10 permits · verified 2026-08-26
What permits do you need to open a childcare centre in Converse?
In short
A childcare centre in Converse, TX has 5 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 5 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. City of Converse Building Operations charges $250 per certificate, non-refundable for the certificate of occupancy. 5 of the 10 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-08-26 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.
Permits particular to a childcare centre in Converse
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Development Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Converse Building Operations | $2,000 per permit | per permit | 2026-08-26 |
| Child Care License | Texas Health and Human Services | $35 application, then an annual fee of $35 plus $1 per child of licensed capacity | annual | 2026-08-20 |
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 Converse
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit | City of Converse Building Operations | Varies — formula on the Converse page | 365 days for a commercial permit | 2026-08-26 |
| Certificate of Occupancy | City of Converse Building Operations | $250 per certificate, non-refundable | not stated in the published schedule | 2026-08-26 |
| Sign Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Converse Building Operations | Varies — formula on the Converse page | per permit | 2026-08-26 |
| Commercial Trade Permit | City of Converse Building Operations | Varies — formula on the Converse page | per permit | 2026-08-26 |
| Fire Protection System Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Converse Fire Marshal | Varies — formula on the Converse page | per permit | 2026-08-26 |
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
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Formationonly if it applies to you | Texas Secretary of State | $300 one-time filing | no expiry | 2026-08-20 |
| Assumed Name Certificate (DBA)only if it applies to you | Texas Secretary of State | $25 one-time filing | up to ten years, renewable | 2026-08-21 |
| Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit | Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | No fee — there is no fee for this permit | no expiry while actively engaged in business | 2026-08-21 |
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 Converse?
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 Converse, TX, 5 apply to every business of this type and 5 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 5 that always apply, 2 carry a flat fee, coming to $250.00. That is a floor, not a total. 5 of the 10 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 4 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Converse permits page and the TX state page.
Is Converse expensive for a childcare centre?
Comparing like with like — only the permits charged as a single flat fee, since a valuation formula has no figure to rank — Converse sits where the table below puts it against every other TX jurisdiction covered here that publishes the same permit.
Certificate of Occupancy: Converse charges $250. Across 22 jurisdictions it runs from $50 in Waco to $425 in Universal City, with a median of $105. 18 charge less and 3 charge more.
Read the spread rather than the rank. Certificate of Occupancy varies by $375 between the cheapest and dearest jurisdiction here, which is the sort of gap worth knowing before you sign a lease on one side of a city line rather than the other.
Which offices issue these permits in Converse?
Permits for a childcare centre in Converse, TX come from 5 separate offices: City of Converse Building Operations, City of Converse 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.
- City of Converse Building OperationsIssues 5 permits on this page, including Commercial Building Permit, Certificate of Occupancy, Sign Permit403 S Seguin Street, Converse, TX 78109www.conversetx.gov/city_services/community_development/building/permits.php
- City of Converse Fire MarshalIssues 1 permit on this page: Fire Protection System Permit403 S Seguin Street, Converse, TX 78109www.conversetx.gov
- Texas Secretary of StateIssues 2 permits on this page: Certificate of Formation, Assumed Name Certificate (DBA)www.sos.state.tx.us
- Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsIssues 1 permit on this page: Texas Sales and Use Tax Permitcomptroller.texas.gov/taxes/permit
- Texas Health and Human ServicesIssues 1 permit on this page: Child Care Licensewww.hhs.texas.gov
What does a childcare centre need in Converse that other businesses do not?
1 of the 2 permits particular to a childcare centre here applies to no other business type we cover in Converse: Child Care License.
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.
Shared with other businesses in Converse
- Site Development Permit — City of Converse Building Operations, $2,000 per permit, per permit. Also required for restaurants, retail stores, auto repair shops, contractors and trades, fitness studios and veterinary clinics; what it involves is set out on the auto repair shops page.
The other 5 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Converse, TX; what each one involves is set out on the Converse 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 Converse?
The closest match is a fitness studio, which shares 1 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Child Care License. A fitness studio needs Health Spa Certificate of Registration, which a childcare centre does not.
| Business | Its own permits | Shared with a childcare centre | Only a childcare centre needs | Only it needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness studios | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Veterinary clinics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Auto repair shops | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Contractors and trades | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Retail stores | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Restaurants | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Coffee shops | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Salons and barbers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 shared with other businesses are listed with their explanations on the auto repair shops page. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Converse permits page and the TX state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.
- 5200, Fees — Child Care Regulation HandbookTexas Health and Human Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-20
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