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Cranston, RI Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Daycare inspection fee
$50.00 flat fee
Reinspection after failure
$50.00 each time
Set by
Code § 15.04.020
Administered by
Cranston building official

Summary

Cranston charges a standalone fifty-dollar building inspection fee for daycare facilities under its building code fee schedule, separate from the general permit fee formula and the seventy-five-dollar school inspection fee.

School inspection: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00); Daycare inspection: Fifty dollars ($50.00); Failed inspection reinspection fee: Fifty dollars ($50.00); Working without a permit fee: Five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus the cost of the regular permit fee; Zoning certificate: Thirty dollars ($30.00); Certificate of occupancy (1 + 2 family): Seventy-five dollars ($75.00); Certificate of occupancy (all others): One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00); Expired permit renewal fee: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or twenty-five (25) percent of original fee (whichever is higher); Swimming pools: Based on construction value; Building board of appeals hearing (l + 2 family): Seventy-five dollars ($75.00); Building board of appeals hearing (all others under five thousand (5,000) square feet): One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00); Building board of appeals hearing (all others over five thousand (5,000) square feet): One hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00); Optional plan review expediting fee: 10% of the building permit fee or a minimum of $50.00 for one and two family dwellings with a minimum of $100.00 for all other buildings. Fees not otherwise classified: If a fee is not specifically provided for in this section, a reasonable fee shall be set by the director of inspections.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4824304; v14 updated 2026-05-18).

Full Breakdown

Cranston's building code fee schedule, set out at Code of Ordinances § 15.04.020 as part of the city's local amendments to the adopted building code's fee section, lists a standalone fifty-dollar ($50.00) "Daycare inspection" fee immediately after a separate seventy-five-dollar school inspection fee. The stand-alone line item means daycare facilities are billed for their own dedicated building inspection at a flat rate, rather than the value-based formula used for ordinary construction permits. Any fee not otherwise classified in the schedule is set by the director of inspections, and a fifty-dollar reinspection fee applies each time an inspection must be redone.

Violations & Fines

A failed daycare inspection triggers a fifty-dollar reinspection fee each time the building official has to return. Fees not specifically listed are set case-by-case by the director of inspections.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Cranston require a building inspection for daycare facilities?
Yes. Cranston's building code fee schedule lists a standalone fifty-dollar inspection fee for daycare facilities, separate from ordinary building permit fees and the seventy-five-dollar school inspection fee.
What happens if a Cranston daycare fails its building inspection?
The facility owes a fifty-dollar reinspection fee before the building official returns, under the same fee schedule at Code of Ordinances § 15.04.020.

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