Caterpillars to Butterflies Childcare
About Caterpillars to Butterflies Childcare
About Education & Care Service
Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Caterpillars to Butterflies Childcare, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Caterpillars to Butterflies Childcare currently has a roll of 54 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (61% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, asian, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“We visited several daycares before instantly knowing this was the place we wanted our little one to attend. As soon as we walked through the doors, we were greeted with such a warm feeling. We feel so lucky to have found a centre where you can see the team genuinely loves what they do. The staff are incredible – they are warm, always willing to help or offer support, intuitive, encouraging and nurturing. C2B has great communication with families and we get regular updates/photos. Through the updates you can tell the team have really taken time to get to know our boy. They have also recently upgraded their outdoor space which backs onto forest and has a huge sandpit and the centre is resourced well with regular additions with the children and their interests constantly driving this. We couldn’t recommend C2B more highly!”
“Caterpillars to Butterlies is an amazing ECE centre. My daughter went to 2 other centre's before here and the difference is night and day. Great teachers and owners, always friendly and providing the best environment for the kids to learn and grow.”
“Our daughter has been with C2B for over a year now and we couldn't be happier with the care she receives. The teachers are incredible and support her growth and development in so many fun ways. We love that she gets to play with the older kids as well as the kids her age which creates such a wonderful bond between the kids and teaches her to interact with people of all ages. We have and will continue to recommend C2B to all our friends and families!”
“So happy with our choice of daycare for our daughter. Her teachers really know her and put in so much time and effort into what they do - she adores them! She has so much fun playing in the amazing outdoor space at C2B, and is constantly getting up to creative activities. She has grown in confidence since starting and it is so wonderful to see!”
“Nice little early childhood learning centre in the Hillcrest area. The teachers are awesome and highly competent. Children have a lot of various things to do and keep engaged. The play area is large and well built. The facilities are nice and clean. Focus is given on cognitive learning for children in a natural environment which is a hue plus point for this centre. Easily accessible by road, there is ample parking on street and in the premises too. Well recommended.”
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