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Pinellas County License Board for Children's Centers and Family Child Care Homes (Child Care Licensing, Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County)

In short

Pinellas County License Board for Children's Centers and Family Child Care Homes (Child Care Licensing, Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County) issues 2 permits we publish for Pinellas County, last verified 2026-10-06. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Children's Center License (Child Care Facility)Pinellas County License Board for Children's Centers and Family Child Care Homes (Child Care Licensing, Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County)License fee of $100.00 plus $1.00 per child based on the licensed capacity of the children's center, charged in addition to a $25.00 application fee. An optional preliminary site inspection costs $50.00, and a petition for a variance or waiver costs $100.00.annual; the regulations require a complete renewal application at least 45 days before the current license expires2026-10-06
Family Child Care Home / Large Family Child Care Home LicensePinellas County License Board for Children's Centers and Family Child Care Homes (Child Care Licensing, Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County)$75–$100 license fee: $75.00 for a family child care home, $100.00 for a large family child care home; plus a $25.00 application fee; $25.00 to add overnight care outside initial issuance or renewal; $100.00 per variance or waiver petitionannual; the regulations require a complete renewal application at least 45 days before the current license expires2026-10-06

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Children's Center License (Child Care Facility)

Pinellas is one of four Florida counties, with Broward, Palm Beach and Sarasota, that the Department of Children and Families' licensure page lists as licensing child care locally under s. 402.306, Fla. Stat. A children's center anywhere in the county, including inside a municipality, is licensed by the Pinellas County License Board, not by the Department of Children and Families. Per section B of the Board's Licensing Regulations Governing Pinellas County Children's Centers (approved January 26, 2022, effective February 1, 2022), the application fee is $25.00, and each children's center is charged a license fee of $100.00 plus $1.00 per child based on its licensed capacity. A preliminary site inspection, which is optional, costs $50.00, and a variance or waiver petition costs $100.00. These fees are set under s. 402.315(4), Fla. Stat., which allows a county to collect a fee for any license it issues under s. 402.308 and sets no dollar cap. The capped fee figures in s. 402.315(3) apply only to licenses the Department of Children and Families issues, so they do not limit the License Board's fee. The regulations themselves cite s. 402.315(3) beside the fee line; the operative authority for a county-issued license is s. 402.315(4). The regulations state no separate renewal fee. A renewal application, with background screening, is due at least 45 days before the license expires.

Family Child Care Home / Large Family Child Care Home License

Home-based child care in Pinellas County is licensed by the Pinellas County License Board under the county's s. 402.306, Fla. Stat., self-licensing status, countywide. Per section B of the Board's Licensing Regulations Governing Pinellas County Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes (approved January 26, 2022, effective February 1, 2022), the application fee is $25.00; a family child care home is charged a license fee of $75.00 and a large family child care home a license fee of $100.00. Adding overnight care at any time other than initial issuance or renewal costs $25.00, and a variance or waiver petition costs $100.00. These fees are set under s. 402.315(4), Fla. Stat., which allows a county to collect a fee for any license it issues under s. 402.308 with no dollar cap. The lower capped figures in s. 402.315(3) apply only to registrations and licenses the Department of Children and Families issues, so they do not apply to a Pinellas license. The regulations state no separate renewal fee; a renewal application is due at least 45 days before the license expires.

Contact

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Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. About Child Care Licensure — current list of counties with their own local licensing agency under Fla. Stat. §402.306Florida Department of Children and Families · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  2. Fla. Stat. s. 402.308, Issuance of licenseFlorida Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
  3. Florida Statutes section 402.306 — counties may designate a local licensing agency, re-affirmed annually by the county commissionThe Florida Senate · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
  4. Florida Statutes section 402.315 — child care licensing fee of $1 per child, minimum $25 and maximum $100 per facilityThe Florida Senate · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
  5. Licensing Regulations Governing Pinellas County Children's Centers (approved January 26, 2022; effective February 1, 2022), section B. Fees and section E. Annual renewal of licensePinellas County License Board · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
  6. Licensing Regulations Governing Pinellas County Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes (approved January 26, 2022; effective February 1, 2022), section B. FeesPinellas County License Board · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06

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