Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 201 9 This bill expands the tax credits and exclusions that are available for child care expenses. The bill includes provisions that increase the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; increase the household and dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable; allow a new $2,000 annual tax credit for three years for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation
Child care and developmentEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionTeaching, teachers, curricula
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-137| Senate
| Updated: 1/16/2019
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 201 9 This bill expands the tax credits and exclusions that are available for child care expenses. The bill includes provisions that increase the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; increase the household and dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable; allow a new $2,000 annual tax credit for three years for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.