Role workflow · Centre-wide oversight
Director
Calm operational oversight of the whole centre. Sees pulse, signals, compliance — not raw documentation about individual children.
Design principleAggregated, not invasive. Sign-off where it matters.
On sign-in
What appears first.
The opening surface is shaped to what this role actually does — never a feed of everything happening in the centre.
Opening view
- 01Centre pulseRatios green/amber/red, occupancy, staffing coverage, open incidents.
- 02What needs my eyes todayA short list — incident sign-offs, compliance windows, family escalations.
- 03Wellbeing signalsAggregated indicators of over-extended rooms or staff. Never named without context.
- 04Compliance horizonDocuments expiring this month, audits due, outstanding actions.
Notifications that matter
- Incident #214 awaiting Director sign-offNowfrom · Room Leader
- WWCC expiring in 6 days for 2 staffNowfrom · System
- Wellbeing: Room 2 has had 3 difficult transitions this weekTodayfrom · System
- Tomorrow's roster auto-balanced and readyAmbientfrom · System
Daily rhythm
The shape of one operational day.
Tasks arrive in time, in context, and within scope. No off-floor catch-up is required.
- 08:00Centre pulse review — ratios, staffing, incidentsOperations
- 09:30Sign off incident #214 + family notificationIncidents
- 11:00Approve excursion compliance windowExcursions
- 13:00Roster rebalance for tomorrow (auto-suggested)Rostering
- 15:00Review wellbeing signal — over-extended roomWellbeing
- 16:30Audit-ready export for monthly complianceCompliance
Operational scope
What this role owns. What it doesn't.
Action priorities
- 01Sign-off where decisions need a human, never as a bottleneck.
- 02Read pulse before reading detail.
- 03Protect staff wellbeing as operational data.
- 04Stay out of educator work unless invited or escalated.
Responsibilities
- Centre-wide compliance and accountability
- Incident sign-off and family notification
- Staffing coverage and roster approvals
- Wellbeing signals and intervention
- Audit and regulator readiness
Intentionally hidden
Privacy-first scope. Information removed from this role to reduce cognitive load and protect children & families.
- Raw observation forms (sees outcomes & patterns)
- Curated parent moments (private to family)
- Internal pedagogical reflection drafts
Module access
Scoped permissions.
Centre pulseFull
Incidents (sign-off)Full
RosteringFull
Compliance docsFull
Excursions (approve)Full
Wellbeing analyticsFull
EnrolmentsRead-only
Observations (outcomes)Read-only
Learning cycles (overview)Read-only
AllergiesRead-only
Parent comms (incident only)Create / edit
Audit logFull
Accountability flow
How this role connects to others.
Childcare is not isolated tasks. Every action surfaces somewhere it matters — automatically, with audit trail.
Director
via escalation
Room Leader
Director
via rostering & enrolments
Admin
Director
via reflection memo
Educational Leader
Director
via incident outcome
Parent
