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Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit

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120th Congress: A Child Care and Early Learning Agenda

November 4, 2026

Congress has an opportunity to make progress on multiple fronts, from immediately addressing specific challenges to advancing sweeping comprehensive reforms.

Policy Priority

Tax Policy and Child Care

July 30, 2026

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. These …

Data & Analysis

New Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Minority Report Highlights Impact of Child Care Tax Credits

June 30, 2026

Existing child care tax incentives are a tool that can reduce child care costs for families while delivering a strong return on investment for employers. 

Data & Analysis

The Child Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit ⁠— Understanding the Difference

June 29, 2026

Overview The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit support families in different ways. Families need both. Child care is not a luxury for American families …

Data & Analysis

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit: How It Works

June 25, 2026

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) is the only tax credit specifically designed to help families offset the costs of child care while they work, attend school, or look for work.

Toolkits & Talking Points

Toolkit: Child Care Tax Credits

March 31, 2026

The tools you need to highlight how child care tax credits help make care more accessible and affordable for families nationwide.

Factsheets

A Year of Progress: 10 Bright Spots for Child Care & Early Learning

December 16, 2025

Even in a year marked by a government shutdown, political turbulence, and general unpredictability in Washington, 2025 gave us plenty to celebrate for child care and early learning. Families, advocates, …

Factsheets

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC): Overview

October 29, 2025

With the average annual cost exceeding $13,000 per child, millions of American families struggle to afford quality child care. The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) provides some financial …

Polling

POLLING: Rural Voters on Child Care and Head Start

September 29, 2025

Recent survey found that rural Americans says money is tight, and child care is a significant part of that burden. 

Data & Analysis

Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC): Maximum Credit Amounts for Families

July 28, 2025

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) allows working families to keep more of what they earn to pay for child care. A family’s credit depends on four factors: …

Data & Analysis

State-By-State: A Look At How Many Families Receive the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)

July 28, 2025

The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) helps millions of working families cover a portion of their child care costs. In 2022, more than 5.7 million families nationwide benefitted …

Toolkits & Talking Points

FFYF Capsule Collection: Tax Policy and Child Care

July 12, 2025

In A Nutshell With two-thirds of children ages five and under living in homes where all available parents are working, child care is not optional for most families – it’s …

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