Why am I not able to claim my child’s day care expenses? I was able to last year

There are a number of reasons why you may not qualify.

To qualify for this credit, you must meet all of these criteria:

• You (and your spouse, if filing jointly) must have earned income.
  • The earned income requirement for one spouse is waived if s/he was a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with your spouse for more than 6 months in 2019).
• You paid caregiving expenses so that you (and your spouse, if filing jointly) could work or look for work.
  • The work/look for work requirement for one spouse is waived if s/he was a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with the other spouse for more than 6 months in 2019).
• You paid a caregiver to care for a Qualifying Person. The caregiver can't be:
  • Your spouse
  • Your dependent
  • Your child if they were under 19 on the last day of 2019, even if not your dependent
  • The parent of the Qualifying Person, if the Qualifying Person is your child under the age of 13 during 2019
• You can't file with the Married Filing Separately filing status (except under certain circumstances).

For further information please see the TurboTax website: What is the Child and Dependent Care Credit?