To enter an EIN instead of an SSN for your daycare provider you will have to indicate that the daycare provider is an organization rather than a person. Even if the provider is an individual, since they have an EIN they are considered an "organization."
To enter the EIN, in the interview for the Child & Dependent Care Credit:
- Continue to the screen, Here are your care providers.
- Click Edit next to the provider's name.
- On the screen, Who provided the care? mark the radio button next to An organization
- You will be able to enter their EIN on the next screen, Let's get more info about...