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.
Guide
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.
Guide
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.
Guide
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.