Mudpies and Butterflies
Education & Care
89-91 Kingseat Road, Patumāhoe · Auckland - Franklin
Mudpies and Butterflies is an education and care service in Patumāhoe with a roll of 100 children. Our analysis of the ERO report shows strengths in curriculum and learning (B grade), with teachers engaging meaningfully with children. Health and safety received a B grade after the service addressed previous non-compliance. Leadership and governance (B grade) has a clear management structure in place. Bicultural practice (C grade) has been identified as an area for development, with scope to increase te reo Māori use in learning contexts.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
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
Akanuku · 2023-09-18
"The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."
Curriculum is inclusive and responsive; teachers engage meaningfully with children's learning.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"increasing the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts."
Next step to increase te reo Māori use in meaningful learning contexts.
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed a non-compliance and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service addressed non-compliance; now meeting health and safety regulatory standards.
"A director/owner and centre manager work with team leaders and teachers in three rooms that provide for different age groups of children."
Clear management structure with director, manager, and teaching teams in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of Mudpies and Butterflies dated 2023-09-18, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Mudpies and Butterflies 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.
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
89-91 Kingseat Road, Patumāhoe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Mudpies and Butterflies a free kindergarten?
- Mudpies and Butterflies is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Mudpies and Butterflies?
- 100 children attend Mudpies and Butterflies (roll year 2025).
- Where is Mudpies and Butterflies?
- 89-91 Kingseat Road Patumāhoe Auckland - Franklin
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47998) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.