Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit
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First Five Questions For Reps. Tenney and Schneider
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) hosted Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Congressman Brad Schneider (D-Il) as part of our First Five Question Series – a monthly …
The First Five Things to Know About: The Child Care Investment Act 2023
Millions of working families with young children need quality child care, but affordable, reliable options can be hard to find. Without it, many parents are forced to miss work or …
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC): Overview
Millions of American families are struggling to find quality, reliable, affordable child care they can depend on. This is having a devastating impact on our youngest learners, working families, and …
Tax Policy and Child Care
Overview Strong funding is essential to strengthening child care in the United States, but updating provisions of the federal tax code is also an important part of the solution. Unfortunately, …
Joint Statement: In Support of Tax Relief for Child Care
By enhancing the Child Tax Credit, the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 would help more families afford the everyday expenses of raising children. The …
Understanding the Difference Between the Child Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit — and Why We Need Both
Child care is not a luxury for American families – it’s a necessity. Yet the high costs associated with quality child care are rapidly out-pacing most other expenses faced by …
FFYF Capsule Collection: Tax Policy and Child Care
Millions of American families today are struggling to find the affordable, reliable, quality child care they depend on to go to work. This has a devastating impact on our youngest …
Federal Tax Provisions That Support Child Care
American families depend on affordable, reliable, quality child care to go to work – but this care is often hard to find and too costly. These challenges have a tremendous …
The First Five Things To Know About: The Federal Tax Code and Child Care
Millions of American families are struggling to find the affordable, reliable, quality child care they depend on to go to work. This has a devastating impact on our youngest learners, …
The First Five Things To Know About: A New Poll Showing Voter Support For Child Care Funding
In July 2023, Public Opinion Strategies completed a poll on behalf of the First Five Years Fund, examining voter attitudes toward the issue of child care and early childhood education …
The First Five Things to Know: The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
For millions of working parents with small children, child care is a major expense. It is also a necessary expense, as many parents are unable to work without it. The …
On Its Anniversary, Critical Child Care Tax Provision Needs Updating
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) is the only provision of the tax code specifically created to help parents offset work-related child care expenses. The CDCTC was created …
