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This calculator was originally developed by the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children and modified for Mississippi Businesses by the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance in 2025.
A Step-by-Step Guide for how to Leverage the Mississippi Business Child Care Tax Credit for your Employees
The Mississippi Child Care Business Tax Credit is a state incentive that offers tax credits to businesses that provide financial support for their employees’ child care services. This credit aims to alleviate the burden of child care costs for working parents and encourage employers to invest in the well-being of their employees’ families. This resource was created to aid Mississippi businesses who wish to take advantage of this tax credit.
While a small number of businesses currently utilize this credit to operate their on-site childcare centers, there is also a simple provision that allows businesses to provide employees with a stipend to offset their childcare costs at a licensed childcare program. Considering that child care for a Mississippi family with two children can cost more than housing, and annual tuition for infant care exceeds that of many Mississippi community colleges, this is no small benefit. Employers who leverage this tax credit as a stipend will improve employee retention and experience additional cost savings through reduced employee absences.
We hope this resource will increase the number of businesses taking advantage of this tax credit and, as a result, lower the out-of-pocket childcare costs for many Mississippi families.
