As any parent of young kids knows, juggling work and childcare is hard. And paid childcare is impossibly expensive. Many budget-conscious artist parents who manage to fit their work into school time hours – and avoid babysitters and after school care – simply don’t have that option come summer. Here’s some good news. If you pay to send your child to summer camp so that you can go to work, that camp expense qualifies for the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. And in March 2021, the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit was expanded. It now allows bigger dependent-care expenses, a higher percentage of them, and more taxpayers qualify to take the credit.