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

In short

A childcare centre in Gillette, WY 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. Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division charges $100 one-time filing for the articles of organization (llc). 3 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 Gillette

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Child Care Facility — State License; City Zoning Rules Apply (Gillette)only if it applies to youCity of Gillette, City ClerkNo feenot applicable locally; the state license renews on its own cycle2026-09-14
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 Gillette

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business License — City of Gillette position (enumerated licenses only)only if it applies to youCity of Gillette, City ClerkNo feenot applicable to a general license; enumerated licenses are valid for the calendar year in which granted under §10-1(3)(b)2026-09-14
Commercial Site Plan / Zoning Variance and Planning Applicationsonly if it applies to youCity of Gillette, Development Services — City Planning DivisionVaries — formula on the Gillette pageone-time per application2026-09-14
Fire Inspection and Permits (joint powers department; fees not published)Campbell County Fire Department (Gillette/Wright/Campbell County Fire Protection Joint Powers Board)No feea business life safety survey is annual, per the department's own list of inspection types ('Life Safety Survey (annual business)'); construction acceptance inspections are one-time2026-09-14
Certificate of Occupancy — Required; No Fee Line in Chapter 5 (Gillette)City of Gillette, Development Services — Building DivisionNo feeone-time, issued before occupancy2026-09-14
Building Permit (priced by floor area, not valuation)City of Gillette, Development Services — Building DivisionVaries — formula on the Gillette pagenot stated in the published fee schedule2026-09-14

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 Gillette?

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 Gillette, WY, 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.

Of the 4 that always apply, 1 carry a flat fee, coming to $25.00. That is a floor, not a total. 3 of the 11 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 5 have no fee published at all.

The other 3 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Gillette permits page and the WY state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Gillette?

Permits for a childcare centre in Gillette, WY come from 6 separate offices: City of Gillette, City Clerk, City of Gillette, Development Services — City Planning Division, Campbell County Fire Department (Gillette/Wright/Campbell County Fire Protection Joint Powers Board), City of Gillette, Development Services — Building Division, 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 Gillette 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 Gillette: Child Care Facility — State License; City Zoning Rules Apply (Gillette) and Child Care License.

Child Care Facility — State License; City Zoning Rules Apply (Gillette)

Chapter 10 of the City Code, the City's licensing ordinance, lists no childcare license, so this record carries no fee at city level; unlike Casper, which charges a $50.00 health license, or Cheyenne, which charges a $375.00 planning application, Gillette adds nothing of its own. The Wyoming Department of Family Services licenses instead, at $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. Under the adopted Zoning Ordinance (Ord. No. 4056, December 17, 2024), whose text sets out no conditional-use tier: Its Table b.A marks a state-licensed daycare permitted in the C-O, C-P, C-1, C-2 and C-3 commercial districts and in every residential district, but not in Ag, I-1 or I-2. Its footnote says a family child care center or child care center 'can operate C-O, C-P, C-1, C-2, C-3.' Section 3.t, Child Day Cares, contradicts that on one district: family child care homes, family child care centers and child care centers 'are not allowed in Agricultural District, C-3, Business/Service District, or Industrial Zoning Districts.' Section 1.c.2(d) provides that where the ordinance conflicts with itself 'the more restrictive provision shall apply,' so on the ordinance's own terms C-3 is closed to child care. In C-P, C-O, C-1 and C-2 a centre must 'be in compliance or come up to compliance with the currently adopted Building Code' (Section 3.t.5). In the residential districts every in-home daycare needs a Day Care permit before opening (Section 3.t.1). A family child care center or child care center there also goes through neighbour notice: the Zoning Administrator writes to residents within 140 feet, and if owners of 20 percent or more of the adjacent area object, the application goes to a Planning Commission public hearing, appealable to the City Council (Section 3.t.6). Neither the ordinance's own fee table nor the Planning Division's fee schedule lists a charge for that Day Care permit or for the zoning permit every new use needs (Section 1.d.4(c)). A childcare operator's other Gillette obligations are the building permit for any fit-out, the sign permit and Campbell County Fire Department inspection.

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 Gillette, WY; what each one involves is set out on the Gillette 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 Gillette?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A childcare centre also needs Child Care Facility — State License; City Zoning Rules Apply (Gillette) and Child Care License. A auto repair shop needs Sign Permit, Auto Repair Shop — City Licensing Chapter Position (Gillette) and Auto Repair Shop Licensing — Wyoming Position, which a childcare centre does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Gillette, 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 stores3023
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 Gillette permits page and the WY state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Gillette City Code Chapter 10 (Licenses and Permits), revised June 2025 by Ordinance No. 4062 — the complete list of licensed activities, including §10-2 itinerant vendors and door-to-door solicitors at $50.00, §10-3 pawnbrokers at $100.00, §10-4 sexually oriented businesses at $250.00, §10-5 mobile food vendors at $75.00, §10-6 circus and amusement ride permits at $100.00 per day and §10-7 special event permits at $25.00, together with §10-1's calendar-year term and $750.00 penaltyCity of Gillette · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
  2. City Planning Fee Schedule — the Planning Division's own published schedule, whose operative column is dated July 1, 2014, giving development plans, commercial site plans, planned unit developments, zoning amendments, variances, appeals and the subdivision and condominium platting feesCity of Gillette Development Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
  3. Zoning Ordinance Section 2.b (Purpose and Land Use), Table b.A Permitted Uses: 'X = Permitted Use' by district for each listed use, including barber/beauty shop/spa, car servicing/repair, veterinary clinic and daycare, with the daycare footnote and the rule that unlisted uses are subject to administrative reviewCity of Gillette (adopted Zoning Ordinance, via online.encodeplus.com) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
  4. Zoning Ordinance Section 3.t (Child Day Cares): child care not allowed in the Agricultural, C-3 or industrial districts, Building Code compliance in C-P, C-O, C-1 and C-2, and the residential Day Care permit and 140-foot neighbour-notice procedureCity of Gillette (adopted Zoning Ordinance, via online.encodeplus.com) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
  5. Zoning Ordinance Section 1.d (Administration and Enforcement): a zoning permit before establishing or changing any use and Planning Commission approval for large or multi-building sites (1.d.4), Board of Adjustment variance findings (1.d.7), and Figure d.A, the ordinance's own zoning fee table (1.d.8, effective October 22, 2024), including the $1,000 zoning text amendmentCity of Gillette (adopted Zoning Ordinance, via online.encodeplus.com) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
  6. City of Gillette Zoning Ordinance (Ord. No. 4056, adopted December 17, 2024), full text of Sections 1 to 11, the adopted ordinance the City's own Zoning Ordinance page redirects to: Section 1.c.2(d) (where provisions conflict 'the more restrictive provision shall apply'), Section 1.e (amendments), Section 10 (planned unit developments), Section 11 (definitions, including the Major Commercial Site Plan triggers), and no conditional-use provision anywhereCity of Gillette (adopted Zoning Ordinance, via online.encodeplus.com) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
  7. 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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