,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,ms4 
,haaland 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,raskin1
 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,larson of           
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4      
,meng1 and ,mr4 ,sablan7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish universal child
 care and early learning programs4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,universal ,child ,care and ,early  
,learning ,act4  ,i ,child care and     
early learning programs  #aja4          
,statement of purposes ,the purposes of 
this title are--  7#a7 to provide all   
young children with a fair and full     
opportunity to reach their full         
potential1 by establishing and expanding
 programs1 to create universal1         
comprehensive child care and early      
learning programs that are available to 
all young children2  7#b7 to ensure that

 families can access affordable1        
high-quality child care and early       
learning programs regardless of         
circumstance2  7#c7 to promote the      
school readiness of all young children  
by enhancing their cognitive1 social1   
emotional1 and physical development--   
7,a7 in a learning environment that     
supports children's growth in language1 
literacy1 mathematics1 science1         
cognitive abilities1 social and         
emotional functioning1 creative arts1   
physical skills1 and approaches to      
learning2 and  7,b7 through the         
provision to children and their families
 of health1 educational1 nutritional1   
social1 and other services that are     
determined1 based on family needs       
assessments1 to be necessary2  7#d7 to  
recognize and build upon the experience 
and success gained through the ,head    
,start program1 the military child care 
program1 and similar efforts2  7#e7 to  
provide that decisions on the nature of 
such child care and early learning      

programs be made at the community level 
with the full involvement of parents1   
family members1 and other individuals   
and organizations in the community2 and 
7#f7 to establish the legislative       
framework for child care and early      
learning services4  #ajb4 ,definitions  
,for purposes of this title3  7#a7      
,child care and early learning program  
,the term child care and early learning 
program means any program that provides 
child care and early learning services  
in child care and early learning centers
 7including schools7 or in family child 
care homes4  7#b7 ,child with a         
disability ,the term child with a       
disability means-- 7,a7 a child with a  
disability1 as defined in section       
#fjb7c7 of the ,individuals with        
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adja7c772 and  7,b7 an infant
 or toddler with a disability1 as       
defined in section #fcb7e7 of such ,act 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adcb7e774  7#c7         
,community ,the term community means a  

city1 county1 or multicity or           
multicounty unit within a ,state1 an    
,indian reservation 7including ,indians 
in any nearby off-reservation area      
designated by an appropriate tribal     
government in consultation with the     
,secretary71 or a neighborhood or other 
area 7irrespective of boundaries or     
political subdivisions7 that provides a 
suitable organizational base and        
possesses the commonality of interest   
needed to operate a child care and early
 learning program4  7#d7 ,covered child 
,the term covered child means a child   
who-- 7,a7 is--  7i7 not younger than #f
 weeks of age2 and  7ii7 not yet        
required to attend school1 under the    
laws of compulsory school attendance of 
the ,state in which the child resides2  
and  7,b7 meets the requirements of     
regulations issued under section #abd4  
7#e7 ,dual language learner ,the term   
dual language learner means a child who 
is acquiring two or more languages at   
the same time1 or a child who is        

learning a second language while        
continuing to develop the child's first 
language1 including a child who may also
 be identified by a ,state or locality  
as bilingual1 an ,english language      
learner1 limited ,english proficient1 an
 ,english learner1 or a child who speaks
 a language other than ,english4  7#f7  
,family literacy services ,the term     
family literacy services means services 
that-- 7,a7 are family literacy         
services1 as defined in section #fcg of 
the ,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ihcb72 and  7,b7 meet the requirements 
of section #fda;,a of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #ihcf;a74  7#g7 ,financial    
assistance ,the term financial          
assistance includes assistance provided 
by grant1 agreement1 or contract1 for   
which payments may be made in           
installments and in advance or by way of
 reimbursement with necessary           
adjustments on account of overpayments  
or underpayments4  7#h7                 
,full-working-day ,the term             

full-working-day means not less than #aj
 hours per day4 ,nothing in this        
paragraph shall be construed to require 
an entity to provide services to a child
 who has not reached the age of         
compulsory school attendance for more   
than the number of hours per day        
permitted by ,state law 7including      
regulation7 for the provision of        
services to such a child4  7#i7 ,health 
,the term health1 when used to refer to 
services or care provided to children   
enrolled in a child care and early      
learning program1 their parents1 or     
their siblings1 shall be interpreted to 
refer to both physical and mental       
health4  7#aj7 ,homeless child ,the term
 homeless child means an individual     
described in section #gbe7b7 of the     
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadcd;a7#b774      
7#aa7 ,indian ,the term ,indian means an
 individual who is-- 7,a7 a member of an
 ,indian tribe or band1 as membership is
 defined by the tribe or band1          

including--  7i7 any tribe or band      
terminated since #aidj2 and  7ii7 any   
tribe or band recognized by the ,state  
in which the tribe or band resides2     
7,b7 a descendant of an individual      
described in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7   
considered by the ,secretary of the     
,interior to be an ,indian for any      
purpose2  7,d7 an ,eskimo1 ,aleut1 or   
other ,alaska ,native2 or  7,e7 a member
 of an organized ,indian group that     
received a grant under the ,indian      
,education ,act of #aihh as in effect on
 ,october #ai1 #aiid4  7#ab7 ,indian    
tribe ,the term ,indian tribe means an  
,indian tribe1 within the meaning of    
part ,a of title ,,vi of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq474  7#ac7  
,institution of higher education ,the   
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774     
7#ad7 ,local educational agency ,the    

term local educational agency has the   
meaning given such term in section #haja
 of the ,elementary and ,secondary      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#ae7 ,locality ,the term      
locality means any city1 municipality1  
county1 or other political subdivision  
of a ,state having general governmental 
powers1 or any combination of such      
political subdivisions4  7#af7          
,low-income ,the term low-income1 used  
with respect to a child or other        
individual1 means an individual in a    
family with a family income that is not 
more than #bjj percent of the poverty   
line4  7#ag7 ,migrant or seasonal child 
care and early learning program ,the    
term migrant or seasonal child care and 
early learning program means-- 7,a7 with
 respect to services for migrant        
farmworkers1 a child care and early     
learning program that serves families   
who are engaged in agricultural labor   
and who have changed their residence    
from one geographic location to another 

in the preceding #b-year period2 and    
7,b7 with respect to services for       
seasonal farmworkers1 a child care and  
early learning program that serves      
families who are engaged primarily in   
seasonal agricultural labor and who have
 not changed their residence to another 
geographic location in the preceding    
#b-year period4  7#ah7 ,military child  
care program ,the term military child   
care program means the program carried  
out under subchapter ,,ii of chapter #hh
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#ai7 ,native ,hawaiian ,the term       
,native ,hawaiian has the meaning given 
the term in section #fbjg of the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #geag74    
7#bj7 ,poverty line ,the term poverty   
line means the official poverty line 7as
 defined by the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget7 based on the most recent   
data available from the ,bureau of the  
,census--  7,a7 adjusted to reflect the 
percentage change in the ,consumer      

,price ,index for ,all ,urban           
,consumers1 issued by the ,bureau of    
,labor ,statistics1 during the annual or
 other interval immediately preceding   
the date on which such adjustment is    
made2 and  7,b7 adjusted for family     
size4  7#ba7 ,professional development  
,the term professional development means
 the career-pathway aligned mechanisms  
that contribute to ensuring that a      
member of the early care and education  
workforce1 in any setting1 has or is    
working towards obtaining the degrees   
and other credentials needed to         
demonstrate the necessary knowledge and 
competencies for quality provision of   
child care and early learning services4 
7#bb7 ,scientifically valid research    
,the term scientifically valid research 
includes applied research1 basic        
research1 and field-initiated research1 
in which the rationale1 design1 and     
interpretation are soundly developed in 
accordance with principles of scientific
 research4  7#bc7 ,secretary ,the term  

,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services4  7#bd7    
,state ,the term ,state means--  7,a7 a 
,state1 as defined in section #fcg of   
the ,head ,start ,act2 and  7,b7 the    
,republic of ,palau--  7i7 for each of  
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd2 and   
7ii7 7if legislation approving a new    
agreement regarding ,united ,states     
assistance for the ,republic of ,palau  
has not been enacted by ,september #cj1 
#bjbd71 for each subsequent fiscal year 
for which such legislation has not been 
enacted4  7#be7 ,tribal land ,the term  
tribal land means a reservation1 the    
land of an ,indian tribe1 or land       
designated by ,hawaii as under the      
control of ,native ,hawaiians for       
purposes of this title4  7#bf7 ,tribal  
organization ,the term tribal           
organization means-- 7,a7 the recognized
 governing body of any ,indian tribe1   
and any legally established organization
 of ,indians which is controlled1       
sanctioned1 or chartered by such        

governing body or which is              
democratically elected by the adult     
members of the ,indian community to be  
served by such organization and which   
includes the maximum participation of   
,indians in all phases of its           
activities1 except that in any case     
where a contract is let or grant made to
 an organization to perform services    
benefitting more than one ,indian tribe1
 the approval of each such ,indian tribe
 shall be a prerequisite to the letting 
or making of such contract or grant2 and
  7,b7 includes a ,native ,hawaiian     
organization1 as defined in section     
#fbjg of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#geag7 and a private nonprofit          
organization established for the purpose
 of serving youth who are ,indians or   
,native ,hawaiians4  #ajc4              
,authorization of appropriations2       
appropriations  7a7 ,appropriations     
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 and there are appropriated to carry out

 this title 7other than the activities  
described in subsection 7b771 including 
meeting the entitlement requirements of 
section #aaa7;b71 such sums as may be   
necessary4  7b7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out activities 
under sections #ace1 #acf1 #acg1 #ach1  
#aea1 #aeb1 and such administrative     
activities as the ,secretary determines 
to be necessary and appropriate to carry
 out this title1 #ejj1jjj1jjj for each  
of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjcj4  ,a
 ,prime sponsors and providers  #aaa4   
,financial assistance for child care and
 early learning programs  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary shall provide   
financial assistance for carrying out   
child care and early learning programs  
under this title to prime sponsors1 to  
provide family-centered services to     
children to promote their development   
and learning1 pursuant to plans and     
applications approved in accordance with
 the provisions of this title4  7b7     

,entitlement ,each covered child shall  
be entitled to participate in a child   
care and early learning program that    
meets the requirements of this title4   
,the entitlement shall not be a capped  
entitlement4  #aab4 ,allocation of      
funds2 payments  7a7 ,allocation to     
activities ,the ,secretary shall        
allocate the amounts appropriated for   
carrying out this title for any fiscal  
year after fiscal year #bjai1 in the    
following manner3  7#a7 ,child care and 
early learning programs ,the amount made
 available under section #ajc7;a7 shall 
be used for the purpose of providing    
financial assistance to carry out child 
care and early learning programs under  
this title for covered children1 other  
than activities described in paragraph  
7#b74  7#b7 ,administrative and         
enhancement activities ,of the amounts  
appropriated under section #ajc7;b7--   
7,a7 such portion1 but not less than #ej
 percent1 shall be used for the purpose 
of carrying out activities under        

sections #ace and #acf and such         
administrative activities as the        
,secretary determines to be necessary   
and appropriate to carry out this title2
  7,b7 such portion1 but not less than  
#bj percent1 shall be used for the      
purpose of carrying out activities under
 section #aea2 and  7,c7 the remainder  
of such amounts shall be used for the   
purpose of carrying out activities under
 sections #acg1 #ach1 and #aeb4  7#c7   
,flexibility for emergency supplemental 
funding ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#b71
 the ,secretary may1 after providing    
appropriate notice and written          
justification to ,congress1 redirect any
 amounts appropriated under section     
#ajc7;b7 as the ,secretary determines to
 be necessary and appropriate to carry  
out section #aea for the purpose of     
carrying out activities under section   
#aea4  7b7 ,publication ,as soon as     
practicable after funds are appropriated
 under section #ajc7;b7 for any fiscal  
year1 the ,secretary shall publish in   

the ,federal ,register the amounts made 
available for that fiscal year to carry 
out each of the activities described in 
subsection 7a77#b74  7c7 ,payments  7#a7
 ,in general  7,a7 ,authority for       
payments ,in accordance with this       
subsection1 the ,secretary shall pay1   
from the allocation under subsection    
7a77#a71 the ,federal share of the costs
 of providing child care and early      
learning programs1 in accordance with   
plans under sections #aac and #aad that 
have been approved as provided in this  
title4  7,b7 ,manner and timing for     
payments ,the ,secretary may make such  
financial assistance as may be necessary
 to carry out this title4 ,the          
,secretary may also withhold funds      
otherwise payable under this title in   
order to recover any amounts expended in
 the current or immediately prior fiscal
 year in violation of any provision of  
this title or any term or condition of  
financial assistance under this title4  
7#b7 ,federal share  7,a7 ,in general   

,except as provided in subparagraphs    
7,b7 through 7,e7 and section #aea1 the 
,federal share of the costs of providing
 child care and early learning programs 
for covered children shall be not more  
than #hj percent4  7,b7 ,low-income     
children ,the ,federal share shall be   
#hj percent of the costs of providing   
child care and early learning programs  
for low-income covered children4  7,c7  
,children who are not low-income ,the   
,federal share shall be #ej percent of  
the costs of providing child care and   
early learning programs for covered     
children who are not low-income         
children4  7,d7 ,children of migrant and
 seasonal farmworkers ,the ,secretary   
shall pay for #ajj percent of the costs 
of providing child care and early       
learning programs for covered children  
of migrant and seasonal farmworkers     
under this title4  7,e7 ,native american
 children ,the ,secretary shall pay each
 prime sponsor designated under section 
#aac for #ajj percent of the costs of   

providing child care and early learning 
programs for covered children in ,indian
 tribes and ,native ,hawaiian covered   
children under this title4  7,f7        
,administrative amount ,when making a   
payment described in paragraph 7#a7 to  
any prime sponsor for the ,federal share
 of the costs of providing a child care 
and early learning program1 the         
,secretary shall also make a payment to 
the prime sponsor of not more than #ajj 
percent of the costs for staff and other
 administrative expenses of the prime   
sponsor1 including such costs and       
expenses related to quality improvement 
7such as conducting monitoring and      
training7 and operating the ,child ,care
 and ,early ,learning ,council1 but not 
to exceed an amount which is reasonable 
when compared with such costs and       
expenses for other prime sponsors4  7#c7
 ,rate analysis  7,a7 ,process ,the     
,secretary shall1 on the basis of       
recommendations by an committee of      
experts outside the ,department of      

