Daycare / Child Care Center Permit Requirements in Fairbanks, AK

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Alaska — No State Sales Tax

   Alaska has no statewide sales tax. However, local municipalities (including Juneau and other cities) may levy local sales taxes. Check with your local municipality for applicable sales tax requirements.

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   Free (no state sales tax registration required)·N/A

   Free (no state sales tax registration required)

   N/A

2. Alaska Background Check Requirement (child care)

   All staff, volunteers, and household members at Alaska child care facilities must clear fingerprint-based criminal and civil history background checks through the Alaska Department of Health’s Background Check Program, which screens for the barrier crimes and conditions listed in AS 47.05.300–47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900–10.990. Facilities submit requests on behalf of individuals through the New Alaska Background Check System (NABCS) — individuals cannot apply directly. Outside Anchorage, licensing is handled by the state Child Care Program Office; facilities inside the Municipality of Anchorage are licensed by the Anchorage Health Department instead.

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   $87.00 per person — $47.00 for the DPS fingerprint-based state and national criminal history check plus a $40.00 Background Check Program application fee (7 AAC 10.910(b)(5), waived for unpaid volunteers at nonprofit or state-operated providers), plus any fingerprint-rolling vendor charge. Fees are nonrefundable and a clearance is valid five years·1–4 weeks

   $87.00 per person — $47.00 for the DPS fingerprint-based state and national criminal history check plus a $40.00 Background Check Program application fee (7 AAC 10.910(b)(5), waived for unpaid volunteers at nonprofit or state-operated providers), plus any fingerprint-rolling vendor charge. Fees are nonrefundable and a clearance is valid five years

   1–4 weeks

1. Alaska Child Care Program Office — Child Care Facility License

   Child care facilities in Fairbanks are licensed by the Child Care Program Office (CCPO) in the Division of Public Assistance, Alaska Department of Health, which licenses statewide except inside the Municipality of Anchorage. Homes serve up to 8 children, group homes 9–12, and centers 13 or more; anyone caring for more than four unrelated children needs a license. Applications are filed online through the Alaska Child Care Information System (AKCCIS) and require fingerprint background checks for all staff, volunteers, and household members, facility and fire inspections, and compliance with 7 AAC 57.

   Official government source

   No license application fee is published by the Child Care Program Office — applications are filed free through AKCCIS. Budget instead for the mandatory background check of $87 per person ($47 DPS fingerprint-based check plus a $40 Background Check Program fee) and any fire, sanitation, or facility upgrade costs.·6–12 weeks

   No license application fee is published by the Child Care Program Office — applications are filed free through AKCCIS. Budget instead for the mandatory background check of $87 per person ($47 DPS fingerprint-based check plus a $40 Background Check Program fee) and any fire, sanitation, or facility upgrade costs.

   6–12 weeks

2. City of Fairbanks — City Business License

   Every business operating inside Fairbanks city limits needs a City Business License from the City Clerk’s Office (800 Cushman Street, 907-459-6702), in addition to the Alaska state business license. Each separate line of business needs its own license. Licenses expire the last day of January and renew by the last business day of February; the City will not issue a building permit to a business without a valid license.

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   Tiered on prior-year gross receipts inside city limits under FGC 14-602: $50 up to $49,999, $120 to $249,999, $350 to $999,999, $580 to $2,999,999, $1,125 to $9,999,999, and rising to $25,000 at $120 million and above. Youth licenses (under 18) are $1. Renewals received on or after March 1 incur a $50 penalty·1–3 weeks

   Tiered on prior-year gross receipts inside city limits under FGC 14-602: $50 up to $49,999, $120 to $249,999, $350 to $999,999, $580 to $2,999,999, $1,125 to $9,999,999, and rising to $25,000 at $120 million and above. Youth licenses (under 18) are $1. Renewals received on or after March 1 incur a $50 penalty

   1–3 weeks

3. City of Fairbanks — Building and Fire Safety Inspection (child care)

   A child care center inside Fairbanks city limits must pass building and fire safety inspections through the City of Fairbanks Building Department (907-459-6720), with a fire review included in every construction permit and a Certificate of Occupancy required before opening. Alaska’s Child Care Program Office separately requires fire and building safety approval as part of state licensing. Outside city limits the Alaska State Fire Marshal reviews commercial buildings, since the borough has no building code.

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   Building permits are valuation-based under Table 3-A: $17 for valuations up to $500, $50 plus $10 per additional $1,000 in the $2,001–$25,000 range, $455 plus $5 per additional $1,000 in the $50,001–$100,000 range. Total is the permit fee plus 75% plan check plus a fire review of 15–20%. A change in occupancy without alteration is $340; re-inspections and after-hours inspections are $85 per hour·2–6 weeks

   Building permits are valuation-based under Table 3-A: $17 for valuations up to $500, $50 plus $10 per additional $1,000 in the $2,001–$25,000 range, $455 plus $5 per additional $1,000 in the $50,001–$100,000 range. Total is the permit fee plus 75% plan check plus a fire review of 15–20%. A change in occupancy without alteration is $340; re-inspections and after-hours inspections are $85 per hour

   2–6 weeks

Official Sources

• Alaska Division of Child Care Programs — Child Care Facility License
• City of Fairbanks City Clerk

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