From snow removal to dishwasher repair, from pest control to playground renovations, there are countless demands on a child care director's time and attention. A child care director is required to juggle a wide variety of roles and expectations related to facility management, often with very little training or expertise in this area. Some child care directors think of their facility management tasks as distractions from their "real" work, something they tend to only when the need is urgent or something is broken. It may be surprising to learn that facility management is, in fact, a profession all its own, with international credentials and standards, just like early childhood education. The International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) defines the profession of facilities management as encompassing many disciplines "to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process, and technology." This article discusses the IFMA's categories of the core competencies of a facility manager. These categories include: (1) Operations and maintenance; (2) Real estate; (3) Human and environmental factors; (4) Planning and project management; (5) Finance; (6) Quality assessment and innovation; (7) Technology; (8) Leadership and management; and (9) Communication.