,health and ,human ,services1 establish 
and implement a process for determining 
the costs described in paragraph        
7#a77;,a7 and ensuring that the         
requirement of subparagraph 7,b7 is met4
  7,b7 ,sufficiency requirement ,the    
,secretary shall ensure that the        
,federal share determined under         
paragraph 7#b7 is sufficient to ensure  
that a prime sponsor can meet all       
requirements under this title1 including
 the national program standards under   
section #aba1 compensation provisions   
under section #acf7;b71 and provisions  
relating to comprehensive services and  
access to services4  7#d7 ,non-,federal 
share  7,a7 ,sources ,the non-,federal  
share of the costs described in         
paragraph 7#a7 may be provided through  
public or private funds 7including labor
 union or employer contributions7 and   
may be in cash or in kind1 fairly       
evaluated1 including facilities1 goods1 
or services4  7,b7 ,fees from families  
,fees collected for services provided   

pursuant to section #aad7;j7 may be used
 toward the non-,federal share4 ,such   
fees collected from a family may not    
exceed #g percent of the family income1 
regardless of the number of children    
served from that family4  7,c7 ,excess  
contributions ,if1 with respect to any  
fiscal year1 a prime sponsor provides a 
non-,federal share1 for any program that
 exceeds its requirements for such a    
share1 such excess may be applied toward
 meeting the requirements for such a    
share for the subsequent fiscal year    
under this title4  7d7 ,maintenance of  
effort ,no ,state or locality shall     
reduce its expenditures for child care  
and early learning programs 7including  
home-based child care and early learning
 programs7 because of financial         
assistance provided under this title4   
#aac4 ,designation of prime sponsors    
7a7 ,authority ,to designate  7#a7      
,qualified entities ,in accordance with 
the provisions of this section1 a       
,state1 locality1 ,indian tribe1 tribal 

organization1 or public or private      
nonprofit agency or organization1       
meeting the requirements of this title  
may be designated by the ,secretary as a
 prime sponsor for the purpose of       
entering into arrangements to carry out 
child care and early learning programs  
under this title4  7#b7 ,prime          
sponsorship plans ,an entity may be     
designated by the ,secretary as a prime 
sponsor for a period of fiscal years    
only pursuant to an application in the  
form of a prime sponsorship plan which  
was submitted by such entity and        
approved by the ,secretary in accordance
 with the provisions of this title4 ,at 
a minimum1 the plan shall--  7,a7       
describe the service area to be served  
and how the program will be delivered2  
7,b7 provide a comprehensive child care 
and early learning plan1 as described in
 section #aad7;b72 and  7,c7 demonstrate
 that the entity has the authority under
 its charter or applicable law to       
receive and administer funds under this 

title1 funds and contributions from     
private or public sources that may be   
used in support of a child care and     
early learning program1 and funds under 
a ,federal or ,state assistance program 
that may be so used4  7#c7 ,approval ,no
 prime sponsorship plan1 or modification
 of the plan1 submitted by an entity    
under this section shall be approved by 
the ,secretary unless the ,secretary    
determines1 in accordance with          
regulations which the ,secretary shall  
prescribe1 that--  7,a7 the local       
educational agency for the service area 
and other appropriate educational and   
training agencies and institutions have 
had an opportunity to submit comments to
 the entity and to the ,secretary2  7,b7
 appropriate officials from ,indian     
tribes or tribal organizations have had 
an opportunity to submit comments to the
 entity and to the ,secretary2 and  7,c7
 the ,governor of the ,state has had an 
opportunity to submit comments to the   
entity and to the ,secretary4  7#d7     

,joint submission ,in order to          
contribute to the effective             
administration of this title1 the       
,secretary shall establish appropriate  
procedures to permit an entity described
 in subsection 7a77#a7 and a ,state to  
submit jointly a single comprehensive   
child care and early learning plan for  
the service areas the entity and ,state 
propose4 ,if the ,secretary approves    
such a plan1 the ,secretary may         
designate the entity as a prime sponsor1
 and the ,state as a prime sponsor1 for 
the corresponding service areas4  7b7   
,additional approval procedures  7#a7   
,locality over population threshold ,the
 ,secretary shall approve a prime       
sponsorship plan submitted by a locality
 if-- 7,a7 the locality meets a         
population threshold determined by the  
,secretary1 except that the ,secretary  
may waive the population threshold if it
 creates a barrier to providing child   
care and early learning services in a   
service area of a specified type1 such  

as a rural region2  7,b7 the plan meets 
the requirements of subsection 7a7 and  
includes adequate provisions for        
carrying out child care and early       
learning programs in the area of such   
locality2 and  7,c7 the locality is a-- 
7i7 city2  7ii7 county2 or  7iii7 other 
unit of general local government1       
including a local educational agency1 as
 defined in section #haja of the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#b7 ,localities with common            
geographical area ,in the event that the
 area under the jurisdiction of a unit  
of general local government described in
 clause 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 or 7iv7 of    
paragraph 7#a77;,c7 includes any common 
geographical area with the geographical 
area covered by another such unit of    
general local government1 the ,secretary
 shall designate to serve such common   
area the unit of general local          
government that--  7,a7 the ,secretary  
determines has the capability of more   

effectively carrying out the purposes of
 this title with respect to such area2  
and  7,b7 has submitted a plan which    
meets the requirements of subsection 7a7
 and includes adequate provisions for   
carrying out child care and early       
learning programs in such area4  7#c7   
,localities  7,a7 ,submission by        
combination ,in the event that the      
,secretary determines that a locality   
does not meet the requirements for      
designation as a prime sponsor under    
this section1 the ,secretary shall take 
steps to encourage the submission of a  
prime sponsorship plan1 covering the    
area of such locality1 by a combination 
of localities which are adjoining and   
possess a sufficient commonality of     
interest4  7,b7 ,approval ,the          
,secretary shall approve a prime        
sponsorship plan submitted by such a    
combination of localities1 if the       
,secretary determines that the plan so  
submitted meets the requirements of     
subsection 7a7 and includes adequate    

provisions for carrying out child care  
and early learning programs in the area 
covered by the combination of such      
localities4  7#d7 ,indian tribes and    
tribal organizations ,the ,secretary    
shall approve a prime sponsorship plan  
submitted by an ,indian tribe or tribal 
organization if the ,secretary          
determines that the plan so submitted   
meets the requirements of subsection 7a7
 and includes adequate provisions for   
carrying out child care and early       
learning programs in the area to be     
served4  7#e7 ,states ,the ,secretary   
shall approve a prime sponsorship plan  
submitted by a ,state if the ,secretary 
determines that the plan so submitted-- 
7,a7 meets the requirements of          
subsection 7a72  7,b7 includes adequate 
provisions for carrying out child care  
and early learning programs in the area 
to be served2  7,c7 contains a          
commitment to coordinating the ,state's 
early childhood programs to create a    
cohesive system1 for children from birth

 to entry into kindergarten1 for        
providing child care and early learning 
services2  7,d7 demonstrates that the   
,state can deliver a child care and     
early learning program that ensures     
coverage of--  7i7 the entire ,state2 or
  7ii7 the portions of the ,state that  
are not proposed to be covered by other 
entities submitting applications under  
subsection 7a77#b72 and  7,e7           
demonstrates that the ,state can deliver
 such a program with sufficient local   
administration1 governance1 and input4  
7#f7 ,two phases of application review  
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
establish two phases of review for      
applications in the form of prime       
sponsorship plans4 ,entities submitting 
such applications for the first phase of
 review shall be given preference for   
designation under subsection 7a74  7,b7 
,first phase ,states1 ,indian tribes1   
tribal organizations1 entities applying 
to carry out migrant or seasonal child  
care and early learning programs1 and   

entities and ,states submitting         
applications jointly may submit         
applications described in subparagraph  
7,a7 for the first phase of application 
review4  7,c7 ,second phase ,localities1
 public or private nonprofit agencies or
 organizations1 and entities described  
in subparagraph 7,b7 may submit         
applications described in subparagraph  
7,a7 for the second phase of application
 review4  7c7 ,disapproval2 withdrawal  
of approval ,a prime sponsorship plan   
submitted under this section may be     
disapproved or a prior designation of a 
prime sponsor may be withdrawn only if  
the ,secretary1 in accordance with      
regulations which the ,secretary shall  
prescribe1 has provided--  7#a7 written 
notice of intention to disapprove such  
plan or withdraw such designation1      
including a statement of the reasons2   
7#b7 a reasonable time in which to      
submit corrective amendments to such    
plan or undertake other necessary       
corrective action2 and  7#c7 an         

opportunity for a public hearing upon   
which basis an appeal to the ,secretary 
may be taken as of right4  7d7 ,unserved
 areas ,in the event that a prime       
sponsorship plan has not been submitted 
or approved1 if a prime sponsor         
designation has been withdrawn1 or if   
the needs of seasonal and migrant       
farmworkers1 minority groups1 or        
low-income individuals are not being    
met1 for a service area1 the ,secretary 
may enter into an agreement with an     
organization1 such as a national        
nonprofit organization1 to serve as the 
prime sponsor for such an area4 ,the    
,secretary shall meet the requirements  
described in subsection 7g7 before      
entering into the agreement4  7e7       
,designation renewal  7#a7 ,designation 
renewal ,a prime sponsor shall obtain   
renewal of the designation of the prime 
sponsor not more frequently than every  
#c years and not less frequently than   
every #e years4  7#b7 ,system for       
designation renewal ,the ,secretary     

shall develop a system for prime        
sponsors to renew their designation1    
under which the ,secretary shall        
determine if a prime sponsor is         
delivering a high-quality and           
comprehensive child care and early      
learning program that meets the health1 
educational1 nutritional1 and social    
needs of the children and families it   
serves1 and meets program and financial 
management requirements and standards   
described in section #aba7;a71 and      
governance and legal requirements4  7f7 
,prohibition against entities other than
 ,indian tribes or tribal organizations 
receiving a grant for a child care and  
early learning program on ,indian land  
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 except as       
provided in paragraph 7#b71 under no    
condition may an entity other than an   
,indian tribe or tribal organization    
receive a grant to carry out a child    
care and early learning program on      
tribal land4  7#b7 ,exceptions  7,a7 ,no

 ,indian tribe or tribal organization   
available ,in a service area in which   
there is no ,indian tribe or tribal     
organization available for designation  
to carry out an child care and early    
learning program on ,indian land1 an    
entity that is not a tribal organization
 may receive a grant to carry out an    
child care and early learning program on
 ,indian land1 but only until such time 
as an ,indian tribe or tribal           
organization in such service area       
becomes available and is designated     
pursuant to this section4  7,b7 ,joint  
prime sponsors ,for a service area that 
consists of any non-reservation ,indian 
land1 if the ,indian tribe or tribal    
organization involved is not interested 
in serving or does not have the capacity
 to serve the entire service area1 the  
,indian tribe or tribal organization may
 work with another prime sponsor to     
jointly serve as prime sponsors for the 
service area4  7g7 ,family1 child care  
worker1 and community participation ,the

 ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 significantly  
involve parents1 family members1 family 
child care home providers1 child care   
and early learning staff1 labor unions1 
and community residents in the service  
area for the program involved1 in the   
process for designation of prime        
sponsors2 and  7#b7 ensure that the     
persons selected to be involved in that 
process shall reflect the diversity of  
the service area1 with respect to       
income1 culture1 race and ethnicity1    
language1 and status as a migrant or    
seasonal farmworker1 ,indian1 or ,native
 ,hawaiian4  #aad4 ,powers and functions
 of prime sponsors  7a7 ,authority ,if  
an entity has been designated as a prime
 sponsor under this title-- 7#a7 the    
entity may receive and administer funds 
under this title1 funds and             
contributions from private or local     
public sources that may be used in      
support of a child care and early       
learning program1 and funds under a     
,federal or ,state assistance program   

related to the provision of child care  
and early learning services2  7#b7 the  
entity may transfer funds so received1  
and delegate powers to other agencies1  
subject to the powers of its governing  
board and its overall program           
responsibilities2  7#c7 the entity's    
power to transfer funds and delegate    
powers shall include the power to make  
transfers and delegations for services  
in all cases where the transfers and    
delegations will contribute to          
efficiency and effectiveness or         
otherwise further program objectives2   
and  7#d7 the entity may set up a       
process to negotiate wages1 benefits1   
hours1 and working conditions of        
teachers and other staff in the         
corresponding child care and early      
learning program4  7b7 ,comprehensive   
child care and early learning plans     
7#a7 ,in general ,financial assistance  
under this title may be provided by the 
,secretary to an entity that is a prime 
sponsor designated pursuant to section  

