The Datum Report

Occupation 1233 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Early education and childcare services proprietors

Early childhood and childcare services proprietors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources of residential or day nurseries, play groups, and similar establishments.

How people enter it

Whilst no formal academic qualifications are required by proprietors in this area, a range of relevant courses in early years childcare and management are available. A DBS check is necessary if you run or own a childcare organisation.

What the work involves

• determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements
• plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities of staff
• oversees the learning of young children and ensures that Early Years Foundation Stage and OFSTED standards are met
• provides leadership and management to staff to ensure services are delivered to a high quality
• develops relationships with children's parents and other educational establishments
• ensures the facilities are well maintained and that health and safety standards and other relevant regulations are met

Also called

Director (children's nursery) · Owner (nursery: children’s)

What it pays

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Common questions

Classified alongside this

Health care practice managers · Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors