Resources
Free tools and guides for South African daycares and pre-schools
Registration walkthroughs, compliance checklists, fee templates, and benchmarks. Written for the people running the centres, not to sell you a course.
Complete Guide to Registering an ECD Centre in South Africa (2026)
Every step, department, form, and typical cost from deciding to open a centre to holding your DSD registration certificate. Consolidates DSD, DBE, CIPC, municipal, and health requirements into one document.
How to Apply for the ECD Subsidy (R24 per child per day)
Eligibility, the means test, documentation, and the practical walkthrough of the eCares application. Aimed at registered centres ready to claim the subsidy for the first time.
POPIA Compliance Checklist for Daycares
Ten practical steps covering data collection, consent, storage, sharing, retention, parent rights, and breach response. Written for daycare and pre-school operators, not lawyers.
South African Daycare Fee Benchmark 2026
Monthly fee ranges by city, age group, and centre type, synthesised from public listings and the SA ECD sector. For owners setting or reviewing their fees.
How to Price Your Daycare (South Africa)
The reasoning behind setting fees: start from costs, sanity-check against the market, handle sibling discounts, pro-rata, 11 vs 12 month billing, and annual increases. Companion to the Fee Benchmark.
Emergency Preparedness Checklist for SA Daycares
Loadshedding, medical, fire, security, severe weather, and building failures. Short context per scenario, actionable checklist items, and a printable one-page reference card for the staff room.
SA Daycare Fee Calculator
Interactive tool. Enter your province, centre type, and child mix to see a recommended monthly fee range per age group, where you sit in the SA market, and your estimated monthly revenue.