If your daughter is enrolled at an eligible institution, then you can claim the tax credit. In order to be eligible, the school would have to be run by the US Department of Education and must have an EIN.
You would not necessarily need a 1098-T, as it is possible that for some reason the school would not have been required to send you one, however, you would definitely need the EIN from an eligible institution. This is why TurboTax is not allowing you to proceed. Without, that information, you would need to delete the education information.
"Enter your daughter’s education expense as if you received a Form 1098-T if her school has an EIN nu...." Since your daughters school does not have an EIN, this does not apply so you cannot claim the credit.
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