Our History

Little Neighbours Preschool is currently enrolling 3 and 4 year olds for its “Learning through play” program. Our program runs from September to June each year and students can enroll at any point during the year unlike kindergarten where September starts are the only option. Little Neighbours Preschool is a parent participation preschool giving the parents an opportunity to participate in their child’s early school experiences. The preschool is located in Coquitlam next to Cape Horn Elementary. We have students who come from Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Maple Ridge. If you are interested in registering your child or would like to come by for an observation please email or call the school at 604-521-5158

Little Neighbours Preschool is a non-profit society that has been in operation since 1968 originally called the Coquitlam Preschool Society. It starting out in a classroom leased from Cape Horn Elementary and in 1976 we moved to our current location in a portable classroom next to the school. Today when you come by, you’ll find handprints of many of our “graduates” decorating the outside of our building.

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Our current Early Childhood Educators (ECE), Mimi Folkestad and Blaihin Taylor, have been members of our preschool since 2000 and have transitioned from participating parents, to substitute teachers to now our full time teachers. The program is operated in an open, bright and spacious facility with lots of room for a variety of different activities. The preschool is well equipped, with quality toys, puzzles, books, dress-up costumes and dramatic play materials, blocks, art equipment etc. We also have a great collection of books in our parent education library. There is a nice, fenced in outdoor space for students to run, ride bikes or play on outdoor play equipment. The Little Neighbours Preschool is a member of the Council of Parent Participation Preschools of BC.