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What permits do you need to open a childcare centre in Benton County Ar?

In short

A childcare centre in Benton County Ar, AR has 1 permit that applies to every business of this type, plus 9 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division charges $45 filed online; $50 on paper for the articles of incorporation. 6 of the 10 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-23 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a childcare centre in Benton County Ar

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Child Care Centre LicenseArkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education$15–$100 a year, banded by the number of children the facility servesannual2026-09-04

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

Local permits that apply to every type of business in Benton County Ar

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Commercial Building Permit, Plan Review and Certificate of Occupancy (unincorporated Benton County)only if it applies to youBenton County Building SafetyVaries — formula on the Benton County Ar pageper project; issued before construction, with the certificate of occupancy released after all final inspections pass2026-10-23
Site Plan Review (Benton County Planning Board)only if it applies to youBenton County Planning Department / Planning BoardVaries — formula on the Benton County Ar pageper application; decided at a public hearing before the Planning Board2026-10-23
Stormwater Permit (designated MS4 urbanized areas of Benton County)only if it applies to youBenton County Planning Department / Planning BoardVaries — formula on the Benton County Ar pageper project; required before any construction activity starts on site2026-10-23
Floodplain Development Permit (unincorporated Benton County)only if it applies to youBenton County Planning Department / Planning BoardVaries — formula on the Benton County Ar pageper development2026-10-23
Driveway Permit for Access to a County Road (Benton County Road Department)only if it applies to youBenton County Road DepartmentNo feeper driveway; required before construction begins2026-10-23

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

AR registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to youArkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division$45 filed online; $50 on paperperpetual, but a franchise tax report is due every year2026-09-04
Annual Franchise Tax Reportonly if it applies to youArkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services DivisionVaries — formula on the AR pageannual — due 1 May2026-09-04
Certificate of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youArkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division$45 filed online; $50 on paperperpetual, but a franchise tax report is due every year2026-09-04
General Business License — Arkansas Secretary of State Guidanceonly if it applies to youArkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services DivisionNo feenot applicable2026-09-04

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

How much does it actually cost to permit a childcare centre in Benton County Ar?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 10 records listed for a childcare centre in Benton County Ar, AR, 1 apply to every business of this type and 9 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

6 of the 10 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 2 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

Child Care Centre License: $15–$100 a year, banded by the number of children the facility serves

The other 5 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Benton County Ar permits page and the AR state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Benton County Ar?

Permits for a childcare centre in Benton County Ar, AR come from 5 separate offices: Benton County Building Safety, Benton County Planning Department / Planning Board, Benton County Road Department, Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division, Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a childcare centre need in Benton County Ar that other businesses do not?

1 of the 1 permit particular to a childcare centre here applies to no other business type we cover in Benton County Ar: Child Care Centre License.

Child Care Centre License

A capacity-banded fee running from $15 a year for a facility serving up to seventeen children, through $50 for seventeen to ninety-nine, up to $100 for a hundred or more — modest at every tier compared with most states' child care fees. One caution on currency: the regulation these figures come from carries an older codification, and Arkansas has since issued newer recodifications of its child care rules that could not be checked to confirm the same fee bands survived unchanged, so confirm the current figures with the agency before relying on them for a large centre.

The other 5 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Benton County Ar, AR; what each one involves is set out on the Benton County Ar permits page. The 4 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across AR and are covered on the AR state page.

How does a childcare centre compare with other businesses in Benton County Ar?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Child Care Centre License. A auto repair shop needs Automotive Repair Shop — Arkansas State Obligations, which a childcare centre does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Benton County Ar, AR, compared with a childcare centre
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a childcare centreOnly a childcare centre needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops1011
Coffee shops2012
Contractors and trades7017
Fitness studios0010
Restaurants2012
Retail stores2012
Salons and barbers3013
Veterinary clinics1011

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Benton County Ar permits page and the AR state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Arkansas Code of Rules 016.22.02, rule 3 — child care centre license fees by capacityArkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04

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