Pay for Summer Child Care with Dependent Care FSA

School will be out soon and that means parents who work may need someone to watch the kids. If you’re one of those parents and you have a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, you’re in luck. The funds in that account may pay for babysitters, day care, or summer day camps.

You can also change Dependent Care FSA contributions mid-year if you experience a change in your day care needs. To learn how to make changes, visit the Employee Benefits website.

Children must be under the age of 13 and the primary reason for using the funds must be child care for your kids while you are working. In other words, soccer, baseball, football, gymnastics, and ballet camps may qualify but overnight camps do not. Summer school classes are not eligible either because they are considered educational.  

To find out more, visit this FAQs website and check out the dependent care assistance program section. To see what programs qualify, click on the dependent care tab on the ASIFlex list of eligible expenses or call 800-659-3035.