$500 sounds like the tax credit for Other Dependents, so you may not have gotten any credit or benefit for Child and Dependent Care.
Is there a form 2441 attached to your return? What does it say?
You also might go to "Am I eligible to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit?" to see if the IRS can tell you the issue.
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