the end of the month in which care is needed.
On the phone
What to ask a group facility
These follow from the licence category rather than from anything recorded about Port Coquitlam Children's Centre. The Province's dataset cannot answer any of them.
- Which care programmes the licence actually names, and how many children the facility may have on site at once
- How many groups run each day, how they are divided, and whether they ever combine
- Where the group sits in its staffing band on a normal afternoon, since the requirement steps up at 8 and again at 16
- Whether an infant and toddler educator is present, if your child is under three
Location
Where Port Coquitlam Children's Centre is, and what else is licensed nearby
The map shows the address the Province has on file. The counts below it are measured in a straight line from that point. A road route in Port Coquitlam can run considerably longer than the straight line, so treat these as a shortlist to check rather than a commute estimate.
50-3150 Coast Meridian Rd
Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 5J8
The pin is placed at the coordinates the Province records for this address. For a family provider in an apartment or a townhouse it may show the building rather than the unit. Confirm the exact door with the operator before your first visit.
- 33
- other licensed facilities within 1 km
- 63
- within 2 km
- 101
- in postal area V3B
Port Coquitlam has 106 licensed facilities in total: 63 group centres and 43 family providers. See all of them.
Nearby
The eight closest licensed facilities to Port Coquitlam Children's Centre
Ordered by distance only. This dataset carries no ratings or quality measures, so nothing here is a ranking, and no facility on this list is being recommended over another.
- Port Coquitlam Daycare3156 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Group80 m
- Dream Builders Early Learning Centre1116-1470 Prairie Ave, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Group140 m
- Dreamkids Childcare Ltd (Poco Location)B110 - 1475 Prairie Ave, Coquitlam · Licensed Group190 m
- Turtle Tots Daycare34-3046 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Family230 m
- Stay 'N' Play Group Daycare3260 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Group250 m
- Birchland Tree House Play Care Ltd.1331 Fraser Ave, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Group310 m
- Stay 'N' Play Group Daycare100-3310 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Group320 m
- Littles And Middles Dayhome1352 Oriole Ave, Port Coquitlam · Licensed Family340 m
Questions parents ask
About Port Coquitlam Children's Centre
Still looking?
We are 4.8 km from Port Coquitlam Children's Centre.
La Vie Est Belle Childcare Centre is a licensed group facility on Confederation Drive in Port Coquitlam. If you are comparing options nearby, here is what the same provincial file records about us, so you can check it against any other entry in this directory.
- Licensed group facility, participating in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative
- Recorded age groups: under 3 years, and 30 months to school age
- The only facility of 396 in this dataset recording both French and Mandarin
- One of seven recording weekend care
Province of British Columbia, Child Care Map Data, fetched 2026-09-07. Age groups and open spaces change often, so please confirm with us by phone.