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Mariposa Kids

Education & Care

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17 Mariposa Crescent, Birkenhead · Auckland - Kaipātiki

Mariposa Kids is an education and care service in Birkenhead with 50 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report identified bicultural practice and leadership & governance as areas where the service is developing foundational approaches, with te reo use evident and governance plans in place, though further strengthening is needed to better link improvement planning to learning outcomes.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
50
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
20035

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

Standalone

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Akarangi · 2023-12-12

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"Some teachers use basic te reo Māori in their interactions with children. Consideration could now be given to how well the curriculum reflects Māori ways of knowing, being and doing."

Basic te reo use evident; curriculum integration of Māori perspectives still emerging.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
C
"A process for internal evaluation is established and strategic and annual plans are in place. Consideration could be given to how these documents link together to support ongoing improvement that includes a focus on children's learning."

Plans established; need to strengthen linkage for improvement focus on learning outcomes.

Source: Education Review Office review of Mariposa Kids dated 2023-12-12, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Mariposa Kids hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.

65 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.

Location

17 Mariposa Crescent, Birkenhead. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Mariposa Kids a free kindergarten?
Mariposa Kids is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Mariposa Kids?
50 children attend Mariposa Kids (roll year 2025).
Where is Mariposa Kids?
17 Mariposa Crescent Birkenhead Auckland - Kaipātiki

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.