The Pitter Patter Education Centre in Feilding. The Ministry's complaints process would refer all complaints straight back to the owner of The Pitter Patter Education Centre. The Ministry of Education launched an investigation into Feilding's Pitter Patter Childcare Centre in December after more than 17 former staff and parents complained that the owner was violent to children. "At Pitter Patter Education centre, the complaints procedure was to in the first instance go to the centre manager. The manager from the centre, Pauline Murphy, has not responded to repeated requests for comment.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2021 21:45 UTC