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Employer-Provided Child Care Credit (45F): Overview

September 10, 2025

The Employer-Provided Child Care Credit, also known as 45F, is one way to address the needs of both working parents and employers. Under 45F, employers receive a tax credit for …

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Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP): Overview

September 10, 2025

Through flexible spending accounts, the DCAP exclusion gives parents flexibility to choose the type of care that best suits their needs — whether that’s a licensed child care center, home-based …

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Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC): Overview

September 10, 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 …

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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 …

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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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TOPLINES: Child Care in the 2025 Tax Reconciliation Package

July 10, 2025

The final version of the 2025 tax reconciliation package (also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – H.R.1) was signed into law on July 4th, 2025. The bill …

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FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on Child Care Tax Enhancements in the Final Reconciliation Package 

July 3, 2025

Final passage of the 2025 reconciliation bill contains updates to tax credits which will help make child care more affordable for more working families with young children including: The following …

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STATEMENT: FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on proposed expansion of child care tax credits

June 17, 2025

On Monday afternoon, the Senate released the text of their bill to reauthorize the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This version contains updates to tax credits which will …

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STATEMENT: FFYF’s Sarah Rittling on the House Ways and Means Budget Reconciliation Plans

May 13, 2025

On Monday afternoon, the House Ways and Means Committee released the full text of their bill to reauthorize the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ahead of Tuesday’s markup. …

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The First Five Things to Know About: The PACE Act

April 16, 2025

Parents want to make child care choices that best support their family’s individual needs and their child’s development. This is especially true for the two-thirds of children ages five and …

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Chefs, Advocates and Lawmakers: Child Care Means Business Event

April 9, 2025

As child care challenges continue to affect working parents, employers and small businesses, First Five Years Fund partnered with the Independent Restaurant Coalition and MomsFirst to highlight chefs and restaurant …

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