7 permits · verified 2026-10-05
What permits do you need to open a childcare centre in Monroe County Ny?
In short
A childcare centre in Monroe County Ny, NY has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 4 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code charges $125 one-time filing for the certificate of incorporation. 1 of the 7 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-05 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.
Permits particular to a childcare centre in Monroe County Ny
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Care Food Service Plan Review and Annual Food Inspection | Monroe County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health | The fee is set by the county under Monroe County Sanitary Code §569-9A, which allows fees 'in accordance with such fee schedule or schedules adopted by the Legislature of the County of Monroe, the State of New York, or the United States.' The code text states no amount, and the adopted schedule that applies to day care food plan review and inspection is not published in the sources cited for this record, so no dollar figure is stated here. The current amount is set by the Monroe County Department of Public Health, Food Protection program. | annual food inspection, carried out as part of the state day care permit | 2026-10-05 |
| Child Day Care Centre License | New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services | No fee | up to 4 years | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
NY registrations that apply to every type of business
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Incorporationonly if it applies to you | New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code | $125 one-time filing | no expiry, but a biennial statement is due every two years | 2026-09-03 |
| Sales Tax Certificate of Authorityonly if it applies to you | New York State Department of Taxation and Finance | No fee — no fee — issued without charge by statute | a specified term of not less than three years, renewable at the Department's discretion | 2026-09-03 |
| Biennial Statementonly if it applies to you | New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code | $9 per filing, every two years | biennial | 2026-09-03 |
| Articles of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to you | New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code | $200 one-time filing | no expiry, but a biennial statement is due every two years | 2026-09-03 |
| Certificate of Publication (LLC) | New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code | $50 state filing fee only | one-time, due within 120 days of formation | 2026-09-03 |
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 Monroe County Ny?
There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 7 records listed for a childcare centre in Monroe County Ny, NY, 3 apply to every business of this type and 4 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.
Of the 3 that always apply, 1 carry a flat fee, coming to $50.00. That is a floor, not a total. 1 of the 7 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 1 has no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:
Day Care Food Service Plan Review and Annual Food Inspection: The fee is set by the county under Monroe County Sanitary Code §569-9A, which allows fees 'in accordance with such fee schedule or schedules adopted by the Legislature of the County of Monroe, the State of New York, or the United States.' The code text states no amount, and the adopted schedule that applies to day care food plan review and inspection is not published in the sources cited for this record, so no dollar figure is stated here. The current amount is set by the Monroe County Department of Public Health, Food Protection program.
Which offices issue these permits in Monroe County Ny?
Permits for a childcare centre in Monroe County Ny, NY come from 4 separate offices: Monroe County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.
- Monroe County Department of Public Health, Environmental HealthIssues 1 permit on this page: Day Care Food Service Plan Review and Annual Food Inspectionwww.monroecounty.gov/eh
- New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial CodeIssues 4 permits on this page: Certificate of Incorporation, Biennial Statement, Articles of Organization (LLC), Certificate of Publication (LLC)www.businessexpress.ny.gov
- New York State Department of Taxation and FinanceIssues 1 permit on this page: Sales Tax Certificate of Authoritywww.tax.ny.gov/bus/st/register.htm
- New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care ServicesIssues 1 permit on this page: Child Day Care Centre Licenseocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare
What does a childcare centre need in Monroe County Ny 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 Monroe County Ny: Day Care Food Service Plan Review and Annual Food Inspection and Child Day Care Centre License.
Day Care Food Service Plan Review and Annual Food Inspection
The county's day care page states: 'The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) regulates and permits daycares. However, OCFS requires an annual food inspection conducted by the Monroe County Department of Public Health, Food Protection Program for each daycare facility as part of their permit.' A day care in Monroe County therefore needs the county food inspection as part of its state day care permit. The county's day care plan review application, marked 'Updated 9/13/2022', covers the food component of a day care's plans and cites NYS Sanitary Code 14-1.190. The fee is set through the county's Sanitary Code fee provision (§569-9A), which points to a schedule adopted by the Legislature, and that schedule is the basis of the amount, not the day care plan form.
Child Day Care Centre License
Under New York Social Services Law §390 and 18 NYCRR Part 418-1, which contain no fee provision for a child day care centre license, there is no license fee — unusual against states charging into four figures. No official page states this in words, so no amount is recorded. The license runs up to four years, and from 5 June 2027 that becomes up to six. New York City is a different regime entirely: group child care there is permitted by the city health department under Article 47 of the city Health Code, for a two-year term with a $200 application fee. A centre caring for six or fewer children falls outside this license.
The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across NY and are covered on the NY state page.
How does a childcare centre compare with other businesses in Monroe County Ny?
The closest match is a coffee shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Day Care Food Service Plan Review and Annual Food Inspection and Child Day Care Centre License. A coffee shop needs Food Service Establishment Permit, Food Establishment Plan Review (construction, major renovation or new operation), Food Service Establishment Permit and Food Worker Training — Local Option under 10 NYCRR 14-1.73 (New York), which a childcare centre does not.
| Business | Its own permits | Shared with a childcare centre | Only a childcare centre needs | Only it needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee shops | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Fitness studios | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Food trucks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Restaurants | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Retail stores | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Salons and barbers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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 Monroe County Ny permits page and the NY state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.
- Monroe County Sanitary Code §569-9, Fees (including §569-9A)Monroe County, New York (Code, hosted on ecode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- Application for Approval of Plans for a Day Care (county form, Updated 9/13/2022)Monroe County Department of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- Monroe County Environmental Health, Day Care pageMonroe County Department of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- New York Social Services Law section 390 — child day care centre licences valid for up to four yearsNew York State Senate · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
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