Commercial Compliance Hub
Check requirements

12 permits · verified 2026-10-09

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

In short

A childcare centre in Volusia County, FL has 2 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 10 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations charges $125 one-time filing for the articles of organization (llc). 6 of the 12 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-09 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a childcare centre in Volusia County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Child Care Facility Licensing — State DCF License Appliesonly if it applies to youFlorida Department of Children and Families, Child Care RegulationNo feenot applicable at the county level; State DCF license terms apply2026-10-09
Child Care Facility LicenseFlorida Department of Children and Families, Child Care Licensure$1 per child of licensed capacity, subject to a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $100 per facility — so 25 children or fewer costs $25, and 100 or more costs $100annual2026-09-03

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 Volusia County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Volusia County Business Tax Receipt (repealed effective January 1, 2024)only if it applies to youVolusia County Revenue Services (Treasury and Billing)No feenot applicable; the county receipt was repealed effective January 1, 20242026-10-09
Commercial Building Permit (application, valuation, plan review and certificate of occupancy)only if it applies to youVolusia County Building and Code AdministrationVaries — formula on the Volusia County pageper project2026-10-09
Electrical, Plumbing, Gas, Mechanical and Fire Sprinkler Permitsonly if it applies to youVolusia County Building and Code AdministrationVaries — formula on the Volusia County pageper project2026-10-09
Burglar and Robbery Alarm Registration (unincorporated Volusia County)only if it applies to youVolusia County Sheriff's OfficeVaries — formula on the Volusia County pagebefore installation or use of the alarm; contact changes reported within seven days2026-10-09

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

FL 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 Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youFlorida Department of State, Division of Corporations$125 one-time filingno expiry, but an annual report is due every year by 1 May2026-09-03
Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to youFlorida Department of State, Division of Corporations$70 one-time filingno expiry, but an annual report is due every year by 1 May2026-09-03
Annual Report (LLC)only if it applies to youFlorida Department of State, Division of CorporationsVaries — formula on the FL pageannual, due by 1 May2026-09-03
Annual Report (Corporation)only if it applies to youFlorida Department of State, Division of CorporationsVaries — formula on the FL pageannual, due by 1 May2026-09-03
Business Tax Application (Sales and Use Tax)only if it applies to youFlorida Department of RevenueNo fee — no fee to registerno fixed expiry2026-09-03
Local Business Tax ReceiptFlorida Department of State, Division of CorporationsNo feeannual — every receipt expires on 30 September2026-09-03

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 Volusia County?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 12 records listed for a childcare centre in Volusia County, FL, 2 apply to every business of this type and 10 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 12 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 3 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

Child Care Facility License: $1 per child of licensed capacity, subject to a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $100 per facility — so 25 children or fewer costs $25, and 100 or more costs $100

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

Which offices issue these permits in Volusia County?

Permits for a childcare centre in Volusia County, FL come from 7 separate offices: Florida Department of Children and Families, Child Care Regulation, Volusia County Revenue Services (Treasury and Billing), Volusia County Building and Code Administration, Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Florida Department of Revenue, Florida Department of Children and Families, Child Care Licensure. 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 Volusia County that other businesses do not?

2 of the 2 permits particular to a childcare centre here apply to no other business type we cover in Volusia County: Child Care Facility Licensing — State DCF License Applies and Child Care Facility License.

Child Care Facility Licensing — State DCF License Applies

The Florida Department of Children and Families' About Child Care Licensure page states that DCF licenses child care facilities in 63 out of 67 counties in Florida, and names the counties that license child care locally under Fla. Stat. s. 402.306 as Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Sarasota. Because Volusia is not among the four counties that page names, there is no county child care license fee under s. 402.306; a child care centre anywhere in Volusia County, including inside its cities, applies to DCF for its State license. The ordinary county layers still reach a child care centre: a building permit for a build-out in the unincorporated area, and the zoning and building rules of the city where the centre is located.

Child Care Facility License

Cheap by national standards — capped at $100 however large the centre — but read the jurisdiction question before relying on it. Florida lets a county whose standards meet or exceed the state minimum license child care itself, and four have taken that up: Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Sarasota. In those four the county licenses and sets its own fee, so the $25 to $100 band does not apply. The Department of Children and Families licenses in the other 63 counties. The designation has to be re-affirmed by a majority vote of the county commission every year, so the list can move. Related statutory fees: a registered family day care home is $25, a licensed one $50, and a large family child care home $60.

The other 4 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Volusia County, FL; what each one involves is set out on the Volusia County permits page. The 6 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across FL and are covered on the FL state page.

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

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Child Care Facility Licensing — State DCF License Applies and Child Care Facility License. A auto repair shop needs Fire Operational Permit — Repair Garages and Service Stations and Certificate of Compliance / Operating Permit — On-Site Sewage System in Industrial or Manufacturing Zones, which a childcare centre does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Volusia County, FL, compared with a childcare centre
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a childcare centreOnly a childcare centre needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops2022
Coffee shops4024
Contractors and trades4024
Fitness studios1021
Food trucks3023
Restaurants4024
Retail stores2022
Salons and barbers3023
Veterinary clinics1021

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 Volusia County permits page and the FL state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  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. 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
  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

Related

Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.