Current Wyoming status
Wyoming does not have a verified state Tri-Share program; employers can explore privately designed child-care benefits, Wyoming's current provider-focused start-up grant when a cycle is open, DFS child-care assistance resources, and the conditional federal Section 45F credit for qualifying expenditures—subject to current program rules and tax advice.
Verified programs and resources
Wyoming Childcare Provider Start-Up Grant
official administrator page identifies a statewide grant, open to nonprofit or for-profit applicants, for start-up providers operating one year or less or established providers expanding capacity; applicants must be licensed, pursuing licensure within one year, or accept subsidies; requests cannot exceed $10,000.
Wyoming Child Care Assistance/Child Care Subsidy Program and ECARES are official DFS programs/systems for eligible families and participating providers; ECARES supports eligibility screening, provider search, enrollment, subsidy-payment tracking, licensing and training functions.
Wyoming Child Care Assistance/Child Care Subsidy Program and ECARES are official DFS programs/systems for eligible families and participating providers;
WY Quality Counts is an official Wyoming provider quality-improvement program that provides scholarships, grants and training to the early-childhood industry.
WY Quality Counts is an official Wyoming provider quality-improvement program that provides scholarships, grants and training to the early-childhood industry.
Federal Section 45F
For qualifying 2026 expenditures, the IRS describes a 40% credit for qualified child-care expenditures, or 50% for an eligible small business, plus 10% for qualified resource-and-referral expenditures. Statutory caps, facility, licensing, employee-access, nondiscrimination, tax-liability and no-double-benefit rules apply.
Frequently asked questions
Wyoming does not have a verified state Tri-Share program;
Section 45F is not automatic. The IRS says a taxpayer may be eligible only when it pays or incurs qualified child-care or resource-and-referral expenditures and meets the applicable facility, contract, licensing, employee-access, nondiscrimination, and other statutory requirements. Use Form 8882 to claim the credit and consult a tax professional for the employer’s actual arrangement.
State family-assistance and employer-incentive programs have their own enrollment, funding, provider, income, activity, tax, and documentation rules. Check the official agency links on this page before relying on a benefit or availability.
Official sources
Last Updated: September 27, 2026