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Hi, I entered an amount for after school care and the dependant credits page says I earned credits, but the total dependant credits shows as Zero

 
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Hi, I entered an amount for after school care and the dependant credits page says I earned credits, but the total dependant credits shows as Zero

If you entered an amount for After School Care, this will show up as a Child Care Expense deduction on Line 214 of your tax return. 

If you are filing as married/commonlaw, this deduction will be on the spouse with the "lower earned income". 

Here's some information on claiming childcare from TurboTax: https://turbotax.intuit.ca/tips/claiming-child-care-expenses-5175