Looking for daycare in Austin Heights? Love Kids Daycare Coquitlam is a cross-city drive east from your neighbourhood, licensed by the Province of BC, staffed by ECE-certified educators, and now enrolling ages 3 and up for September. Our under-3 spots are full and we keep an active waitlist.
Austin Heights sits in Southwest Coquitlam and covers roughly 66 hectares, or 163 acres, of the V3K postal area. We are on the other side of the city in Ranch Park (V3C), at 3007 Pasture Cir. The drop-off is a real drive on real streets, not a stroll to the corner. Better you know that going in.
Getting to Us from Austin Heights
The natural route runs east on Austin Avenue, then Como Lake Avenue, then Mariner Way or a short stretch of Lougheed Highway into Ranch Park. If you already commute east toward Coquitlam Centre, Burnaby or the SkyTrain at Lafarge Lake-Douglas, dropping off with us sits close to your existing morning line. If your workday sends you west toward Burquitlam Station, this is a detour and we would rather you know that up front.
We are at 3007 Pasture Cir, Coquitlam, BC V3C 2C3. From Austin Heights, head east on Austin Avenue, continue on Como Lake Avenue, then jog east via Mariner Way or Lougheed Highway into Ranch Park. Call (604) 338-8020 and we will walk through the turns from your street.
Austin Heights: Who Lives Here and What That Means for Childcare
Austin Heights is not a big-lot single-family neighbourhood, and daycare needs here reflect that. The 2019 City of Coquitlam community profile shows 85% of the housing stock is multi-family apartments, the highest apartment ratio of any Coquitlam community, with most buildings dating from the 1960s and 1970s. Roughly 72% of households rent. Median household income is $43,575, compared to a Coquitlam-wide median of $74,475.
That adds up to a lot of first-home renters, young families in one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, and working parents watching monthly costs closely. We accept BC Childcare Subsidy, and for a lot of Austin Heights households that changes what monthly childcare actually looks like.
Austin Heights is also linguistically mixed. The city profile records 24% of residents speaking a language other than English at home, led by Korean at roughly 6%, Persian at 4%, Mandarin at 2%, and Romanian at 1%. Bilingual and trilingual families are normal here, and normal at Love Kids Daycare Coquitlam too.
Landmarks Your Child Already Knows
Blue Mountain Park is the anchor of Austin Heights, and if you live here your kids know it by heart. The park has a playground, a wading pool and spray park in summer, tennis courts, sports fields, and the small sculpture garden with the mini waterfall. It is why the city tourism office still calls this pocket "the original walkable neighbourhood."
Right beside the neighbourhood, the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex covers the pool, gym and ice rink most Austin Heights families end up using, and the Poirier branch of Coquitlam Public Library sits on the same block. Our preschool program during the day plus Poirier story time or swim on the weekend is a typical rhythm for our Austin Heights families.
Austin Avenue itself is the commercial spine. The Austin Heights Business Improvement Association covers more than 250 independent shops, restaurants and services along the strip, and hosts community events like HollyDaze in the Heights in December and Daisy Day in the spring. Small-scale, walk-in-and-see-your-neighbour village inside a mid-density Coquitlam pocket.
Schools and What Comes Next
Centennial Secondary sits inside Austin Heights and is one of the largest high schools in School District 43, with an Advanced Placement program. A lot of families we talk to have an older sibling at Centennial and a little one who needs licensed daycare now. Our ages 3+ program feeds naturally into SD43 kindergarten. Middle and elementary catchments shift year to year based on SD43 boundary reviews, so ask us and we will point you at the current catchment map for your address instead of printing claims we cannot back up.
Transit, Density, and the Beedie Towers
Austin Heights is served by public bus, not rapid transit inside the neighbourhood. The Royal LePage neighbourhood report calls the transit picture "a few bus lines" rather than frequent service, and the terrain is hilly, so for most working parents the car is still the practical daily choice. Lougheed SkyTrain is about a ten-minute bus ride away, and Daily Hive counts three SkyTrain stations within a five-minute drive.
The density story is turning. The two 25-storey Beedie "Heights on Austin" towers at 1045 Austin Ave are the new-build anchor, joining The Austin at 958 Ridgeway Ave. The city profile traces the neighbourhood back to a post-war build-out driven by the Lougheed Highway in 1953 and the Trans-Canada Highway in 1964, which is why the housing stock along Austin Avenue, Ridgeway Avenue, Marmont Street and Blue Mountain Street clusters so tightly in the 1960 to 1980 mid-rise range. As the Beedie towers fill up, we hear from more Austin Heights parents looking for ages 3+ full-day daycare and family daycare with a real cross-city commute.
Our Programs
Not sure where your child fits? Here is the shape of our programs. Call and we will help you pick.
- Preschool (ages 3 to 5). Play-based, ECE-led, and built to hand a kid to SD43 kindergarten with real confidence. This is our current open enrolment for September.