#aac only pursuant to an application in 
the form of a comprehensive child care  
and early learning plan which was       
submitted annually by such entity and   
approved by the ,secretary in accordance
 with the provisions of this title4     
7#b7 ,contents ,any such plan shall set 
forth a comprehensive proposal1 for     
providing child care and early learning 
services in the service area1 which--   
7,a7 assesses all child care and early  
learning needs and goals within the area
 and the applicant's proposal for       
addressing those needs2  7,b7 describes 
how the entity will provide             
comprehensive health1 mental health1    
education1 parental or family member    
involvement1 nutritional1 social1 and   
other services for the children that    
need child care and early learning      
services1 including appropriate         
screening and referrals for children    
with challenging behaviors and other    
mental health needs2  7,c7 provides that
 services are full-working-day and full 

calendar year long1 and ensures that the
 available hours of services are        
responsive to the needs of families in  
the service area1 including1 as         
appropriate1 nonstandard hour care2     
7,d7 describes how the prime sponsor    
will guarantee all children in the      
service area access to the child care   
and early learning program and use funds
 provided under section #aab7;a77#a7 for
 child care and early learning services2
  7,e7 describes how the prime sponsor  
will promote children's mental health1  
social and emotional well-being1 and    
overall health1 by providing supports   
for positive learning environments for  
the children1 including--  7i7          
strategies for supporting children with 
challenging behaviors and other social1 
emotional1 and mental health concerns2  
and  7ii7 teacher training and mental   
health consultations2  7,f7 includes a  
policy on suspension and expulsion      
that--  7i7 prohibits or severely limits
 the use of suspension due to a child's 

behavior and ensures suspensions are    
only temporary in nature2  7ii7         
prohibits expelling or unenrolling a    
child from the program because of the   
child's behavior2 and  7iii7 provides   
that1 in the case of a child exhibiting 
persistent and serious challenging      
behaviors1 the program provider will--  
7,i7 explore all possible steps and     
document all steps taken to address such
 behaviors2  7,,ii7 make efforts to     
facilitate the child's safe             
participation in the program2 and       
7,,iii7 after taking the steps described
 in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii71 if the  
provider determines1 in consultation    
with parents and other professionals1   
that the program is not the most        
appropriate placement for the child1    
work with the parents to directly       
facilitate the transition of the child  
to a more appropriate placement2  7,g7  
provides that funds received under      
section #aab7;a77#a7 will be used for a 
child care and early learning program   

for covered children2  7,h7 describes   
how1 in the case of a prime sponsor     
located within or adjacent to a         
metropolitan area1 the prime sponsor    
will coordinate activities with other   
prime sponsors located within such      
metropolitan area2  7,i7 provides that1 
to the extent feasible1 the child care  
and early learning program will include 
children from a range of socioeconomic  
backgrounds1 and that children will have
 access to all child care and early     
learning service providers in the       
service area1 with priority given to the
 provider preferences stated by the     
parents and family members of low-income
 children2  7,j7 ensures that1 where    
socioeconomic diversity of children     
among providers in the service area     
cannot be achieved1 the share of program
 costs not covered through the ,federal 
share or program fees does not fall on a
 single provider or a subset of         
providers within the service area2  7,k7
 provides that services will be         

culturally1 linguistically1 and         
developmentally appropriate2  7,l7      
provides that services will take into   
account the unique needs of communities1
 families1 and children in the service  
area1 including low-income children1    
children with incarcerated parents1     
homeless children1 and children who are 
dual language learners2  7,m7 describes 
a system for offering child care and    
early learning options1 for facilitating
 the selection of such an option1 and   
for enrollment of children1 which may   
include establishing and operating a    
website for families2  7,n7 describes   
how the prime sponsor will conduct      
outreach to all families in the service 
area and referrals1 using the           
appropriate medium for families who     
speak a language other than ,english2   
7,o7 provides equitably for the child   
care and early learning needs of all    
covered children within the service     
area1 and promotes equity and addresses 
disparities in the provision of         

services1 including equity and          
disparities related to income1 culture1 
race and ethnicity1 language1 or status 
as a child of a migrant or seasonal     
farmworker1 as a child belonging to an  
,indian tribe1 or as a ,native ,hawaiian
 child2  7,p7 provides1 insofar as      
possible1 for coordination of the child 
care and early learning program with    
other social programs2  7,q7 provides   
for-- 7i7 direct participation of       
parents1 family members1 and child care 
and early learning program staff1       
including teachers and                  
paraprofessionals1 in the conduct of    
overall direction of1 decisionmaking    
for1 and evaluation of the child care   
and early learning program2 and  7ii7   
sufficient support for the persons      
described in clause 7i7 to participate  
in the activities described in clause   
7i72  7,r7 provides to the extent       
feasible for the employment as both     
professionals and paraprofessionals of  
residents in the service area in a way  

that takes into account the cultural1   
racial and ethnic1 and linguistic       
diversity of the families served2  7,s7 
includes to the extent feasible a career
 development plan for paraprofessional  
and professional training1 education1   
and advancement on a career ladder2     
7,t7 provides that1 insofar as possible1
 persons residing in the service area   
will receive jobs1 including in-home and
 part-time jobs1 and opportunities for  
training in programs under sections #ace
 and #acf1 with special consideration   
for career opportunities for low-income 
individuals2  7,u7 provides for the     
regular and frequent dissemination of   
information in the language of those to 
be served1 to assure that parents1      
family members1 and interested persons  
in the service area are fully informed  
of services available through the child 
care and early learning program1 and of 
the activities of the prime sponsor's   
,child ,care and ,early ,learning       
,council2  7,v7 provides for            

coordination with administrators of     
programs and services that are related  
to child care and early learning        
programs and services and that are not  
funded through this title1 including    
programs conducted under the auspices of
 or with the support of business or     
financial institutions or organizations1
 industry1 labor unions1 employee or    
labor-management organizations1 or other
 community groups2  7,w7 as applicable1 
describes any arrangements for the      
delegation1 under the supervision of the
 ,child ,care and ,early ,learning      
,council1 to public or private agencies 
or organizations1 of responsibilities   
for the delivery of child care and early
 learning services for which financial  
assistance is provided under this title 
or for planning or evaluation services  
to be made available with respect to a  
child care and early learning program   
under this title2  7,x7 contains plans  
for regularly conducting surveys and    
analyses of needs for the child care and

 early learning program in the service  
area and for submitting to the          
,secretary a comprehensive annual report
 and evaluation in such form and        
containing such information as the      
,secretary shall require by regulation2 
7,y7 provides that-- 7i7 services for   
children with disabilities at the       
,state1 tribal1 and local levels will be
 available1 in the child care and early 
learning program approved under the     
plan2 and  7ii7 formal linkages are in  
place between the program and providers 
of early intervention services for      
infants and toddlers with disabilities2 
7,z7 provides assurances satisfactory to
 the ,secretary that the non-,federal   
share requirements described in section 
#aab7;c7 will be met2  7,,aa7 provides  
for such fiscal control1 fiscal         
staffing1 and funding accounting        
procedures as the ,secretary may        
prescribe to assure proper disbursement 
of and accounting for ,federal funds    
paid to the prime sponsor2  7,,bb7      

provides that the child care and early  
learning program1 or services within the
 program1 under this title shall be     
provided only for children whose parents
 or legal guardians have requested the  
services2  7,,cc7 sets forth            
satisfactory provisions for             
establishing1 consistent with subsection
 7d77#a71 and maintaining a ,child ,care
 and ,early ,learning ,council which    
meets the requirements of subsection    
7d72  7,,dd7 provides verification that 
the sponsor and its delegate providers--
 7i7 will recognize and bargain with    
labor unions representing family child  
care home providers1 teachers and other 
staff of child care and early learning  
programs in order to meet the           
requirements set forth in section #acf  
and for other purposes2 and  7ii7 will  
not assist in1 promote1 or deter labor  
union organizing2  7,,ee7 provides an   
annual technical assistance and training
 plan2  7,,ff7 provides for collection  
and reporting of program performance    

data in both an aggregate form and      
disaggregated by family income1 culture1
 race and ethnicity1 and primary        
language2  7,,gg7 documents a written   
affirmation1 signed by the appropriate  
officials from ,indian tribes or tribal 
organizations approved by the tribes or 
,native ,hawaiian groups1 which         
recognizes that the prime sponsor has   
engaged in timely and meaningful        
consultation with the appropriate       
officials from ,indian tribes or tribal 
organizations if--  7i7 a program is    
being operated on or near an ,indian    
reservation1 or if more than #ae percent
 of children enrolled in the program are
 ,indians or ,native ,hawaiians2 and    
7ii7 the prime sponsor is not an ,indian
 tribe or tribal organization2  7,,hh7  
provides that services will be provided 
with a holistic and multi-generational  
approach that includes promoting the    
well-being of pregnant women and        
engaging expectant parents during       
prenatal and early months2  7,,ii7      

describes how the sponsor will ensure   
that key workplace protections and      
rights1 similar to the protections and  
rights specified in the ,national ,labor
 ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et 
seq471 are provided2  7,,jj7 describes  
how the sponsor will implement a process
 in which1 through their labor unions1  
family child care home providers and    
child care and early learning center    
staff participate in a collective       
process to set wages1 benefits1 hours1  
and minimum standards for working       
conditions2  7,,kk7 describes how the   
sponsor will ensure that family child   
care home providers1 including teachers 
and other staff of family child care    
home providers1 and teachers and other  
staff at a child care and early learning
 center 7including employees of a       
delegate provider7 are paid compensation
 that meets the requirements of section 
#acf7;b72  7,,ll7 provides that the     
sponsor will provide teachers and other 
staff with supports that are            

high-quality1 research-based1 and rooted
 in adult learning theory2  7,,mm7      
provides that the program will be       
accessible to1 and that staff will      
receive training on working with1       
children with disabilities and parents  
with disabilities2 and  7,,nn7 meets any
 other requirements or provides any     
information the ,secretary requires by  
regulation4  7c7 ,uses ,the ,secretary  
shall provide the financial assistance  
to a prime sponsor1 for the planning1   
conduct1 administration1 and evaluation 
of a child care and early learning      
program that delivers services in       
accordance with the requirements of the 
comprehensive child care and early      
learning plan specified under subsection
 7b71 and for implementing the following
 activities3  7#a7  7,a7 ,provide for   
family member and community involvement1
 including the involvement of parents1  
family members1 community residents1    
current or future staff of a child care 
and early learning program1 and local   

businesses1 in the design and           
implementation of the program4  7,b7    
,the prime sponsor shall-- 7i7 provide  
for the involvement in a manner that    
recognizes parents as their children's  
primary teachers and nurturers2 and     
7ii7 implement intentional strategies to
 engage parents in their children's     
learning and development and support    
parent-child relationships4  7#b7       
,provide for implementing additional    
activities1 other than the activities   
described in paragraph 7#a71 that the   
,secretary determines to be appropriate 
by regulation1 which additional         
activities may include--  7,a7          
activities to support family well-being 
related to family safety1 health1 and   
economic stability1 including substance 
abuse counseling 7either directly or    
through referral to local entities71    
which may include providing information 
on the effect of prenatal exposure to   
drugs and alcohol2 and  7,b7 other      
activities designed to facilitate a     

partnership in the program with parents 
in supporting the development and early 
learning of their child1 including      
providing--  7i7 training in basic child
 care and early learning 7including     
cognitive1 social1 and emotional        
development72  7ii7 assistance in       
developing adult or family literacy and 
communication skills2  7iii7            
opportunities to share experiences with 
other parents 7including parent-mentor  
relationships72  7iv7 health services1  
including information on maternal       
depression2  7v7 regular in-home        
visitation2 or  7vi7 family literacy    
services4  7#c7 ,provide1 with respect  
to each participating family1 a family  
needs assessment that includes          
consultation with the parents           
7including1 in this paragraph1 foster   
parents1 grandparents1 and kinship      
caregivers1 where applicable7 in the    
family's preferred language or through  
an interpreter1 to the extent           
practicable1 and ensure parents have the

 opportunity to share personal          
information in an environment in which  
the parents feel safe4  7#d7 ,provide to
 parents of dual language learners      
outreach and information1 in an         
understandable and uniform format and1  
to the extent practicable1 in a language
 that the parents can understand4  7#e7 
,promote the continued partnership in   
the program of the parents 7including1  
in this paragraph1 foster parents1      
grandparents1 and kinship caregivers1 as
 appropriate7 of children that          
participate in child care and early     
learning programs in the education of   
their children upon transition of their 
children to school1 by working with the 
local educational agency--  7,a7 to     
implement strategies and activities1    
including providing information and     
training to the parents--  7i7 to help  
parents advocate for and promote        
successful transitions to kindergarten  
for their children1 including helping   
parents continue to be involved in the  

education and development of their      
child1 and to help parents understand   
and prepare to exercise their rights and
 responsibilities concerning the        
education of their children2  7ii7 in   
the case of parents with children who   
receive services under section #fai or  
part ,c of the ,individuals with        
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adai1 #adca et seq471 to     
collaborate with the parents1 and the   
local agency responsible for providing  
such services1 to support the children  
and parents in transitioning to a new   
setting in elementary school2 and  7iii7
 to prepare parents-- 7,i7 to understand
 and work with schools in order to      
communicate with teachers and other     
school personnel2  7,,ii7 to continue to
 support their children's learning1 in  
an elementary school setting2 and       
7,,iii7 to participate as appropriate in
 decisions relating to the education of 
their children and advocate for their   
children's needs2 and  7,b7 to advocate 

for the local educational agency to     
ensure that schools have a process in   
place to take other actions1 as         
appropriate and feasible1 to support the
 active involvement of the parents with 
schools1 school personnel1 and          
school-related organizations4  7#f7     
,establish effective procedures for     
timely referral of children with        
disabilities to the ,state or local     
agency providing services under section 
#fai or part ,c of the ,individuals with
 ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #adai1 #adca et seq471 and    
collaboration with that agency4  7#g7   
,establish effective procedures-- 7,a7  
for providing necessary early           
intervention services and special       
education and related services to       
children with developmental delays and  
disabilities prior to an eligibility    
determination by the ,state or local    
agency responsible for providing        
services under section #fai or part ,c  
of such ,act2 and  7,b7 in the case of a

 child for whom an evaluation determines
 that the child is not eligible for     
early intervention services or special  
education and related services under the
 ,individuals with ,disabilities        
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj71  
but who has a documented significant    
delay1 for partnering with parents to   
help the parents access services and    
supports to help address the child's    
identified needs through health         
insurance or other means4  7#h7 ,ensure 
that each family with a covered child   
who requests a placement receives one in
 the service area and1 in making the    
placement1 recognize and take into      
account the family's needs regarding    
setting 7such as a family child care    
home or center-based setting71 cultural 
and linguistic preferences1 operating   
schedule1 and preferences on location4  
7#i7 ,provide both center-based and     
family child care home options for child
 care and early learning services to    
families4  7d7 ,program governance  7#a7

