If you paid someone to take care of your child so you could work you can enter the information to get the child and dependent care credit. You are NOT required to be disabled or to be a student. You will need the Social Security number or Tax ID of the childcare provider.
The person receiving the care had to be 12 or under or qualified as mentally or physically disabled. To claim the childcare credit you need to be filing as Head of Household or Married Filing Jointly. (NOT married filing separately)
If your child was born in 2021 make sure you say the child lived with you all year. The credit is a percentage of your expenses based on your AGI (the higher the income, the lower the percentage) You must provide the Social Security number for each child you are claiming, and the Social Security number or Tax ID for each care provider.
In the case of divorced or never-married parents—only the custodial parent can use the childcare credit.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900643-what-is-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit
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