- Full-Day Daycare. Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, so a cross-city commute to Vancouver, Burnaby or SkyTrain still leaves you room on both ends of the day.
- Family Daycare. Mixed-age, home-like setting for siblings or a single child who does better in a smaller group. Popular with Austin Heights households running two kids at different ages.
- Group Childcare and Educational Services. Structured ECE programming for the ages 3+ kids ready for a larger peer group.
- Infant Care and Toddler Care. Both currently on waitlist. BC licensing caps the under-3 seats at three and all three are held. Get on the list and we will call the moment one opens.
Why Austin Heights Families Sign On
Every educator on staff holds an ECE diploma. Hard requirement, not a nice-to-have. We are licensed under the BC Child Care Licensing Regulation and inspected regularly. Ratios are kept low so your child gets attention, not queue time. Daily updates go out so you know how the day went before you pick up. Sixteen years in Coquitlam, and a normal day here runs on a routine that works.
Book a Tour
Come see the space. Call (604) 338-8020 and we will set a time that works around your drive. We are open Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Bring your child if you want. Ask everything. No pressure, no sales pitch, no promise we cannot keep. Just an honest look at whether Love Kids Daycare Coquitlam is the right fit for your Austin Heights family.
Questions Austin Heights Parents Ask Us
How do Austin Heights families get to Love Kids Daycare?
You drive east across Coquitlam. From Austin Heights, take Austin Avenue to Como Lake Avenue, then continue east to Mariner Way or Lougheed Highway, and you reach us in Ranch Park at 3007 Pasture Cir. Austin Heights sits in Southwest Coquitlam (V3K) and we are in East Coquitlam (V3C), so it is a proper cross-city drive on real streets, not a walk. Call us at (604) 338-8020 and we will walk you through the turns from your street.
My child is under 3. Do you have a spot right now?
Our infant and toddler spots are full right now. BC licensing allows three children under 3 in our program and all three are taken. Join the waitlist and we will call the moment one opens. We are actively enrolling ages 3 and up for September, including kids who turn 3 soon.
Do all your educators have ECE training?
Every staff member at Love Kids Daycare Coquitlam holds an Early Childhood Education diploma. That is a firm requirement across our whole team, no exceptions. Your child is always with someone who has formally studied child development, and it shows in how the day runs.
Do you take BC Childcare Subsidy?
Yes. We accept BC Childcare Subsidy. That matters here. The 2019 City of Coquitlam profile puts the median Austin Heights household income at $43,575 against a Coquitlam-wide median of $74,475, so a lot of families on this side of the city are working with tighter budgets. If you qualify, the subsidy can cut your monthly costs meaningfully. Bring it up when you call and we will walk you through it.
We speak Korean (or Persian, Mandarin, Romanian) at home. Will that be a problem?
Not at all. The City of Coquitlam profile shows 24% of Austin Heights residents speak a language other than English at home, with Korean, Persian, Mandarin and Romanian the most common. We are used to bilingual and multilingual families. Your child will settle in, and we will keep you looped in every day in a way that works for you.
Is the drive from Austin Heights doable for a working parent?
Yes, but be honest with yourself: it is a cross-Coquitlam drive, not a walk down the block. Austin Heights parents typically drive east on Austin Avenue and Como Lake Avenue to reach us in Ranch Park. Our 7:30 am open and 5:30 pm close give you room on both ends of a workday. If you commute on transit, Lougheed SkyTrain is about a ten-minute bus ride from Austin Heights.
My older child is at Centennial Secondary. Where does the little one fit in?
Centennial Secondary sits right in Austin Heights and is one of Coquitlam's largest high schools. A lot of the families we speak with have an older sibling at Centennial and a younger one who needs licensed daycare. We can take your ages 3+ child now, and we handle sibling routines through our Family Daycare program if you have two little ones at different ages. Call us and we will map out what works.
Do you know Blue Mountain Park and the Austin Avenue shops?
Yes. Blue Mountain Park with its playground, wading pool, spray park, tennis courts and sculpture garden is the anchor park in your neighbourhood, and the Austin Avenue BIA strip with its 250-plus shops and HollyDaze and Daisy Day events is the commercial spine. Our families from Austin Heights spend a lot of weekend hours in both. We are not on the strip, but we know exactly the neighbourhood your child is coming from.
How do you keep parents informed during the day?
We send daily updates. You will hear what your child ate, how they napped, what activities they did, and how they were feeling. That daily check-in matters even more when the drop-off is a cross-city drive. You will not spend the workday wondering how they are.
How do I book a tour?
Call us at (604) 338-8020 or send a message through our contact page. We will set a time for you to come to 3007 Pasture Cir, walk the space, meet the educators, and ask every question you want. No pressure. Just a visit so you can decide with real information.
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Love Kids Daycare Coquitlam
3007 Pasture Cir
Coquitlam, BC V3C 2C3
(604) 338-8020
Mon to Fri
7:30 am to 5:30 pm