 ,advisory council ,upon receiving      
designation as a prime sponsor1 the     
prime sponsor shall establish a ,child  
,care and ,early ,learning ,advisory    
,council 7referred to in this section as
 a ,council7 and maintain the ,council  
to advise the prime sponsor and assist  
in the coordination of program services 
and implementation4  7#b7 ,state council
 ,in the event that the prime sponsor is
 a ,state1 the ,council shall coordinate
 activities with the ,state ,advisory   
,council on ,early ,childhood ,education
 and ,care designated or established    
under section #fdb;,b7b7 in the ,head   
,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihcg;b7b774 
7#c7 ,overall composition  7,a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
the composition requirements for the    
,council ensuring that the ,council has 
representation of--  7i7 parents or     
family members of children served by    
child care and early learning programs2 
7ii7 staff and providers of child care  
and early learning programs1 or their   

representatives2 and  7iii7 other       
relevant stakeholders4  7,b7            
,representation ,members of the ,council
 shall reflect the population served by 
the prime sponsor1 with respect to      
income1 culture1 race and ethnicity1    
language1 and status as a migrant or    
seasonal farmworker1 ,indian1 or ,native
 ,hawaiian4  7#d7 ,chairperson ,each    
,council shall select its own           
chairperson1 from among the members of  
the ,council4  7#e7 ,conflict of        
interest  7,a7 ,in general ,members of  
the ,council shall--  7i7 not have a    
financial conflict of interest with the 
prime sponsor2  7ii7 not receive        
compensation for serving on the ,council
 or for providing services to the prime 
sponsor2  7iii7 not be employed1 nor    
shall members of their immediate family 
be employed1 by a prime sponsor in the  
service area2 and  7iv7 as a ,council1  
operate as an entity independent of     
staff employed by the prime sponsor4    
7,b7 ,exception ,if an individual holds 

a position as a result of public        
election or political appointment1 and  
such position carries with it a         
concurrent appointment to serve as a    
member of a ,council1 and such          
individual has any conflict of interest 
described in clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 of    
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 such individual
 shall not be prohibited from serving on
 such body and the ,council shall report
 such conflict to the ,secretary2 and   
7ii7 if the position held as a result of
 public election or political           
appointment provides compensation1 such 
individual shall not be prohibited from 
receiving such compensation4  7#f7      
,responsibilities ,the ,council shall   
provide regular advice and guidance to  
the prime sponsor on the basic goals1   
policies1 actions1 and procedures1 at a 
basic level1 for the prime sponsor      
relating to the child care and early    
learning program involved1 including    
policies with respect to planning1      
general supervision and oversight1      

overall coordination1 personnel1        
budgeting1 funding1 and monitoring and  
evaluation1 of the programs4  7e7       
,program governance administration  7#a7
 ,impasse policies ,the ,secretary shall
 develop policies1 procedures1 and      
guidance for prime sponsors concerning  
the resolution of internal disputes1    
including any impasse in the governance 
of child care and early learning        
programs4  7#b7 ,conduct of             
responsibilities ,each prime sponsor    
shall ensure the sharing of accurate and
 regular information for use by the     
,council1 about program planning1       
policies1 and operations4  7#c7         
,training and technical assistance      
,appropriate training and technical     
assistance shall be provided to the     
members of the ,council to ensure that  
the members understand the information  
the members receive and can effectively 
oversee and participate in the child    
care and early learning program of the  
prime sponsor4  7f7 ,collaboration and  

coordination ,on receiving designation  
as a prime sponsor1 the prime sponsor   
shall ensure that the child care and    
early learning program is implemented in
 a way that promotes collaboration and  
coordination with public and private    
entities1 to the maximum extent         
practicable1 to improve the availability
 and quality of services to children and
 families1 including implementing each  
of the following activities3  7#a7      
,conduct outreach to schools in which   
children participating in the child care
 and early learning program will enroll 
following the program1 local educational
 agencies1 the local business community1
 community-based organizations1         
faith-based organizations1 museums1     
health care providers1 and libraries to 
generate support and leverage the       
resources of the entire local community 
in order to improve school readiness4   
7#b7 ,coordinate activities and         
collaborate with entities 7including    
providers7 carrying out programs under  

the ,child ,care and ,development ,block
 ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#iheh et seq471 section #ajf of the     
,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a71 parts ,b 
and ,e of title ,,iv of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et   
seq41 #fgj et seq471 subtitle ,b of     
title ,,vii of the ,mc,kinney-,vento    
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aadca et seq471 section #fai 
and part ,c of the ,individuals with    
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adai1 #adca et seq471 or the 
,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca  
et seq471 and other entities providing  
early childhood education and           
development programs or services4  7#c7 
,take steps to coordinate activities    
with the local educational agency       
serving the service area involved and   
with schools in which children          
participating in the child care and     
early learning program will enroll      
following the program1 including--  7,a7

 collaborating on the shared use of     
transportation and facilities1 in       
appropriate cases2  7,b7 collaborating  
to reduce the duplication and enhance   
the efficiency of services while        
increasing the program participation2   
and  7,c7 exchanging information on the 
provision of noneducational services4   
7#d7 ,if there is a public preschool    
program in the service area that is not 
a prime sponsor nor a participant in the
 child care and early learning program1 
enter into a memorandum of understanding
 with the local entity responsible for  
managing the preschool program1 not     
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 that shall--    
7,a7  7i7 provide for a review of each  
of the activities described in clause   
7ii72 and  7ii7 include plans to        
coordinate1 as appropriate1 activities  
regarding--  7,i7 educational           
activities1 curricular objectives1 and  
instruction2  7,,ii7 public information 
dissemination and access to programs for

 families contacting the child care and 
early learning program or the preschool 
program2  7,,iii7 selection priorities  
for eligible children to be served by   
the child care and early learning       
program or any of the preschool         
programs2  7,,iv7 service areas2  7,v7  
staff training1 including opportunities 
for joint staff training on topics such 
as academic content standards1          
instructional methods1 curricula1 and   
social and emotional development2       
7,,vi7 program technical assistance2    
7,,vii7 provision of additional services
 to meet the needs of parents or family 
members1 as applicable2  7,,viii7       
communications and outreach to parents  
and family members for smooth           
transitions to kindergarten as required 
in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f7 of section  
#abb7;a72  7,,ix7 provision and use of  
facilities1 transportation1 and other   
program elements2 and  7,x7 other       
elements mutually agreed to by the      
parties to such memorandum2  7,b7 be    

submitted to the ,secretary and the     
,state ,director of ,child ,care and    
,early ,learning ,program ,collaboration
 not later than #cj days after the      
parties enter into such memorandum2 and 
7,c7 be revised periodically and renewed
 biennially by the parties to such      
memorandum1 in alignment with the       
beginning of the school year4  ,the     
requirements of the preceding sentence  
shall not apply where the local entity  
responsible for managing the public     
preschool program is unable or unwilling
 to enter into such a memorandum1 and   
the prime sponsor shall inform the      
,secretary and the ,state ,director of  
,child ,care and ,early ,learning       
,program ,collaboration of such         
inability or unwillingness4  7g7        
,standards1 curricula1 and assessment   
,on receiving designation as a prime    
sponsor1 the prime sponsor shall ensure 
that the child care and early learning  
program will--  7#a7 take steps to      
ensure1 to the maximum extent           

practicable1 that children maintain the 
developmental and educational gains     
achieved and build upon such gains in   
further schooling2  7#b7 meet the       
national program standards set forth in 
section #aba7;a72  7#c7 implement a     
research-based early childhood          
curriculum that--  7,a7 promotes young  
children's school readiness in the areas
 listed in section                      
#aba7;a77#d77;,a77ii72  7,b7 is based on
 scientifically valid research and has  
standardized training procedures and    
curriculum materials to support         
implementation2  7,c7 is comprehensive  
and linked to an ongoing assessment and 
aligned with ,state early learning      
standards1 within the meaning of section
 #fcg of the ,head ,start ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #ihcb71 which is conducted not
 more than twice a year1 with           
developmental and learning goals and    
measurable objectives2 and  7,d7 is     
focused on improving the learning       
environment1 teaching practices1 parent 

and family member involvement1 and child
 outcomes across all areas of           
development2  7#d7 implement effective  
interventions and support services that 
help promote the school readiness of    
children participating in the child care
 and early learning program involved2   
7#e7 use research-based assessment      
methods1 including such methods that    
provide proven results regardless of    
culture1 race or ethnicity1 or language 
spoken at home1 in order to support the 
educational instruction and school      
readiness of children in the program2   
7#f7 use research-based developmental   
screening tools that have been          
demonstrated to be-- 7,a7 standardized1 
reliable1 valid1 and accurate for the   
child being assessed1 to the maximum    
extent practicable2 and  7,b7 age1      
developmentally1 culturally1 and        
linguistically appropriate1 for the     
child and1 if relevant1 appropriate for 
children with disabilities2  7#g7 adopt1
 in consultation with experts in child  

care and early learning and with        
classroom teachers1 a non-punitive      
evaluation to assess classroom teachers 
and to inform professional development  
plans1 as appropriate1 that leads to    
improved teacher effectiveness2  7#h7   
establish goals and measurable          
objectives for the provision of health1 
educational1 nutritional1 social        
services1 and other services provided   
under this title and related to the     
program mission and to promoting school 
readiness2  7#i7 develop procedures for 
identifying and promoting the language  
knowledge and skills of dual language   
learner children2 and  7#aj7 not use    
funds to develop or implement an        
assessment for children that-- 7,a7 will
 be used as the sole basis for a child  
care and early learning provider being  
determined to be ineligible to          
participate in the program carried out  
under this title2  7,b7 will be used as 
the primary or sole basis for providing 
a reward or sanction for an individual  

provider2  7,c7 will be used as the     
primary or sole basis for assessing     
program effectiveness2 or  7,d7 will be 
used to deny children eligibility to    
participate in the program carried out  
under this title4  7h7 ,exceptions      
,nothing in this title shall preclude a 
,state from using a single assessment   
7as determined by the ,state7 for       
children for--  7#a7 supporting learning
 or improving a classroom environment2  
7#b7 targeting professional development 
to a provider2  7#c7 determining the    
need for health1 mental health1         
disability1 developmental delay1 or     
family support services2  7#d7 obtaining
 information for the quality improvement
 process at the ,state level2 or  7#e7  
conducting a program evaluation for the 
purposes of improving the program and   
providing information to parents4  7i7  
,funded enrollment ,each prime sponsor  
shall enroll #ajj percent of its funded 
enrollment1 with ongoing outreach to the
 community and activities to identify   

underserved populations4  7j7 ,sliding  
fee scale  7#a7 ,in general ,with       
respect to child care and early learning
 services provided through the program1 
a prime sponsor--  7,a7 shall not charge
 a fee with respect to any low-income   
child2 and  7,b7 may charge a fee with  
respect to any child who is not a       
low-income child1 in accordance with the
 sliding fee scale described in         
paragraph 7#b7 and subject to paragraph 
7#c74  7#b7 ,sliding fee scale ,a fee   
under this subsection shall be charged  
based on a sliding fee scale as follows3
 7,a7 ,with respect to a child who is in
 a family with a family income that is  
more than #bjj percent of the poverty   
line but not more than #bej percent of  
the poverty line1 the fee under this    
subsection shall not exceed #a percent  
of the family income4  7,b7 ,with       
respect to a child who is in a family   
with a family income that is more than  
#bej percent of the poverty line but not
 more than #cjj percent of the poverty  

line1 the fee under this subsection     
shall not exceed #b percent of the      
family income4  7,c7 ,with respect to a 
child who is in a family with a family  
income that is more than #cjj percent of
 the poverty line but not more than #cej
 percent of the poverty line1 the fee   
under this subsection shall not exceed  
#c percent of the family income4  7,d7  
,with respect to a child who is in a    
family with a family income that is more
 than #cej percent of the poverty line  
but not more than #djj percent of the   
poverty line1 the fee under this        
subsection shall not exceed #d percent  
of the family income4  7,e7 ,with       
respect to a child who is in a family   
with a family income that is more than  
#djj percent of the poverty line but not
 more than #dej percent of the poverty  
line1 the fee under this subsection     
shall not exceed #e percent of the      
family income4  7,f7 ,with respect to a 
child who is in a family with a family  
income that is more than #dej percent of

 the poverty line but not more than #ejj
 percent of the poverty line1 the fee   
under this subsection shall not exceed  
#f percent of the family income4  7,g7  
,with respect to a child who is in a    
family with a family income that is more
 than #ejj percent of the poverty line1 
the fee under this subsection shall not 
exceed #g percent of the family income4 
7#c7 ,fee percentage applicable         
regardless of number of children served 
,the total fee for a family that is     
subject to the fee under this subsection
 and has more than #a child served      
through the program--  7,a7 may increase
 as the family enters the second or a   
further child in the program2 but  7,b7 
may not be greater than the fee allowed 
under paragraph 7#b74  7k7 ,parent      
boards ,the prime sponsor shall require 
the establishment1 at each child care   
and early learning center1 of a board of
 parents1 to be composed of parents and 
family members of children attending the
 center4 ,the board shall meet          

periodically with staff of the center   
for the purpose of discussing problems  
and concerns4  7l7 ,rules of            
construction ,nothing in this title     
shall be construed to alter or otherwise
 affect the rights1 remedies1 and       
procedures afforded to staff of child   
care and early learning programs or     
delegate providers1 or employees of     
public schools1 or local educational    
agencies1 under ,federal1 ,state1       
tribal1 or local laws 7including        
applicable regulations or court orders7 
or under the terms of collective        
bargaining agreements1 memoranda of     
understanding1 or other agreements      
between such staff or employees1 and the
 corresponding program1 provider1       
school1 or agency4  #aae4 ,delegate     
providers  7a7 ,in general ,a prime     
sponsor may use financial assistance    
made available under section            
#aab7;a77#a7 to enter into an agreement 
with a delegate provider to carry out   
services as part of the child care and  

early learning program4  7b7            
,application ,to be able to receive     
financial assistance under subsection   
7a7 for a fiscal year as a delegate     
provider to carry out services as part  
of the child care and early learning    
program1 a public or private agency or  
organization shall submit a delegate    
provider application to a prime sponsor1
 at such time and in such manner as the 
prime sponsor may require1 that         
provides--  7#a7 that the delegate      
provider applicant is an entity that is 
a locality1 local educational agency1   
faith-based organization1 public or     
private nonprofit or for-profit agency  
or organization1 family child care      
network or association1 employer or     
business organization1 labor union1     
employee or labor-management            
organization1 home-based child care     
provider1 or public or private          
educational agency or institution2 and  
7#b7 that the entity will provide for   
such fiscal control and fund accounting 

procedures as the ,secretary shall      
prescribe to assure proper disbursement 
of and accounting for ,federal funds4   
7c7 ,approval ,a delegate provider      
application may be approved by a prime  
sponsor upon its determination that such
 application meets the requirements of  
this section and that the services to be
 provided will otherwise further the    
objectives and satisfy the appropriate  
provisions of the prime sponsor's child 
care and early learning plan as approved
 pursuant to section #aad4 ,on approval 
of the application1 the entity shall be 
considered to be a delegate provider1   
for purposes of this title4  7d7 ,family
 and community involvement ,prime       
sponsors shall involve parents1 family  
members1 and community members in the   
selection process of delegate providers4
  ,b ,standards  #aba4 ,national program
 standards1 monitoring of child care and
 early learning programs  7a7 ,standards
 for child care and early learning      
services  7#a7 ,issuance  7,a7 ,national

