Each partner in a married filing jointly tax return must have positive earned income. What are the numbers for your incomes and what is the nature of the income from the two businesses?
I suspect that the LLC loss is reducing your individual earned income to $0 or less and disqualifying your tax return from claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
IRS Form 2441 Instructions page 1 states:
Purpose of Form
You (and your spouse if filing jointly) must have earned income to take the credit or exclude dependent care benefits from your income.
[Edited 3/20/2022 6:31 AM PST]
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