Issued by Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A child care facility cares for five or more children for compensation. Apply with the zoning approval, the fire inspection, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; every staff member holds a fingerprint clearance card and clears the central registry check before the opening inspection.
Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing.
Sources and dates
A.A.C. R9-5-206 (fee rule, amended August 2025); ADHS child care facility rules; Child Care Resource and Referral licensing guide. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A child care facility cares for five or more children for compensation.
No. In Arizona it is listed for daycares.
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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