 program standards ,within #ah months   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall1 after       
consultation with other ,federal        
agencies1 and on the basis of the       
recommendations of the ,committee       
established pursuant to paragraph 7#c71 
issue a common set of national program  
standards which shall be applicable to  
all prime sponsors1 with respect to     
their child care and early learning     
programs providing child care and early 
learning services with financial        
assistance under this title1 to be known
 as the ,federal ,standards for ,child  
,care and ,early ,learning ,services4   
7,b7 ,baseline for knowledge1 skills1   
and competencies ,the standards shall   
establish a baseline threshold for      
knowledge1 skills1 and competencies for 
child care and early learning teachers  
and staff that--  7i7 shall be aligned  
with compensation levels2  7ii7 shall be
 phased in2 and  7iii7 shall be         
determined by the ,secretary to be in   

alignment with the knowledge1 skills1   
and competency expectations of the child
 care and early learning1 or early      
childhood education1 profession4  7#b7  
,comprehensiveness ,as appropriate and  
practicable1 the ,secretary shall make  
efforts to ensure that the ,federal     
,standards for ,child ,care and ,early  
,learning ,services are as comprehensive
 as the ,head ,start program performance
 standards in section #fda;,a7a7 of the 
,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#ihcf;a7a771 and the performance        
standards for providers and programs    
issued under the military child care    
program4  7#c7 ,special committee  7,a7 
,appointment ,the ,secretary shall1     
within #fj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 appoint a       
,special ,committee on ,federal         
,standards for ,child ,care and ,early  
,learning ,services4  7,b7 ,composition 
,the ,committee shall include-- 7i7     
parents or legal guardians of children  
participating in child care and early   

learning programs2  7ii7 representatives
 of prime sponsors carrying out child   
care and early learning programs2  7iii7
 representatives of staff of child care 
and early learning programs1 including  
teachers2  7iv7 representatives of      
tribes and tribal organizations carrying
 out child care and early learning      
programs on ,indian land2  7v7          
representatives of family child care    
home providers1 staff and employers for 
center-based child care and early       
learning programs1 and family child care
 home providers in child care and early 
learning programs2 and  7vi7 specialists
 covering the areas of child care and   
early learning quality1 workforce       
preparation1 working conditions1 and    
wages1 and early childhood development4 
7,c7 ,diversity ,the ,secretary shall   
ensure that the membership of the       
,committee is diverse with regard to    
culture1 race and ethnicity1 and        
language4  7,d7 ,duties ,such ,committee
 shall recommend ,federal ,standards for

 ,child ,care and ,early ,learning      
,services and modifications of such     
standards as provided in paragraph 7#a74
  7#d7 ,content of standards ,the       
standards shall include-- 7,a7          
performance standards with respect to   
services required to be provided1       
including health1 nutritional1 and      
social services1 and other services1    
including parental and family member    
involvement services and transition     
activities described in section #abb2   
7,b7 scientifically based and           
developmentally appropriate early       
development and learning performance    
standards related to school readiness to
 ensure that the children participating 
in the child care and early learning    
program1 at a minimum1 develop and      
demonstrate--  7i7 language knowledge   
and skills1 including oral language and 
listening comprehension2  7ii7 literacy 
knowledge and skills1 including         
phonological awareness1 print awareness 
and skills1 and alphabetic knowledge2   

7iii7 mathematics knowledge and skills2 
7iv7 science knowledge and skills2  7v7 
cognitive abilities that support        
academic achievement and child care and 
early learning2  7vi7 approaches to     
learning related to child care and early
 learning2  7vii7 social and emotional  
development sufficient to be a          
foundation for early learning1 school   
success1 and social problem-solving2    
7viii7 creative arts expression2  7ix7  
physical development2 and  7x7 in the   
case of dual language learner children1 
progress toward language knowledge and  
development1 including progress made    
through the use of culturally and       
linguistically appropriate instructional
 services2  7,c7 administrative and     
financial management standards2  7,d7   
standards relating to the condition and 
location of facilities 7including indoor
 air quality assessment standards1 where
 appropriate7 for such prime sponsors1  
including regulations that require that 
the facilities used for child care and  

early learning programs for regularly   
scheduled center-based and combination  
program option classroom activities--   
7i7 shall meet or exceed ,state and     
local requirements concerning licensing 
for such facilities2 and  7ii7 shall be 
accessible by ,state and local          
authorities for purposes of monitoring  
and ensuring compliance1 unless ,state  
or local laws prohibit such access2     
7,e7 standards related to the work      
environment1 including standards for the
 health and safety1 and well-being1 of  
teachers and other staff in the child   
care and early learning programs2 and   
7,f7 such other standards as the        
,secretary finds to be appropriate4     
7#e7 ,considerations regarding standards
 ,in developing standards required under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 
7,a7 consult with experts in the fields 
of child care and early learning1 early 
childhood education1 child health care1 
family services 7including              
linguistically and culturally           

appropriate services to dual language   
learner children and their families71   
administration1 and financial           
management1 and with persons with       
experience in the operation of child    
care and early learning programs2  7,b7 
take into consideration-- 7i7 past      
experience with use of the standards in 
effect under the ,head ,start ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq47 on the date of 
enactment of the ,improving ,head ,start
 for ,school ,readiness ,act of #bjjg2  
7ii7 developments concerning            
research-based practices with respect to
 early childhood education and          
development1 children with disabilities1
 homeless children1 children in foster  
care1 and family services1 and best     
practices with respect to program       
administration and financial management2
  7iii7 appropriateness of standards for
 prime sponsors with respect to their   
programs1 recognizing differences in    
types of settings 7including            
center-based and home-based settings71  

geography of the service area1 and the  
culture1 language1 and age distribution 
of the children served2  7iv7 projected 
needs of expanding child care and early 
learning programs2  7v7 guidelines and  
standards that promote child health and 
physical development1 including         
participation in outdoor activity that  
supports children's motor development   
and overall health and nutrition2  7vi7 
changes in the characteristics of the   
population of children who are accessing
 child care and early learning programs1
 including country of origin1 language  
background1 and family structure of such
 children1 and changes in the population
 and number of such children who are in 
foster care or are homeless children2   
7vii7 mechanisms to ensure that children
 participating in child care and early  
learning programs make a successful     
transition to the schools that the      
children will be attending2  7viii7 the 
need for prime sponsors to maintain     
regular communications with parents and 

family members1 including conducting    
periodic meetings to discuss the        
progress of individual children in child
 care and early learning programs2  7ix7
 the unique challenges faced by         
individual programs1 including those    
programs that are seasonal or short-term
 and those programs that serve rural    
populations2  7x7 the degree to which   
standards are streamlined and minimize  
administrative burdens on child care and
 early learning program providers2  7xi7
 the depth of demonstrated skills1      
experiences1 and linguistic1 cultural1  
and racial and ethnic1 diversity of     
providers for child care and early      
learning programs2 and  7xii7 the input 
of parents and family members2  7,c7 7i7
 review and revise as necessary the     
standards in effect under this          
subsection2 and  7ii7 ensure that any   
such revisions in the standards will not
 result in the elimination of or any    
reduction in quality1 scope1 or types of
 health1 educational1 nutritional1      

social1 or other services1 including    
parental and family member involvement  
services1 required to be provided under 
such standards as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this ,act2 and  7,d7    
consult with appropriate officials from 
,indian tribes and tribal organizations1
 experts in ,indian or ,native ,hawaiian
 early childhood education and          
development1 linguists1 and associations
 related to child care and early        
learning programs providing services for
 children belonging to ,indian tribes or
 ,native ,hawaiian children1 on the     
review and promulgation of standards    
under paragraph 7#a7 7including         
standards for ,indian or ,native        
,hawaiian1 as the case may be1 language 
acquisition and school readiness74  7#f7
 ,adequate time to meet standards ,the  
,secretary shall establish an effective 
date for the standards that allows      
adequate time for prime sponsors to meet
 the standards after they have been     
issued4  7b7 ,uniform code for          

facilities  7#a7 ,establishment of      
special committee ,the ,secretary shall1
 within #fj days after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 appoint a       
special committee to develop and        
recommend a uniform code for facilities1
 to be used as described in paragraph   
7#d74 ,the standards in the code shall  
deal principally with those aspects of  
facilities that are essential to the    
health1 safety1 and physical comfort of 
the children involved and the aspects of
 facilities that are related to the     
,federal ,standards for ,child ,care and
 ,early ,learning ,services under       
subsection 7a77#a74 ,in recommending the
 provisions of the code1 the ,secretary 
shall take into consideration the       
differences between child care centers  
and family child care homes4  7#b7      
,composition of committee ,the special  
committee appointed under this          
subsection shall include parents or     
family members of children participating
 in child care and early learning       

programs and representatives of ,state  
and local facility licensing agencies1  
of public health officials1 of fire     
prevention officials1 of the            
construction industry and labor unions1 
of prime sponsors1 of center-based      
providers and family child care home    
providers1 and of national agencies or  
organizations interested in the         
development of children4 ,not less than 
one-half of the membership of the       
committee shall consist of parents or   
family members of children participating
 in child care and early learning       
programs conducted under this title4    
7#c7 ,proposed code ,within #a year     
after its appointment1 the special      
committee-- 7,a7 shall develop standards
 for a proposed uniform code for        
facilities in which child care and early
 learning services are provided2 and    
7,b7 shall hold public hearings on the  
proposed code prior to submitting its   
final recommendation to the ,secretary  
for approval4  7#d7 ,promulgation ,after

 considering the recommendations        
submitted by the special committee in   
accordance with paragraph 7#c71 the     
,secretary shall promulgate standards   
for a uniform code described in         
paragraph 7#c77;,a71 which shall be     
applicable to all facilities receiving  
,federal financial assistance under this
 title4 ,if the ,secretary disapproves  
the committee's recommendations1 the    
,secretary shall state the reasons for  
the disapproval4 ,the ,secretary shall  
also distribute such standards and urge 
their adoption by ,states and local     
governments for facilities in which     
child care and early learning services  
are provided4 ,the ,secretary may from  
time to time modify the uniform code for
 facilities in accordance with          
procedures set forth in this subsection4
  7#e7 ,adequate time to meet facilities
 code ,the ,secretary shall establish an
 effective date for the code that allows
 adequate time for prime sponsors to    
meet the code after it has been         

promulgated4  7#f7 ,state code for      
facilities ,paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7
 shall not apply in a ,state for which  
the ,secretary1 after consultation with 
the special committee referred to in    
paragraph 7#b71 makes a determination   
that the ,state's uniform code for      
facilities or a similar facilities code 
or set of standards that applies to     
centers and family child care homes that
 participate in a child care and early  
learning program under this title1 is   
sufficient to meet the health1 safety1  
and physical comfort goals of this      
subsection4  7c7 ,measures  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation
 with representatives of child care and 
early learning programs1 ,indian tribes 
and tribal organizations1 parents and   
family members of children in such      
programs1 and teachers and other staff  
in such programs1 and with experts in   
the fields of early childhood education 
and development1 family services1 and   
program management1 shall use the study 

on ,developmental ,outcomes and         
,assessments for ,young ,children by the
 ,national ,academy of ,sciences1       
consistent with section #fdi7;j7 of the 
,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#ihdd7;j771 and other relevant research 
to establish1 inform1 revise1 and       
provide guidance to prime sponsors for  
utilizing1 scientifically based measures
 that support1 as appropriate--  7,a7   
classroom instructional practices and1  
for infants and toddlers1 responsive    
caregiving practices that support early 
learning and development2  7,b7         
identification of children with special 
needs2  7,c7 program evaluation2 and    
7,d7 administrative and financial       
management practices4  7#b7             
,characteristics of measures ,the       
measures under this subsection shall--  
7,a7 be developmentally1 linguistically1
 and culturally appropriate for the     
population served2  7,b7 be reviewed    
periodically1 based on advances in the  
science of early childhood development2 

7,c7 be consistent with relevant1       
nationally recognized professional and  
technical standards related to the      
assessment of young children2  7,d7 be  
valid and reliable in the language in   
which the measures are administered2    
7,e7 be administered by staff with      
appropriate training for such           
administration2  7,f7 provide for       
appropriate accommodations for children 
with disabilities and dual language     
learner children2  7,g7 be high-quality 
research-based measures that have been  
demonstrated to assist with the purposes
 for which the measures were devised2   
and  7,h7 be adaptable1 as appropriate1 
for use in the self-assessment of prime 
sponsors1 including in the evaluation of
 administrative and financial management
 practices4  7#c7 ,use of measures2     
limitations on use  7,a7 ,use ,the      
measures shall be designed1 as          
appropriate1 for the purpose of-- 7i7   
helping to develop the skills1          
knowledge1 abilities1 and development   

described in subsection 7a77#d77;,a77ii7
 of children participating in child care
 and early learning programs1 with an   
emphasis on measuring skills that       
scientifically valid research has       
demonstrated are related to children's  
school readiness and later success in   
school2  7ii7 improving classroom       
practices1 including reviewing          
children's strengths and weaknesses and 
individualizing instruction to better   
meet the needs of the children involved 
and1 for infants and toddlers1 ensuring 
the opportunity for one-on-one          
interaction that facilitates early      
learning and development2  7iii7        
identifying the special needs of        
children2 and  7iv7 improving overall   
program performance in order to help    
prime sponsors identify problem areas   
that may require additional training and
 technical assistance resources4  7,b7  
,limitations ,such measures shall not be
 used for an assessment for children    
that-- 7i7 will be used as the sole     

basis for a child care and early        
learning provider being determined to be
 ineligible to participate in the       
program carried out under this title2   
7ii7 will be used as the primary or sole
 basis for providing a reward or        
sanction for an individual provider2    
7iii7 will be used as the primary or    
sole basis for assessing program        
effectiveness2 or  7iv7 will be used to 
deny children eligibility to participate
 in the program carried out under this  
title4  7,c7 ,exceptions ,nothing in    
this subchapter shall preclude a ,state 
from using a single assessment 7as      
determined by the ,state7 for children  
for--  7i7 supporting learning or       
improving a classroom environment2  7ii7
 targeting professional development to a
 provider2  7iii7 determining the need  
for health1 mental health1 disability1  
developmental delay1 or family support  
services2  7iv7 obtaining information   
for the quality improvement process at  
the ,state level2 or  7v7 conducting a  

program evaluation for the purposes of  
improving the program and providing     
information to parents4  7#d7           
,confidentiality  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary1 through regulation1 shall   
ensure the confidentiality of any       
personally identifiable data1           
information1 and records collected or   
maintained under this title by the      
,secretary and any prime sponsors4 ,such
 regulations shall provide the policies1
 protections1 and rights equivalent to  
those provided to a parent1 student1 and
 educational agency or institution1 as  
the case may be1 under section #ddd of  
the ,general ,education ,provisions ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g74  7,b7 ,rule of
 construction on nationwide database    
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed to authorize the development  
of a nationwide database of personally  
identifiable data1 information1 or      
records on children resulting from the  
use of measures under this subsection4  
7#e7 ,special rule  7,a7 ,prohibition   

