Abstract The objectives of this research were 1) to examine educational management in child development centers of local administrative organizations in Nangrong District Buriram Province; 2) to create the model of educational management in child development centers and 3) to evaluate the created model. The sample consisted of 122 informants. This research tool was a questionnaire with three parts: checklist, rating scales, and open-ended questions. The statistics employed in this research were percentages, mean, and standard deviation. The research results revealed that the model of educational management in child development centers under the aforementioned organization was overall found at a high level. Moreover, the administration of the child development centers was ranked first and was followed by the following aspects: participation and support of all sectors, promotion of early childhood development networks, academic affairs and curriculum-based activities, buildings, environment and safety, personnel respectively. In addition, the developed model consisted of five components i.e., rationale, objectives, contents, process, and measurement and evaluation.