Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9031.00
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
- US jobs
- 73,660
- Median wage
- $59,300 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
2% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 12%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
- 8%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 7%Advise others on educational or vocational mattersNot measured
- 7%Monitor individual behavior or performanceNot measured
- 6%Teach academic or vocational subjectsNot measured
- 6%Determine resource needs of projects or operationsNot measured
- 6%Develop organizational policies, systems, or processesNot measured
- 5%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
- Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
- Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications.
- Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
- Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.
- Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding.
Other job titles for this occupation (31)
Child Care Center Director · Child Care Director · Childcare Director · Day Care Director · Early Childhood Program Supervisor (ECP Supervisor) · Early Childhood Services Director · Education Coordinator · Education Director · Education Site Manager · Preschool Program Director · After School Site Director · Before and After School Program Director · Before and After School Site Director · Center Administrator · Center Manager · Child Care Center Administrator (Child Care Center Admin) · Childcare Center Administrator · Childcare Center Director · Day Care Center Director · Daycare Director · Daycare Manager · Early Childhood Education Director · Educational Program Director · Extended Care Director · Montessori Program Director · Pre-K Program Coordinator (Prekindergarten Program Coordinator) · Preschool Director · School Director · Site Coordinator · Site Director · Vice Principal