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

In short

A childcare centre in Cheyenne, WY has 5 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 6 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department charges $375 per child care planning application for the child care application — city planning approval; state license (cheyenne). 4 of the 11 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-14 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a childcare centre in Cheyenne

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Child Care Application — City Planning Approval; State License (Cheyenne)City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department$375 per child care planning applicationone-time per application; the state license is separate and renews annually2026-09-14
Child Care LicenseWyoming Department of Family Services, Child Care Licensing Program$25 flat application fee, plus a flat $25 renewal fee — the same figure regardless of facility type or size1 year, or up to 6 months under a Provisional License while a facility works toward full compliance2026-09-04

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 Cheyenne

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Conditional Use Permit / Zoning Variance / Site Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youCity of Cheyenne, Planning and Development DepartmentVaries — formula on the Cheyenne pageone-time per application2026-09-14
Building PermitCity of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building SafetyVaries — formula on the Cheyenne pagenot stated in the published schedule; renewal of an expired permit costs fifteen percent of the original permit valuation2026-09-14
General Business License — City of Cheyenne position (twenty-eight enumerated categories)only if it applies to youCity of Cheyenne, City Clerk's OfficeNo feenot applicable to a general license; enumerated licenses expire annually, one year from the date of issuance, with a thirty-day grace period and a $25.00 late renewal fee2026-09-14
Fire Inspection and Operational Permit (fee not published)Cheyenne Fire RescueNo feenot stated in any published source2026-09-14
Certificate of Occupancy (final certificate free; temporary and change of use charged)City of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building SafetyVaries — formula on the Cheyenne pagea temporary certificate is converted within thirty, sixty or ninety days on the refund scale2026-09-14

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

WY 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
General Business License — Wyoming Positiononly if it applies to youWyoming Secretary of State, Business DivisionNo feenot applicable2026-09-04
Articles of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youWyoming Secretary of State, Business Division$100 one-time filingperpetual, but an annual report license tax is due every year2026-09-04
Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to youWyoming Secretary of State, Business Division$100 one-time filingperpetual, but an annual report license tax is due every year2026-09-04
Annual Report License Taxonly if it applies to youWyoming Secretary of State, Business DivisionVaries — formula on the WY pageannual — due in the entity's own anniversary month of formation; may be filed up to 120 days early2026-09-04

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 Cheyenne?

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 Cheyenne, WY, 5 apply to every business of this type and 6 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 $400.00. That is a floor, not a total. 4 of the 11 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 3 have no fee published at all.

The other 4 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Cheyenne permits page and the WY state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Cheyenne?

Permits for a childcare centre in Cheyenne, WY come from 6 separate offices: City of Cheyenne, Planning and Development Department, City of Cheyenne, Compliance Department — Building Safety, City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office, Cheyenne Fire Rescue, Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, Wyoming Department of Family Services, Child Care Licensing Program. 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 Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne: Child Care Application — City Planning Approval; State License (Cheyenne) and Child Care License.

Child Care Application — City Planning Approval; State License (Cheyenne)

Childcare is licensed by the Wyoming Department of Family Services, and the City Clerk's license fee page lists no childcare license; the state charges $25.00 to apply and $25.00 to renew under its Child Care Licensing Rules chapter 2 §9, as rewritten effective April 21, 2026, which halved the previous $50.00 figures. What the City charges is a $375.00 planning application, which is a land use approval rather than an operating license, and the Unified Development Code makes the state credential a condition of it: §5.7.4 requires for each childcare category that 'All requirements of the Wyoming Department of Family Services shall be met.' A childcare facility is also inspected annually by the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department, whose own page states that 'Inspections are completed for child care facilities once a year' while directing licensing questions to the Wyoming Department of Family Services. No fee for that county inspection is published on the department's page.

Child Care License

A genuinely flat fee — Wyoming licenses a Family Child Care Home, a Family Child Care Center and a Child Care Center under three different regulatory categories, but charges the identical $25 application and $25 renewal fee across all three rather than scaling by capacity the way most other states do.

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

How does a childcare centre compare with other businesses in Cheyenne?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Child Care Application — City Planning Approval; State License (Cheyenne) and Child Care License. A auto repair shop needs Garage, Auto Dealer and Car Lot License, Sign Permit (building permit plus review fee) and Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Position, which a childcare centre does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Cheyenne, WY, compared with a childcare centre
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a childcare centreOnly a childcare centre needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops3023
Coffee shops4024
Contractors and trades4024
Fitness studios2022
Food trucks3023
Restaurants4024
Retail stores2022
Salons and barbers4024
Veterinary clinics3023

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 Cheyenne permits page and the WY state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. City of Cheyenne Schedule of Fees, set by Resolution 6213 — the planning application fees, contractor license fees, building and construction miscellaneous fees and the City Clerk business license rowsCity of Cheyenne · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
  2. City of Cheyenne Unified Development Code — §1.3.12 (fees required at filing), §6.5 (signs, requiring that no sign be erected without a building permit), §5.7.2 (home occupations) and §5.7.4 (family child care homes and child care centers, each requiring compliance with Wyoming Department of Family Services requirements)City of Cheyenne Planning and Development Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
  3. Environmental Health — the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department's own current pages for retail food establishment plan review, temporary food events, and daycare and school inspections, being one of only six local health programmes in WyomingCheyenne-Laramie County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
  4. Wyoming child care licensing rules, Chapter 2 — flat $25 application and renewal fee, one-year termWyoming Department of Family Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04

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