Be aware that if two taxpayers both qualify to claim the child then only one can and claim all the credits that go with the dependent.
Also child care is "work related". It can only be claimed if the care was necessary so that the taxpayer claiming it (and spouse if married) could work. Only if the child lived with the taxpayer more than half the year *and* the care was required so that the taxpayer (and spouse) could work is it allowed. Both spouses must have earned income to claim the credit.
See IRS Pub 503.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p503#en_US_2018_publink100048433
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