(1) A child care and education provider whose eligible program provides services to children who participate in the child care subsidy program established pursuant to section 68-1202 may apply to the department to receive a nonrefundable tax credit against the income tax imposed by the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967.

(2) The nonrefundable credit provided in this section shall be an amount equal to the average monthly number of children described in subsection (1) of this section who are attending the child care and education provider’s eligible program, multiplied by an amount based upon the quality scale rating of such eligible program as follows:

Quality Scale Rating of Eligible Program Tax Credit Per Child Attending
Eligible Program
Step Five $1,200
Step Four $1,000
Step Three $800
Step Two $600
Step One $400