,the use of assessment items and data on
 any assessment authorized under this   
title by any agent of the ,federal      
,government is prohibited for the       
purposes of--  7i7 ranking1 comparing1  
or otherwise evaluating individual      
children for purposes other than        
research1 training1 or technical        
assistance2 and  7ii7 providing rewards 
or sanctions for individual children or 
teachers4  7,b7 ,results ,the ,secretary
 shall not use the results of a single  
such assessment as the sole method for  
assessing program effectiveness or      
making agency funding determinations at 
the national1 regional1 or local level  
under this title4  7d7 ,monitoring of   
local prime sponsors and child care and 
early learning programs ,the ,secretary1
 in consultation with representatives of
 child care and early learning programs1
 ,indian tribes and tribal              
organizations1 parents and family       
members of children in such programs1   
teachers and other staff in such        

programs1 and with experts in the fields
 of early childhood education and       
development1 family services1 and       
program management1 shall establish and 
implement monitoring procedures for     
prime sponsors and their child care and 
early learning programs 7which may be   
based on the ,head ,start program       
monitoring procedures described in      
section #fda;,a7c7 of the ,head ,start  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihcf;a7c771 and the
 monitoring procedures being implemented
 for the military child care program7-- 
7#a7 to determine whether prime sponsors
 meet standards described in subsection 
7a77#a7 established under this title    
with respect to program1 administrative1
 financial management1 and other        
requirements2 and  7#b7 in order to help
 the prime sponsors identify areas for  
improvement and areas of strength as    
part of their ongoing self-assessment   
process4  7e7 ,corrective action for    
prime sponsors  7#a7 ,determination ,if 
the ,secretary determines1 on the basis 

of a review pursuant to subsection 7d71 
that a prime sponsor designated pursuant
 to this title fails to meet the        
standards described in subsection       
7a77#a71 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7   
inform the prime sponsor of the         
deficiencies that shall be corrected and
 identify the assistance to be provided 
consistent with paragraph 7#c72  7,b7   
with respect to each identified         
deficiency1 require the prime sponsor-- 
7i7 to correct the deficiency           
immediately1 if the ,secretary finds    
that the deficiency threatens the health
 or safety of staff or program          
participants or poses a threat to the   
integrity of ,federal funds2  7ii7 to   
correct the deficiency not later than   
#ij days after the identification of the
 deficiency if the ,secretary finds1 in 
the discretion of the ,secretary1 that  
such a #ij-;day period is reasonable1 in
 light of the nature and magnitude of   
the deficiency2 or  7iii7 in the        
discretion of the ,secretary 7taking    

into consideration the seriousness of   
the deficiency and the time reasonably  
required to correct the deficiency71 to 
comply with the requirements of         
paragraph 7#b7 concerning a quality     
improvement plan2 and  7,c7 initiate    
proceedings to terminate the designation
 of the prime sponsor unless the prime  
sponsor corrects the deficiency4  7#b7  
,quality improvement plan  7,a7 ,prime  
sponsor and program responsibilities ,to
 retain a designation as a prime sponsor
 under this title1 a prime sponsor that 
is the subject of a determination       
described in paragraph 7#a7 7excluding a
 prime sponsor required to correct a    
deficiency immediately or during a      
#ij-;day period under clause 7i7 or 7ii7
 of paragraph 7#a77;,b77 shall--  7i7   
develop in a timely manner1 a quality   
improvement plan that shall be subject  
to the approval of the ,secretary1 and  
that shall specify--  7,i7 the          
deficiencies to be corrected2  7,,ii7   
the actions to be taken to correct such 

deficiencies2 and  7,,iii7 the timetable
 for accomplishment of the corrective   
actions specified2 and  7ii7 correct    
each deficiency identified1 not later   
than the date for correction of such    
deficiency specified in such plan 7which
 shall not be later than #a year after  
the date the prime sponsor that is      
determined to have a deficiency received
 notice of the determination and of the 
specific deficiency to be corrected74   
7,b7 ,secretarial responsibility ,not   
later than #cj days after receiving from
 a prime sponsor a proposed quality     
improvement plan pursuant to            
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
either approve such proposed plan or    
specify the reasons why the proposed    
plan cannot be approved4  7#c7 ,training
 and technical assistance ,the          
,secretary shall provide training and   
technical assistance to the prime       
sponsor with respect to the development 
or implementation of such quality       
improvement plans to the extent the     

,secretary finds such provision to be   
feasible and appropriate given available
 funding and other statutory            
responsibilities4  7f7 ,summaries of    
monitoring outcomes  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #abj days after the end 
of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary     
shall publish a summary report on the   
findings of reviews conducted under     
subsection 7d7 and on the outcomes of   
quality improvement plans implemented   
under subsection 7e71 during such fiscal
 year4  7#b7 ,report availability ,such 
report shall be made widely available   
to-- 7,a7 parents and family members    
with children receiving assistance under
 this title--  7i7 in an understandable 
and uniform format2 and  7ii7 to the    
extent practicable1 in a language that  
the parents and family members          
understand2  7,b7 the public through    
means such as-- 7i7 distribution through
 public agencies2 and  7ii7 posting such
 information on the ,internet2 and  7,c7
 ,indian tribes and tribal              

organizations4  7#c7 ,report information
 ,such report shall contain detailed    
data-- 7,a7 on compliance with specific 
standards and measures2 and  7,b7       
sufficient to allow prime sponsors to   
use such data to improve the quality of 
their programs4  7g7 ,self-,assessment  
7#a7 ,in general ,not less frequently   
than once each program year1 with the   
consultation and participation of the   
,child ,care and ,early ,learning       
,council and1 as appropriate1 other     
interested persons in the service area1 
each prime sponsor that receives        
financial assistance under this title   
shall conduct a comprehensive           
self-assessment of its effectiveness and
 progress in meeting program goals and  
objectives and in implementing and      
complying with standards described in   
subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,ongoing      
monitoring ,each prime sponsor shall    
establish and implement procedures for  
the ongoing monitoring of its child care
 and early learning program1 to ensure  

that the operations of the program work 
toward meeting program goals and        
objectives and implementing and         
complying with standards described in   
subsection 7a77#a74  7h7 ,accreditation 
,the ,secretary shall require that each 
child care and early learning center    
meet1 not later than #f years after     
receiving financial assistance under    
this title1 standards of operation      
necessary for accreditation by an       
appropriate national early childhood    
programs accreditation body that was in 
existence on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  #abb4 ,prime sponsor        
alignment with k-#ab education  7a7 ,in 
general ,each prime sponsor shall take  
steps to coordinate with the local      
educational agency serving the service  
area and with schools in which children 
participating in a child care and early 
learning program will enroll following  
such program to promote continuity of   
services and effective transitions1     
including--  7#a7 developing and        

implementing a systematic procedure for 
transferring1 with parental consent1    
child care and early learning program   
records for each participating child to 
the school in which such child will     
enroll2  7#b7 establishing ongoing      
channels of communication between child 
care and early learning program staff   
and their counterparts in the schools   
7including teachers1 social workers1    
local educational agency liaisons       
designated under section                
#gbb7;g77#a77;,j77ii7 of the            
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#aadcb7;g77#a77;,j77ii771 and health    
staff7 to facilitate coordination of    
programs2  7#c7 establishing ongoing    
communications between the prime sponsor
 and local educational agency for       
developing continuity of developmentally
 appropriate curricular objectives and  
for shared expectations for children's  
learning and development as the children
 transition to school2  7#d7 organizing 

and participating in joint training1    
including transition-related training   
for school staff and child care and     
early learning program staff2  7#e7     
establishing comprehensive transition   
policies and procedures that support    
children transitioning to school1       
including by engaging the local         
educational agency in the establishment 
of such policies2  7#f7 conducting      
outreach to parents and elementary      
school 7such as kindergarten7 teachers  
to discuss the educational1             
developmental1 and other needs of       
individual children2  7#g7 helping      
parents of dual language learner        
children understand-- 7,a7 the          
instructional and other services        
provided by the school in which such    
child will enroll after participation in
 the child care and early learning      
program2 and  7,b7 as appropriate1 the  
information provided to parents of dual 
language learners under section         
#aaab7;e77#c7 of the ,elementary and    

,secondary ,education ,act of the #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcab7;e77#c772  7#h7    
developing and implementing a family    
outreach and support program1 in        
cooperation with entities carrying out  
parent and family engagement efforts    
under title ,i of the ,elementary and   
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq471 and family   
outreach and support efforts under      
subtitle ,b of title ,,vii of the       
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadca et seq471    
taking into consideration the language  
needs of parents of dual language       
learner children2  7#i7 assisting       
families1 administrators1 and teachers  
in enhancing educational and            
developmental continuity and continuity 
of parental involvement in activities   
between child care and early learning   
services and elementary school classes2 
7#aj7 linking the services provided in  
such child care and early learning      
program with educational services1      

including services relating to language1
 literacy1 and numeracy1 provided by    
such local educational agency2  7#aa7   
helping parents 7including in this      
paragraph grandparents and kinship      
caregivers1 as appropriate7 to          
understand the importance of parental   
involvement in a child's academic       
success while teaching the parents      
strategies for maintaining parental     
involvement as their child moves from a 
child care and early learning program to
 elementary school2  7#ab7 helping      
parents understand the instructional and
 other services provided by the school  
in which their child will enroll after  
participation in the child care and     
early learning program2 and  7#ac7      
developing and implementing a system to 
increase child care and early learning  
program participation of underserved    
populations of eligible children4  7b7  
,dissemination and technical assistance 
,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 disseminate
 to prime sponsors information on       

effective policies and activities       
relating to the transition of children  
from child care and early learning      
programs to public schools2 and  7#b7   
provide technical assistance to such    
prime sponsors to promote and assist    
such prime sponsors to adopt and        
implement such effective policies and   
activities4  #abc4 ,adequate nutrition  
services ,in accordance with the        
purposes of this title1 the ,secretary  
shall establish procedures to assure    
that adequate nutrition services will be
 provided in child care and early       
learning programs under this title4 ,in 
assuring the provision of those         
services1 the ,secretary may enter into 
an arrangement with the ,secretary of   
,agriculture to make use of the summer  
food service program and the child and  
adult care food program carried out     
under sections #ac and #ag of the       
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa1 #agff7
 and relevant programs under the ,child 

,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agga et seq471 to the fullest extent   
appropriate and consistent with the     
provisions of such ,acts4  #abd4        
,participation in child care and early  
learning programs  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary shall by regulation prescribe
 eligibility for the participation of   
persons in child care and early learning
 programs assisted under this title4    
7b7 ,eligible ages ,such regulation     
shall provide that all children who are 
not younger than the age of #f weeks and
 are younger than the age of compulsory 
school attendance shall be eligible     
regardless of family income1 disability 
status1 citizenship status1 employment  
of a family member1 or circumstance4    
7c7 ,prime sponsor eligibility          
determination responsibilities ,a prime 
sponsor shall-- 7#a7 determine          
eligibility under this title based on   
standards prescribed by the ,secretary  
under subsection 7a72  7#b7 not         
establish more stringent or exclusive   

requirements for eligibility under this 
title than the eligibility standards    
prescribed by the ,secretary2 and  7#c7 
serve all families that request child   
care and early learning services through
 the prime sponsor's program4  ,c       
,administration  #aca4 ,the ,office of  
,child ,care  7a7 ,principal agency ,the
 ,office of ,child ,care of the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services shall be the principal agency 
of the ,department for the              
administration of this title and for the
 coordination of child care and early   
learning programs and other activities  
relating to child care and early        
learning4  7b7 ,coordination of child   
care programs  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services ,the ,secretary shall take all
 necessary action to coordinate child   
care and early learning programs under  
the ,secretary's jurisdiction1 including
 with the ,office of ,head ,start4  7,b7
 ,department of ,education ,the         

,secretary shall take all necessary     
action to coordinate such programs with 
the ,department of ,education4  7#b7    
,regulations ,the ,secretary shall      
promulgate regulations to assure that   
entities that are funded by the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services to carry out activities       
relating to child care and early        
learning will coordinate the activities 
with the programs carried out under this
 title4  7#c7 ,technical assistance ,the
 ,secretary shall ensure that joint     
technical assistance efforts will result
 in the development of coordinated      
efforts--  7,a7 between the offices     
within the ,department of ,health and   
,human ,services2 and  7,b7 between the 
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and other ,federal agencies1  
including the ,department of ,education1
 that carry out those activities4  7c7  
,procedures1 policies1 regulations ,the 
,secretary may establish such           
procedures1 policies1 and regulations as

 may be necessary to carry out this     
title4  #acb4 ,administrative           
requirements and standards  7a7         
,requirements and standards  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
administrative requirements and         
standards consistent with the           
requirements and standards described in 
subsections 7a7 through 7f71 and 7h71 of
 section #fdd of the ,head ,start ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihci74 ,the established 
requirements and standards shall apply  
to the child care and early learning    
programs carried out under this title1  
and the prime sponsors carrying out such
 programs1 as the case may be4  7#b7    
,adjustments ,the ,secretary may make   
such adjustments to the requirements1   
standards1 qualifications1 development  
activities1 and limitations specified in
 paragraph 7#a7 and sections #acc7;a71  
#acd1 #acf7;a71 #aci1 and #ada1 as may  
be necessary to ensure effective        
administration of this title4  7#c7     
,administrative controls ,the ,secretary

 shall prescribe regulations to assure  
that programs under this title have     
adequate internal administrative        
controls1 accounting requirements1      
personnel standards1 evaluation         
procedures1 and other policies as may be
 necessary to promote the effective use 
of funds4  7b7 ,facilities  7#a7 ,owned 
or leased by ,federal agencies ,the     
,secretary1 after consultation with     
other appropriate officials of the      
,federal ,government1 shall within #af  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act prepare and submit to         
,congress a report that--  7,a7         
describes the extent to which facilities
 owned or leased by ,federal agencies   
7including departments7 could be made   
available to prime sponsors1 through    
appropriate arrangements1 for use as    
facilities for child care and early     
learning programs under this title      
during times and periods when the owned 
or leased facilities are not utilized   
fully for their usual purposes2 and     

