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Child Care Centre Manager

134111 · Sedentary
Career data Close match

Early childhood education managers oversee teaching programmes and other activities in early childhood centres. They manage resources and staff, and work with children and parents.

Most common salary $66k – $96k
Upper salary up to $115k
Training 3 years
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Description

Plans, organises, directs, controls and co-ordinates the activities of a childcare centre or service including physical and human resources.

Typical work tasks

  • Develops and implements programmes to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children; provides care for children in before-school, after-school, day, and vacation care centres; directs and supervises child carers in providing care and supervision for young children; ensure the centre is a safe area for children, staff and visitors; comply with relevant government requirements and standards; liaises with parents; maintains records and accounts for the centre; recruits staff and coordinates professional development

Typical work environment

  • Frequently works indoors in offices and meeting rooms situated within a child care centre.
  • Work spaces will usually be heated, ventilated, clean and well maintained.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • This is sedentary work with a requirement for frequent sitting in offices or in meetings.
  • Stands and walks frequently in offices and around child care facilities.
  • Lifting, carrying or pulling is not a significant component of the job.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching is may be required when interacting with small children.
  • Stretching, twisting, climbing is not a significant component of the job.
  • Occasional to frequent requirement for repetitive hand and finger movements when using hand-held objects including pens, calculators and using a keyboard and mouse.
  • Driving is not a significant component of the job.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, public speaking, financial, organisational, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making capabilities.
Entry signal Model estimate

Requires a substantial formal qualification. A licence or registration is legally required.

Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration Licence/registration required
ANZSCO skill level 1
Next-day ready No

Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.

How this was determined (model-generated): Child Care Centre Manager: ER states unconditionally 'Registration or licensing is required' = core legal gate, required is correct.

Entry Requirements

  • A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.
  • Registration or licensing is required.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.