Why Guildford families come to Fleetwood
Guildford and Fleetwood share the 152 Street corridor — many Guildford families pick Fleetwood daycare for the residential, single-family setting they cannot find near the apartment-dense areas around Guildford Town Centre.
Most Guildford families who choose us live somewhere along the 152 Street corridor — the residential streets between 92 Avenue and 104 Avenue, where the apartment-dense area near the mall thins out into single-family homes with backyards. Parents tell us they were searching for a home-feeling daycare, not a commercial centre, and our two converted houses on 163A Street give them exactly that within an 8-minute drive. We are also the closest Group Child Care setting to several of the smaller residential pockets on the eastern edge of Guildford that have very limited childcare options of their own.
Where we sit relative to Guildford
From most Guildford homes, our centres at 9270 and 9256 163A Street are reachable via 152 Street, 104 Avenue, and Fraser Highway. The drive averages 8 minutes depending on your starting point and traffic. Both buildings are residential-converted homes — small group sizes, real backyards, and a calm pace that contrasts with the institutional feel of bigger commercial centres.
Your morning commute
For Guildford families heading to downtown Vancouver via SkyTrain, drop-off in Fleetwood adds about 5–8 minutes to the morning. After the Surrey-Langley extension opens (currently targeted for 2028–2029), the Fleetwood SkyTrain stations will be closer to our centres than King George Station is to most Guildford homes.
Local context — parks and neighbourhood
Notable Guildford-area landmarks within a short drive of our centres include Guildford Town Centre mall and the Guildford Recreation Centre. After-pickup outdoor time often happens at Tynehead Regional Park (east, straddling the Fleetwood-Fraser Heights border).
Schools your child will eventually attend
The Surrey School District elementary catchments around Guildford vary by your specific home — confirm yours at surreyschools.ca. Schools we cover that are close to Guildford-side neighbourhoods include Berkshire Park Elementary and Serpentine Heights Elementary.
- Daycare for Berkshire Park Elementary families →
- Daycare for Serpentine Heights Elementary families →
- Daycare for Bothwell Elementary families →
See all nearby Surrey elementary school pages → · Or read our essay on how we build K-readiness.
Programs and subsidies
- Infant & Toddler (under 36 months) at Little Ones House
- Preschool (30 months to school age) at Big Kids House
- ACCB and CCFRI accepted; CCOF participating
- Welcomes families speaking English, Punjabi, Korean, and Chinese
What we are not claiming
We are a Fleetwood centre that serves Guildford families — not a Guildford centre. Distances and drive times are estimates that depend on your specific home and time of day. Please confirm with your own routing tool before basing decisions on them.