What school expenses are eligible for reimbursement from a dependent care spending account?

Expenses for a child in nursery school, pre-school, pre-kindergarten or similar programs for children below the level of kindergarten are expenses for care and may be reimbursed from a dependent care spending account.

Expenses for before- or after-school care of a child in kindergarten or a higher grade may be expenses for care and may be reimbursed from your dependent care spending account.

Expenses to attend kindergarten or a higher grade are not expenses for care and are not eligible for reimbursement. Nor are expenses for summer school or tutoring programs.

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