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

In short

A childcare centre in Utah County, UT has 4 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 7 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health charges $85 per inspection (2026 fee schedule) for the residential care / home daycare kitchen inspection. 6 of the 11 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-30 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a childcare centre in Utah County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Residential Care / Home Daycare Kitchen Inspectiononly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health$85 per inspection (2026 fee schedule)Per inspection2026-09-30
Child Care Centre LicenseUtah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Background Checks$62 license fee, plus $200 for a new centre and $1.75 for every child of licensed capacityannual — the same fee applies at renewal as at first issue2026-09-04

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 Utah County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business LicenseUtah County Community Development, Business Licensing DivisionVaries — formula on the Utah County pageAnnual, July 1 to June 30; an application filed after December 31 pays half the annual fee2026-09-30
Zoning / Land Use Administration Feesonly if it applies to youUtah County Community Development, Planning & Zoning DivisionVaries — formula on the Utah County pagePer application2026-09-30
Onsite Wastewater (Septic) System Permit — commercialonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental HealthVaries — formula on the Utah County pageOne-time per installation, with an added annual fee on an Alternative Packed Bed Media system or a Holding Tank Installation2026-09-30
Business License Zone Clearance / Zone Compliance PermitUtah County Community Development, Planning & Zoning DivisionVaries — formula on the Utah County pagePer application; a Zone Clearance Renewal is a separate $15 fee2026-09-30
Building PermitUtah County Community Development, Building DivisionVaries — formula on the Utah County pageOne-time per project; a permit renewal is a separate $303 flat fee2026-09-30

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

UT 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 youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
Certificate of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
General Business License — Utah State Position (Entity Registration)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeNo feeset by the city or county2026-09-04
Annual Renewalonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$18 a year; a late renewal adds $10annual — due in the calendar month tied to the entity's own formation anniversary2026-09-04

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 Utah County?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 11 records listed for a childcare centre in Utah County, UT, 4 apply to every business of this type and 7 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 11 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:

Child Care Centre License: $62 license fee, plus $200 for a new centre and $1.75 for every child of licensed capacity

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

Which offices issue these permits in Utah County?

Permits for a childcare centre in Utah County, UT come from 6 separate offices: Utah County Community Development, Business Licensing Division, Utah County Community Development, Planning & Zoning Division, Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health, Utah County Community Development, Building Division, Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Background Checks. 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 Utah 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 Utah County: Residential Care / Home Daycare Kitchen Inspection and Child Care Centre License.

Residential Care / Home Daycare Kitchen Inspection

A home-based daycare or residential-care kitchen in Utah County is inspected by UCHD for $85 per inspection under the 2026 fee schedule, listed on the Department's own program page as its 'Home Daycare or Residential Care' inspection category. This inspection is separate from the state Office of Licensing's own child care program license, which sets its own center- and residential-program licensing thresholds and is recorded at the state layer.

Child Care Centre License

The base license fee is a flat $62 whether a facility is a family home or a centre, but a centre pays two further charges a home does not: $200 as a one-time fee for a new centre or a change of location, and $1.75 for every child of approved capacity, applied at both first issue and renewal — a fifty-child centre pays $87.50 on that line alone. A family or home-based provider pays only the flat $62. Renewing more than thirty days late adds a $31 penalty plus, for a centre, seventy-five cents per child. Fingerprinting for a required background check is billed separately, at $42 per person.

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

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

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Residential Care / Home Daycare Kitchen Inspection and Child Care Centre License. A auto repair shop needs Motor Vehicle Body Shop License and Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Utah MVED Position, which a childcare centre does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Utah County, UT, compared with a childcare centre
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a childcare centreOnly a childcare centre needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops2022
Coffee shops6026
Contractors and trades4024
Fitness studios1021
Food trucks5025
Restaurants5025
Retail stores2022
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 Utah County permits page and the UT state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Utah County Health Department Fee Schedule 2026Utah County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  2. Utah County Health Department, Environmental Health — Annual Permits & CertificationsUtah County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  3. Utah Division of Licensing and Background Checks — child care licensing fee schedule, effective 1 July 2025Utah Division of Licensing and Background Checks · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04

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