7,b7 the ,secretary's recommendations   
7including recommendations for changes  
through legislation7 or proposed actions
 for such use4  7#b7 ,owned or leased in
 service area ,the ,secretary shall     
require1 as a condition for the receipt 
of financial assistance under this      
title1 that any prime sponsor under this
 title agree to conduct a review and    
prepare and submit to the ,secretary a  
report that--  7,a7 describes the extent
 to which facilities owned or leased by 
such prime sponsor1 or by other         
organizations in the service area1 could
 be made available1 through appropriate 
arrangements1 for use as facilities for 
child care and early learning programs  
under this title during times and       
periods when the owned or leased        
facilities are not utilized fully for   
their usual purposes2 and  7,b7 the     
prime sponsor's proposed actions for    
such use4  7c7 ,capital expenditures    
7#a7 ,construction ,upon a determination
 by the ,secretary that suitable        

facilities 7including public school     
facilities7 are not otherwise available 
to prime sponsors to carry out child    
care and early learning programs1 that  
the lack of suitable facilities will    
inhibit the operation of such programs1 
and that construction of such facilities
 is more cost effective than purchase of
 available facilities or renovation1 the
 ,secretary1 in the discretion of the   
,secretary1 may authorize the use of    
financial assistance under this title to
 make payments for capital expenditures 
related to construction of facilities   
that will be used to carry out such     
programs4 ,the ,secretary shall         
establish uniform procedures for prime  
sponsors to request approval for such   
payments1 and shall promote1 to the     
extent practicable1 the collocation of  
child care and early learning programs  
with other programs serving children and
 families4  7#b7 ,construction1         
renovation1 vehicle purchase ,such      
payments may be used for capital        

expenditures 7including paying the cost 
of amortizing the principal1 and paying 
interest on1 loans7 such as expenditures
 for--  7,a7 construction of facilities 
that are not in existence on the date of
 the determination1 if such construction
 is more cost effective than purchase or
 renovation2  7,b7 major renovation of  
facilities in existence on such date1 if
 major renovation is more cost effective
 than purchase1 construction1 or minor  
renovation2 and  7,c7 purchase of       
vehicles used for programs conducted at 
child care and early learning program   
facilities eligible for a payment under 
this subsection4  7#c7 ,wages for       
construction or renovation ,all laborers
 and mechanics employed by contractors  
or subcontractors in the construction or
 renovation of facilities to be used to 
carry out child care and early learning 
programs under this title shall be paid 
wages that are not less than the wages  
prevailing on similar construction or   
renovation in the service area1 as      

determined by the ,secretary of ,labor  
in accordance with subchapter ,,iv of   
chapter #ca of title #dj1 ,united       
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,davis-,bacon ,act74  #acc4 ,appeals1   
notice1 and hearing  7a7 ,procedures    
,the ,secretary shall establish appeals1
 notice1 hearing1 and other procedures  
consistent 7except as otherwise provided
 in this section7 with the procedures   
described in section #fdf of the ,head  
,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihda74 ,the 
established procedures shall apply to   
the child care and early learning       
programs carried out under this title1  
and the prime sponsors carrying out such
 programs1 as the case may be4  7b7     
,withholding of funds  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall take the action   
described in paragraph 7#b7 whenever the
 ,secretary1 after reasonable notice and
 opportunity for a hearing for any prime
 sponsor 7including a delegate          
provider71 finds--  7,a7 that the prime 
sponsor has failed to comply            

substantially with any requirement set  
forth in the plan of the prime sponsor  
approved under section #aac or #aad2    
7,b7 that the delegate provider has     
failed to comply substantially with any 
requirement set forth in the application
 of the provider approved pursuant to   
section #aae7;c72 or  7,c7 that in the  
operation of any program 7or services7  
carried out by any such prime sponsor   
7or delegate provider7 under this title 
the prime sponsor 7or delegate provider7
 has failed to comply substantially with
 any applicable provision of this title1
 including a regulation promulgated     
under this title4  7#b7 ,action ,on     
making a finding under paragraph 7#a71  
the ,secretary shall notify the prime   
sponsor or delegate provider involved of
 the findings and that no further       
payments may be made to such prime      
sponsor or delegate provider under this 
title 7or in the ,secretary's discretion
 that any such prime sponsor shall not  
make further payments under this title  

to specified delegate providers affected
 by the failure7 until the ,secretary is
 satisfied that there is no longer any  
such failure to comply1 or the          
noncompliance will be promptly          
corrected4 ,the ,secretary may authorize
 the continuation of payments with      
respect to any program or service       
assisted under this title which is being
 carried out pursuant to the            
corresponding plan or application       
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 and which 
is not involved in the noncompliance4   
#acd4 ,records and audits ,the          
,secretary shall establish record and   
audit requirements consistent with the  
requirements described in section #fdg  
of the ,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ihdb74 ,the established requirements   
shall apply to the child care and early 
learning programs carried out under this
 title1 and the prime sponsors carrying 
out such programs1 as the case may be4  
#ace4 ,technical assistance and training
  7a7 ,preservice and inservice training

 ,the ,secretary is authorized to make  
payments to provide financial assistance
 to enable individuals employed or      
preparing for employment in child care  
and early learning programs assisted    
under this title1 including volunteers1 
to participate in programs of preservice
 or inservice training for professional 
or nonprofessional personnel1 to be     
conducted by any prime sponsor carrying 
out a child care and early learning     
program1 or any institution of higher   
education1 including a community        
college1 or by any combination of those 
prime sponsors or institutions4 ,the    
financial assistance shall include      
scholarships and funding for books1     
transportation1 and other comprehensive 
needs4  7b7 ,prime sponsor technical    
assistance and planning ,the ,secretary 
is authorized to1 directly or through   
grant or contract1 make technical       
assistance available to entities who are
 eligible and seek to become prime      
sponsors1 and to prime sponsors1 to     

assist the entities and prime sponsors  
in planning1 developing1 and carrying   
out child care and early learning       
programs4  7c7 ,prime sponsor financial 
assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,prime     
sponsors shall carry out training and   
quality improvement activities1         
including-- 7,a7 activities that support
 child care and early learning programs 
7including providers7 in meeting        
national program standards2 and  7,b7   
supporting staff in meeting             
qualifications described in section     
#acf1 including providing paid release  
time to staff1 to engage in activities  
that enable the staff to meet the       
qualifications4  7#b7 ,financial        
assistance ,the ,secretary is authorized
 to make financial assistance available 
to prime sponsors to carry out such     
training and quality improvement        
activities4  7d7 ,staff training ,the   
,secretary shall prescribe regulations  
implementing a training program for     
staff of child care and early learning  

programs assisted under this title1     
based on the training program of the    
military child care program4            
,satisfactory completion of the training
 program shall be a condition of        
employment of any person as a member of 
the staff of such a child care and early
 learning program4 ,the training program
 established under this subsection shall
 cover1 at a minimum1 training in each  
of the following3  7#a7 ,early childhood
 development4  7#b7 ,activities and     
disciplinary techniques appropriate for 
children of different ages4  7#c7 ,child
 abuse prevention and detection4  7#d7  
,cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other
 emergency medical procedures4  7e7     
,workforce development and diversity    
7#a7 ,outreach program ,from amounts    
allocated under section #ajc7;b71 the   
,secretary shall develop and implement a
 program of outreach to recruit and     
train professionals from diverse        
backgrounds to become teachers in child 
care and early learning programs4  7#b7 

,grants to institutions of higher       
education  7,a7 ,in general ,from       
amounts allocated under section         
#ajc7;b71 the ,secretary is authorized  
to award grants1 for a period of not    
less than #e years1 to institutions of  
higher education1 with priority for part
 ,b institutions1 ,hispanic-serving     
institutions1 and ,tribal ,colleges and 
,universities 7as the #c types of       
institutions are defined in clauses 7i7 
through 7iii7 of section #bda7a77;,a7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcc7a77;,a7774  7,b7   
,use of funds ,an institution that      
receives such a grant may-- 7i7 use the 
grant funds--  7,i7 to improve the child
 care and early learning workforce2     
7,,ii7 to recruit child care and early  
learning teachers and other staff who   
want to obtain additional credentials   
related to child care and early         
learning2  7,,iii7 to recruit and train 
professionals from diverse backgrounds  
to become teachers in child care and    

early learning programs2  7,,iv7 to     
promote access and affordability through
 direct student support1 grants1        
scholarships1 and other forms of student
 financial aid to students pursuing     
early childhood coursework and degrees  
in order to reduce or eliminate the need
 for such students to take out loans for
 the related costs of attendance2  7,v7 
to create seamless1 articulated1 teacher
 preparation pathways2 and  7,,vi7 to   
develop institutional policies that     
award credit for students' previous     
postsecondary early childhood coursework
 and degrees as well as for demonstrated
 competency through--  7aa7 prior work  
experience2 and  7bb7 apprenticeships   
that lead to credentials1 or associate  
or baccalaureate degrees2 and  7ii7 make
 a portion of the grant funds available 
for students training to become staff of
 child care and early learning programs1
 to cover the corresponding tuition and 
other costs of attendance4  #acf4 ,staff
 qualifications and development  7a7    

,qualification and development  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary1 after         
consultation with other ,federal        
agencies and on the basis of the        
recommendations of the ,committee       
established pursuant to section         
#aba7;a77#c71 shall establish staff     
qualification and development           
requirements based on such requirements 
described in section #fdh;,a of the     
,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#ihdc;a71 based on such requirements    
being implemented by the military child 
care program 7including certification of
 family child care home providers71 and 
including a requirement to              
satisfactorily complete training under  
section #ace7;d74 ,the established      
requirements shall include the          
requirements described in subsection 7b7
 7relating to compensation74 ,the       
established requirements shall apply to 
the child care and early learning       
programs carried out under this title1  
and the prime sponsors carrying out such

 programs1 as the case may be4  7#b7    
,objectives ,the established            
requirements shall be designed to-- 7,a7
 7i7 lead to high-quality child care and
 early learning service delivery1       
including the use of targeted strategies
 and resources provided by prime        
sponsors to ensure the diverse1         
incumbent child care and early learning 
workforce retains access to employment  
in such programs2 and  7ii7 take into   
account workforce recruitment challenges
 and the need for a diverse workforce2  
7,b7 create a pathway for members of the
 child care and early learning service  
workforce to build on their credentials2
 and  7,c7 provide enough time 7which   
shall be not less than #f years after   
the date of that establishment7 for     
staff to meet any educational           
requirements in the established         
requirements4  7b7 ,pay  7#a7           
,competitive rates of compensation ,for 
the purpose of providing child care and 
early learning programs with a qualified

 and stable workforce1 each prime       
sponsor shall ensure that employees     
7including employees of a delegate      
provider7 at a child care and early     
learning center and family child care   
home providers1 including teachers and  
other staff of family child care home   
providers1 shall be paid under a pay    
scale that provides for rates of        
compensation that--  7,a7  7i7 except as
 provided in clause 7ii71 are comparable
 with the rates of compensation paid to 
employees of the corresponding local    
educational agency with similar         
training1 seniority1 and experience2 or 
7ii7 for a position not typically found 
at the corresponding local educational  
agency1 are the rates specified in the  
pay scale for the military child care   
program2 and  7,b7 are not less than a  
living wage1 as determined by the       
,secretary4  7#b7 ,periodic reviews ,in 
recommending and establishing           
requirements under subsection 7a7 and   
this subsection1 the ,committee         

established pursuant to section         
#aba7;a77#c7 and the ,secretary1        
respectively1 shall periodically conduct
 reviews of the rates of compensation   
for employers1 teachers1 and staff      
described in paragraph 7#a74 ,the       
,committee and ,secretary shall         
determine whether the rates are         
increasing at a pace that is not less   
than the rate of the ,consumer ,price   
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers1 and  
shall adjust the rates to ensure such an
 increase4  7#c7 ,limitation            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no ,federal funds may be used to   
pay any part of the compensation of an  
employee1 teacher1 or staff member      
described in paragraph 7#a7 to carry out
 a child care and early learning        
program1 if such compensation1 including
 non-,federal funds1 exceeds a rate     
equal to the rate payable for level ,,ii
 of the ,executive ,schedule under      
section #ecac of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,compensation ,in  

this subsection1 the term compensation--
 7,a7 includes salary1 bonuses1 periodic
 payments1 severance pay1 the value of  
any vacation time1 the value of a       
compensatory or paid leave benefit1 and 
the fair market value of any employee   
perquisite or benefit2 and  7,b7        
includes any prime sponsor expenditure  
for a health1 medical1 life insurance1  
disability1 retirement1 or any other    
employee welfare or pension benefit4    
7c7 ,curriculum support  7#a7 ,in       
general ,prime sponsors shall establish 
and implement a plan to ensure all      
teachers in a child care and early      
learning program1 including family child
 care home providers1 have curriculum   
support4  7#b7 ,curriculum support ,that
 curriculum support-- 7,a7 may include  
the use of curriculum specialists1 as in
 the military child care program2 and   
7,b7 shall include-- 7i7 special        
teaching activities at locations that   
are easily accessible by the teachers2  
7ii7 daily oversight and instruction of 

employees providing child care and early
 learning services2  7iii7 daily        
assistance in the preparation of lesson 
plans1 provided through individual      
specialists or resources for staff that 
allow teachers to engage in professional
 responsibilities such as daily lesson  
planning2  7iv7 assistance with child   
abuse prevention and detection2  7v7    
assistance with activities to promote   
children's cognitive development1       
behavior management1 and mental health2 
and  7vi7 assistance with improving the 
delivery of instruction and with        
measuring and tracking children's       
outcomes4  #acg4 ,research1             
demonstrations1 and evaluation  7a7     
,general objectives ,the ,secretary     
shall carry out a continuing program of 
research1 demonstration1 and evaluation 
activities1 in order to--  7#a7 focus   
national research efforts to attain a   
fuller understanding of the processes of
 child development and early learning   
outcomes and the effects of programs on 

those processes and outcomes2  7#b7     
foster continuous improvement in the    
quality of the child care and early     
learning programs carried out under this
 title and in their effectiveness in    
enabling participating children and     
their families to succeed in school and 
otherwise2  7#c7 ensure that the results
 of research and related development    
efforts are reflected in the conduct of 
programs affecting children through the 
improvement and expansion of child care 
and early learning programs2 and  7#d7  
develop1 test1 and disseminate          
information on new ideas for addressing 
the needs of low-income and underserved 
children 7including children with       
disabilities1 homeless children1        
children who have been abused or        
neglected1 and children in foster care7 
and their families and communities1 and 
furthering in other ways the purposes of
 this title4  7b7 ,specific objectives  
,the research1 demonstration1 and       
evaluation activities under this title  

shall include components designed to--  
7#a7 permit ongoing assessment of the   
quality and effectiveness of the child  
care and early learning programs under  
this title2  7#b7 contribute to         
developing knowledge concerning factors 
associated with the quality and         
effectiveness of child care and early   
learning programs and in identifying    
ways in which services provided under   
this title may be improved2  7#c7 assist
 in developing knowledge concerning the 
factors that promote or inhibit healthy 
development and effective functioning of
 children and their families1 including 
physical1 mental1 vision1 and oral      
health1 both during and following       
participation in a child care and early 
learning program2  7#d7 permit          
comparisons of children and families    
participating in child care and early   
learning programs--  7,a7 with children 
and families receiving other child care1
 or early childhood education and       
development1 services or programs2 and  

