Who needs a child care center license in North Dakota?
Issued by North Dakota Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Services (licensing unit), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A child care center is licensed for 19 or more children; smaller programs are group or family child care. Apply with the zoning approval, the fire inspection, the food and sanitation approval, the floor plan and the director’s qualifications; background checks cover every staff member and adult in the building before the licensing visit. Government and park district programs are approved without a fee.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
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 North Dakota Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Services (licensing unit).
Sources and dates
HHS Early Childhood Licensing Policy Manual (fees); N.D.C.C. 50-11.1; N.D.A.C. 75-03-10 (child care centers). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A child care center is licensed for 19 or more children; smaller programs are group or family child care.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for daycares.
North Dakota Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Services (licensing unit).
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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