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

In short

A childcare centre in Brown County, TX has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 3 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Brownwood and Brown County Health Department charges $80 per inspection for the sanitation inspection — foster homes, day cares and camps. 2 of the 6 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-08-25 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a childcare centre in Brown County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Sanitation Inspection — Foster Homes, Day Cares and CampsBrownwood and Brown County Health Department$80 per inspectionnot stated in the published schedule2026-08-25
Child Care LicenseTexas Health and Human Services$35 application, then an annual fee of $35 plus $1 per child of licensed capacityannual2026-08-20

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 Brown County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
False Alarm Feeonly if it applies to youBrownwood and Brown County Fire MarshalVaries — formula on the Brown County pageper occurrence2026-08-25

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

TX 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
Certificate of Formationonly if it applies to youTexas Secretary of State$300 one-time filingno expiry2026-08-20
Assumed Name Certificate (DBA)only if it applies to youTexas Secretary of State$25 one-time filingup to ten years, renewable2026-08-21
Texas Sales and Use Tax PermitTexas Comptroller of Public AccountsNo fee — there is no fee for this permitno expiry while actively engaged in business2026-08-21

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 Brown County?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 6 records listed for a childcare centre in Brown County, TX, 3 apply to every business of this type and 3 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, 2 carry a flat fee, coming to $80.00. That is a floor, not a total. 2 of the 6 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 0 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

Child Care License: $35 application, then an annual fee of $35 plus $1 per child of licensed capacity

The other 1 variable fee belongs to permits that apply to every type of business here; its formula is set out on the Brown County permits page and the TX state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Brown County?

Permits for a childcare centre in Brown County, TX come from 5 separate offices: Brownwood and Brown County Health Department, Brownwood and Brown County Fire Marshal, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Health and Human Services. 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 Brown 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 Brown County: Sanitation Inspection — Foster Homes, Day Cares and Camps and Child Care License.

Sanitation Inspection — Foster Homes, Day Cares and Camps

$80 for the sanitation inspection of a foster home, day care or camp. The Fire Marshal charges a separate $75 for foster homes and day cares, so a day care here pays both — $155 across two departments, with neither schedule mentioning the other. Fees may be doubled or a fine imposed where the operation runs without a permit.

Child Care License

Worked example: a centre licensed for 100 children pays $135 a year ($35 + $1 x 100). The annual fee falls on the anniversary of the date the initial license was issued, not on a calendar date.

The other 1 local permit in the tables apply to every type of business in Brown County, TX; what each one involves is set out on the Brown County permits page. The 3 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across TX and are covered on the TX state page.

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

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Sanitation Inspection — Foster Homes, Day Cares and Camps and Child Care License. A auto repair shop needs Commercial Building Fire Inspection, which a childcare centre does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Brown County, TX, compared with a childcare centre
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a childcare centreOnly a childcare centre needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops1021
Coffee shops2022
Contractors and trades2022
Fitness studios2022
Food trucks2022
Restaurants4024
Retail stores3023
Salons and barbers2022
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 Brown County permits page and the TX state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Brownwood/Brown County amended fee ordinance 25-09 (filed with Texas DSHS 3 November 2025)City of Brownwood and Brown County, filed with Texas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-25
  2. 5200, Fees — Child Care Regulation HandbookTexas Health and Human Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-20

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