I don't know what a "earned child tax credit" is. There is a Child Tax Credit (CTC), an Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), a Credit for Other Dependents (ODC), and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
As the names would tell you, it is the EITC that requires earned income.
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