Child Care Centre Manager
OFO Code: 134101
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 134101
- Occupation
- Child Care Centre Manager
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- MANAGERS
- Unit group
- 1341 · Child Care Service Managers
Official description
Child care service managers plan, direct, and coordinate and evaluate the provision of care for children in before-school, after-school, vacation and day care centres and services.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Early Childhood Development Centre Manager, Pre-school Principal, Child Care Coordinator, Child Care Centre Director, Day Care Centre Manager
- Reviewing and interpreting government codes, and developing procedures to meet codes (e.g., concerning safety and security)
- Monitoring children’s progress and conferring with parents or guardians
- Directing and supervising child carers in providing care and supervision for young children
- Recruiting and evaluating staff and coordinating their professional development
- Preparing and maintaining records and accounts for a child care centre
- Developing and implementing programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
- Overseeing and coordinating the provision care for children in before-school, after-school, day, and vacation care centres
- Managing physical facilities and making sure all buildings and equipment are maintained to ensure the centre is a safe area for children, staff and visitors
- Establishing and monitoring budgets and determining allocation of funds for staff, supplies, materials, equipment and maintenance
2. Demand status
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned