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

Skill Level

1

Alternative Titles

• Child Care Centre Director
• Child Care Coordinator

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Child Care Centre Manager is Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACA). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• An ACECQA nationally approved diploma level (or higher) education and care qualification.
• Evidence of three years full time (or part time equivalent) employment experience as a Child Care Centre Manager in a regulated early childhood education and care service
• Expected responsibilities during employment include:
  • develop and implement programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
  • direct and supervise educators providing care and supervision for young children
  • establish and maintain a safe and healthy service environment for children, staff and visitors
  • facilitate compliance with relevant government requirements and standards
  • work in partnership with parents and families to provide appropriate education and care for children
  • maintain service records, operational budgets and accounts
  • recruit staff and coordinate professional development.
• To ensure currency of skills, applicants will need to provide evidence of at least six months full time (or part time equivalent) experience in the past three years.

Did you know?

To assist with the transition of ACECQA becoming the new Assessing Authority for the Child Care Centre Manager occupation, there is a separate application process for individuals who have recently completed step four (final assessment) of the Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) Job Ready Program (JRP) under the nominated occupation of Child Care Centre Manager. 

plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the activities of childcare centres and services including physical and human resources.

Tasks

• developing and implementing programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
• providing care for children in before-school, after-school, day, and vacation care centres
• directing and supervising Child Carers in providing care and supervision for young children
• ensuring the centre is a safe area for children, staff and visitors
• complying with relevant government requirements and standards
• liaising with parents
• maintaining records and accounts for the centre
• recruiting staff and coordinating professional development

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 134111 Child Care Centre Manager