Issued by Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Attend the orientation, then apply with the zoning approval, the fire marshal’s and health department’s approvals, the floor plan and the program director’s qualifications. Background checks, including fingerprinting, cover every staff member before the licensing inspection. A center cares for 13 or more children, or fewer in a non-residential setting.
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 Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety.
Sources and dates
8VAC20-821-150 (licensing fees); 8VAC20-780 (child day center standards); Code of Virginia 22.1-289.010. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
Yes. Attend the orientation, then apply with the zoning approval, the fire marshal’s and health department’s approvals, the floor plan and the program director’s qualifications.
No. In Virginia it is listed for daycares.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety.
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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