Child Care Businesses for sale in South Africa

Confirm whether the operation is registered or conditionally registered as a partial care facility, an ECD programme or both. Match the certificate holder, address, age groups, capacity and conditions to the services currently provided.

Verify municipal zoning, approved plans, occupancy, fire and environmental-health compliance. Compare authorised capacity with actual attendance, and inspect toilets, water, food areas, sleep spaces, fencing and play equipment against applicable ECD norms and conditions.

Review qualifications, identity, references, vetting, first-aid training, employment terms and child-to-staff deployment by age group. Identify operations dependent on the principal or one practitioner and assess Section 197 consequences before completion.

Children's information receives special protection. Confirm registration agreements, parental or guardian authority, lawful processing, access controls, retention and secure transfer arrangements, including health, safeguarding, attendance and payment records held on paper or digital systems.

Reconcile enrolment registers, attendance, invoices, receipts, deposits and arrears by child. Verify any government subsidy separately, its qualifying conditions and payment history, then distinguish earned fees from amounts covering care after the completion date.

Review incident, injury, illness, complaint and mandatory-reporting records, together with supervision, collection and emergency procedures. Check insurance notifications and regulator correspondence, then allocate responsibility for events occurring before the ownership change.