The Best Daycare In Uptown New Westminster Isn't A Daycare.
At CEFA New Westminster Uptown, we are all that and more. Core Education & Fine Arts (CEFA) is an Early Learning Private School with a proprietary and award-winning curriculum designed to educate and develop your whole child—academically, emotionally, physically, and socially so they’re ready for kindergarten—and for life!
Join CEFA Early Learning in New Westminster – Uptown
CEFA New Westminster Uptown is more than a daycare or traditional childcare centre. CEFA Early Learning opened its first school over 20 years ago in B.C. and is now Canada’s leading private school for children ages one to five. Trusted by parents since 1998, CEFA has earned a reputation for developing intellect in the early years, and for providing children with the finest start in education, arts, and the humanities.
CEFA students develop and play along with other children who are the same age, and they are always learning and playing—not just learning, and not just playing. At CEFA, core fundamental skills are at the heart of our curriculum.
We offer an incredible opportunity and and enriched curriculum for students to not only explore and learn, but to discover how they can contribute to the world.
Located in the Royal City Shopping Centre, the city’s hub for many businesses, health services, schools and parks. CEFA New Westminster Uptown opened its doors to this community and its families in May of 2019.
Our beautiful New Westminster Uptown location is a brand new state of the art facility that spans over 7,000 square feet featuring six licensed classrooms and has a ~3,000 square foot rooftop playground, a resource room, a separate family area and complimentary parking available underground as well as on the rooftop by our playground. We provide a healthy and nurturing environment for your child, enabling you to be happy in the knowledge that your child is safe throughout the day.
We welcome applications from new families at any time, although we recommend registering at birth for any of our unique CEFA programs. Please feel free to attend one of our upcoming open houses or contact the school to arrange a personal tour!
CEFA New Westminster – Uptown Program Schedules and Openings!
A note about scheduling at CEFA schools: We always want to welcome you even when you may not be scheduled. Occasionally parents may request to bring their child on a day outside of that child’s schedule. If there is space available in the classroom, the family would be invoiced a drop-in fee for that day. Please note that CEFA can only offer drop-in days to currently registered students. We do not switch scheduled days. Please contact the school for the drop-in fee.
We welcome applications from new families at any time, although we recommend registering at birth for any of our unique CEFA programs.
CEFA BABY and JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN 
Early Learning Child Care Matters
Did you know that the first five years are the most important in a child’s learning journey? Our schools are designed to provide your child with the right education at the right time: during the brain’s most formative period.
Having your child attend CEFA will help change their ability to learn, for life. What you give your child by enrolling them at CEFA Early Learning Private School is curriculum that ensures that their future is the best and most successful it can possibly be.
Our Early Childhood Education curriculum is proprietary and award-winning. We offer an enriched program to students that includes Core Education subjects (such as S.T.E.M., Reading, and Writing) and Fine Arts (such as Drama, Music, Dance, and Yoga). Our Teachers have their Early Childhood Education licences as well as specialized CEFA Teacher Training Certification, so our children learn from the very best. We provide a healthy and nurturing environment for your child, enabling you to be happy in the knowledge that your child is safe and stimulated throughout the day.
Your Child's Potential is Waiting
Studies like the Abecedarian Project, and the Perry Preschool Project, have shown that high-quality Early Learning can have a powerful and lasting positive influence on children and even the communities where they live. Children take the benefits and confidence of this foundation throughout their lives. As a private early learning school focused on Core Education and Fine Arts, our proprietary curriculum is the most sophisticated in Canada. It is designed to educate and develop your child—to get them kindergarten-ready and life ready. We believe your child’s education is one of your best investments.
News & Updates
See what’s going on at CEFA New Westminster – Uptown.
- CHEF’s Sample Menu – Our in-house chef prepares hot and nutritious meals each day for our students to enjoy.
- Parent Package – This includes everything you need to know regarding school tuition.
- Early Childhood Educators – Our teachers are licensed Early Childhood Educators and are trained in the highest standards of child development and safety.
School Closures
School Closures In case of inclement weather conditions or power outages which prevent CEFA Early Learning from providing service to families, the school’s Franchise Partner will make an early morning decision to close the school based on our School District.
Snow closures – in heavy snowfall, our priority is the safety of our families and staff. We expect to be open every day throughout the winter. However, if the public schools in your School District have decided not to open schools because the roads are deemed too unsafe for travel CEFA will also be closed.
Contact
Contact Us
#243 – 610 Sixth Street
(Royal City Centre)
New Westminster, BC V3L 3C2
Canada
Open Houses
Please contact the school for a private tour.
Hours of Operation
Monday–Friday: 7:30AM to 5:30PM
Hours subject to change with notice.
Effective July 2025, Cefababy Classroom will close by 5:00PM daily.