How to become a child care services manager

Official title: Child care services managers

Child care services managers plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate the provision of care for children in before-school, after-school, vacation and day care centres and services.

Main tasks

• Developing and implementing programmes to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
• Establishing and monitoring budgets and determining allocation of funds for staff, supplies, materials, equipment and maintenance
• Overseeing and coordinating the provision of 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
• 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
• 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
• Preparing and maintaining records and accounts for a child care centre
• Recruiting and evaluating staff and coordinating their professional development

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: HK$50,000 a month
• About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Education managers
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• Professional services managers not elsewhere classified
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Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a child care services manager?

Usually. 67% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a child care services manager?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026