7,b7 with other appropriate control     
groups2  7#e7 contribute to             
understanding the characteristics and   
needs of population groups eligible for 
services provided under this title and  
the impact of such services on the      
individuals served and the service areas
 in which such services are provided2   
7#f7 provide for disseminating and      
promoting the use of the findings from  
such research1 demonstration1 and       
evaluation activities2  7#g7 promote    
exploration of areas in which knowledge 
is insufficient1 and that will otherwise
 contribute to fulfilling the purposes  
of this title2  7#h7  7,a7 contribute to
 understanding the impact of child care 
and early learning services delivered in
 classrooms that include both children  
with disabilities and children who are  
not children with disabilities1 on both 
types of children2 and  7,b7 disseminate
 promising practices for increasing the 
availability and quality of child care  
and early learning services that are so 

delivered and classrooms described in   
subparagraph 7,a72  7#i7 contribute to  
understanding the impact of different   
child care and early learning models1   
including those with varying teacher    
compensation1 preparation1 and workplace
 supports1 in addressing educational    
disparities and inequalities1 including 
disparities and inequalities based on   
income1 and disparities and inequalities
 based on culture1 and race and         
ethnicity2  7#aj7 contribute to the     
understanding of providing effective    
child care and early learning programs  
to dual language learner children1      
children with disabilities1 culturally  
diverse families1 racially and          
ethnically diverse families1 children   
belonging to an ,indian tribe1 ,native  
,hawaiian children1 and children of     
migrant and seasonal farmworkers1 and to
 service areas with many low-income     
children2 and  7#aa7 carry out-- 7,a7   
research to determine the nature of     
child development processes and the     

impact of various influences upon those 
processes1 including workplace          
conditions and supports1 to develop     
techniques to measure and evaluate child
 development1 to develop standards to   
evaluate professional and               
paraprofessional child development      
personnel1 and to determine how child   
care and early learning and related     
programs conducted in either family     
child care homes or centers affect child
 development processes2  7,b7 research  
to test alternative methods of providing
 child development and related services1
 and to develop and test innovative     
approaches to achieve maximum           
development of children2  7,c7          
evaluation of findings from research    
conducted under this paragraph and the  
development of and effective application
 of those findings2  7,d7 dissemination 
and application of results from research
 and related development efforts and    
demonstration projects to child care and
 early learning programs1 related       

programs1 and early childhood education2
  7,e7 production of informational      
systems and other resources necessary to
 support the activities authorized under
 this paragraph2 and  7,f7 integration  
of national child development research  
efforts under this title into a focused 
national research program1 including the
 coordination of research and           
development conducted by entities under 
this section with research and          
development conducted by other agencies1
 organizations1 and individuals4  7c7   
,conduct of research1 demonstration1 and
 evaluation activities ,the ,secretary1 
in order to conduct research1           
demonstration1 and evaluation activities
 under this section--  7#a7 may carry   
out such activities directly1 or through
 grants to1 or contracts or cooperative 
agreements with1 public or private      
entities2  7#b7 shall1 to the extent    
appropriate1 undertake such activities  
in collaboration with ,federal agencies 
7other than the ,department of ,health  

and ,human ,services71 and with         
non-,federal agencies1 ,indian tribes1  
and tribal organizations1 conducting    
similar activities2  7#c7 shall ensure  
that evaluation of such activities in a 
specific program is conducted by persons
 not directly involved in the operation 
of such program2  7#d7 may require prime
 sponsors to provide for independent    
evaluations2  7#e7 may approve1 in      
appropriate cases1 community-based      
cooperative research and evaluation     
efforts to enable prime sponsors to     
collaborate with qualified researchers  
not directly involved in program        
administration or operation of a program
 funded under this title2 and  7#f7 may 
collaborate with organizations with     
expertise in inclusive educational      
strategies for preschoolers who are     
children with disabilities4  7d7        
,coordination of research  7#a7         
,transfers ,funds available to any      
,federal agency 7including a department7
 for the purposes stated in subsection  

7a7 or the activities stated in         
subsection 7b7 shall be available for   
transfer1 with the approval of the head 
of the agency involved1 in whole or in  
part1 to the ,secretary for such use as 
is consistent with the purposes for     
which such funds were appropriated1 and 
the funds so transferred shall be       
expendable by the ,secretary for the    
purposes for which the transfer was     
made4  7#b7 ,coordination ,in carrying  
out activities under this section1 the  
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 coordinate1     
through the ,office of ,child ,care and 
,early ,learning1 established under     
section #aca1 all child development     
research1 training1 and related         
development efforts conducted by the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and1 to the extent feasible1  
by other agencies1 organizations1 and   
individuals2  7,b7 consult with-- 7i7   
individuals from relevant academic      
disciplines2  7ii7 individuals who are  
involved in the operation of child care 

and early learning programs and         
individuals who are involved in the     
operation of other child and family     
service programs2  7iii7 appropriate    
officials from ,indian tribes and tribal
 organizations2 and  7iv7 individuals   
from organizations involved with1 and   
academic disciplines related to1        
children and families1 ensuring that the
 individuals consulted under this       
subparagraph reflect the multicultural  
nature of the children and families     
served by the child care and early      
learning programs and the               
multidisciplinary nature of the         
programs2  7,c7 whenever feasible and   
appropriate1 obtain the views of persons
 participating in and served by programs
 assisted under this title with respect 
to activities under this section2 and   
7,d7 establish1 to the extent           
appropriate1 working relationships with 
faculty members of institutions of      
higher education1 as defined in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  

#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 located in 
the area in which any evaluation under  
this section is being conducted1 to     
participate in such evaluation1 unless  
there is no such institution of higher  
education willing and able to           
participate in such evaluation4  7#c7   
,council  7,a7 ,in general ,there is    
established a ,child ,development       
,research ,council1 consisting of-- 7i7 
a representative of the ,office of      
,child ,care and ,early ,learning 7who  
shall serve as chairperson72 and  7ii7 a
 representative from each of the        
,federal agencies and offices determined
 to be appropriate by the ,secretary4   
7,b7 ,meetings ,the ,council shall meet 
at least annually and at such more      
frequent times as the ,council may      
determine to be necessary4  7,c7 ,duties
 ,the ,council shall assure coordination
 of child care and early learning       
services under the jurisdiction of the  
agencies and offices represented on the 
,council and carry out the provisions of

 this section so as to assure--  7i7    
maximum utilization of available        
resources through the prevention of     
duplication of activities2  7ii7 a      
division of labor1 insofar as is        
compatible with the purposes of each of 
the agencies or offices represented on  
the ,council1 among those agencies and  
offices to assure maximum progress      
toward the achievement of the purposes  
of this section2 and  7iii7             
recommendation of priorities for        
federally funded research and related   
development that are related to the     
purposes of this section and those      
stated in section #aja4  7e7 ,annual    
report ,the ,secretary shall make an    
annual report to ,congress-- 7#a7       
summarizing--  7,a7 the ,secretary's    
activities and accomplishments during   
the preceding year under this section2  
and  7,b7 the grants1 contracts1 or     
other arrangements entered into during  
the preceding year under this section2  
and  7#b7 making such recommendations as

 the ,secretary may determine to be     
appropriate4  7f7 ,plan ,the ,secretary 
shall develop1 and periodically update1 
a plan governing the research1          
demonstration1 and evaluation activities
 under this section4  7g7 ,ownership of 
results ,the ,secretary shall take      
necessary steps to ensure that all      
studies1 reports1 proposals1 and data   
produced or developed with ,federal     
funds under this title shall become the 
property of the ,united ,states4  #ach4 
,reports  7a7 ,in general ,at least once
 during every #b-year period1 the       
,secretary shall prepare a report       
concerning the status of children       
7including low-income children1 children
 with disabilities1 dual language       
learner children1 homeless children1    
children in foster care1 children       
participating in child care and early   
learning programs on ,indian land1 and  
children participating in migrant or    
seasonal child care and early learning  
programs7 participating in child care   

and early learning programs1 including  
the number of participating children and
 the services being provided to such    
children4  7b7 ,contents ,such report   
shall include-- 7#a7 a statement for the
 then most recently concluded fiscal    
year specifying--  7,a7 the amount of   
funds received1 by prime sponsors that  
are designated under section #aac1 to   
provide child care and early learning   
services in a period before such fiscal 
year2 and  7,b7 the amount of funds     
received1 by prime sponsors that are    
newly designated under section #aac1 to 
provide such services in such fiscal    
year2  7#b7 a description of the        
distribution of child care and early    
learning services relative to the       
distribution of children who are in need
 of child care and early learning       
programs1 including geographic          
distribution within ,states1 and        
information on the number of children   
receiving those services2  7#c7 a       
statement identifying how funds made    

available under section #aab7;a77#a7    
were distributed and used at national1  
regional1 and local levels2  7#d7 a     
statement specifying the amount of funds
 provided as the non-,federal share of  
the costs of child care and early       
learning programs1 and the source of    
such funding2  7#e7 the cost per child  
of carrying out child care and early    
learning programs1 and how such cost    
varies by region2  7#f7 a description of
 the level and nature of participation  
of parents and family members in child  
care and early learning programs as     
volunteers and in other capacities2     
7#g7 information concerning child care  
and early learning center staff1        
including salaries1 education1 training1
 experience1 and staff turnover2  7#h7  
information concerning children         
participating in child care and early   
learning programs1 including information
 on family income1 cultural background1 
racial and ethnic background1           
homelessness1 whether such a child is in

 foster care or was referred by a child 
welfare agency1 disability1 and whether 
the child's family receives benefits    
under part ,a of title ,,iv of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja et seq472  7#i7 using data from the
 monitoring conducted under section     
#aba-- 7,a7 a description of the extent 
to which programs funded under this     
title comply with program standards and 
regulations in effect under this title2 
7,b7 a description of the types and     
condition of facilities in which such   
programs are located2 and  7,c7 the     
types of organizations that receive     
funds under this title through such     
programs2  7#aj7 a description of the   
types of services provided through the  
programs to children and their families1
 both on site and through referrals1    
including services related to health1   
mental health1 dental care1 vision care1
 parenting education1 physical fitness1 
and literacy training2  7#aa7           
information from a study of the delivery

 of child care and early learning       
programs to ,indian children1 to ,native
 ,hawaiian children1 and to children of 
migrant or seasonal farmworker families2
  7#ab7 information on the delivery of  
disability-related services in order    
to-- 7,a7 determine whether child care  
and early learning programs are making  
timely referrals to the ,state or local 
agency responsible for providing        
services under section #fai or part ,c  
of the ,individuals with ,disabilities  
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adai1   
#adca et seq472  7,b7 identify barriers 
to timely evaluations and eligibility   
determinations by the ,state or local   
agency responsible for providing        
services under section #fai or part ,c  
of the ,individuals with ,disabilities  
,education ,act2 and  7,c7 determine    
under what circumstances and for what   
length of time child care and early     
learning programs are providing         
disability-related services for children
 who have not been determined under the 

,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et 
seq47 to be children with disabilities2 
and  7#ac7 information on how child care
 and early learning programs serve      
populations of low-income children1     
minority children1 and dual language    
learner children1 the extent to which   
disparities exist in early learning     
outcomes of participants in such        
programs1 and how such programs address 
disparities in early learning outcomes4 
7c7 ,submission ,the ,secretary shall   
submit each report prepared under       
subsection 7a7 to the ,committee on     
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,education and ,labor of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  #aci4  
,nondiscrimination provisions ,the      
,secretary shall establish              
nondiscrimination requirements          
consistent with the requirements        
described in section #fed of the ,head  
,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihdi74 ,the 

established requirements shall apply to 
the child care and early learning       
programs carried out under this title1  
and the prime sponsors carrying out such
 programs1 as the case may be4  #adj4   
,advance funding ,for the purpose of    
affording adequate notice of funding    
available under this title1             
appropriations for carrying out this    
title are authorized to be included in  
an appropriation ,act for the fiscal    
year preceding the fiscal year for which
 the appropriations are available for   
obligation4  #ada4 ,parental consent    
requirement for nonemergency intrusive  
physical examinations ,the ,secretary   
shall establish a parental consent      
requirement consistent with the         
requirement described in section #feg;,a
 of the ,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #iheb;a74 ,the established requirement 
shall apply to the child care and early 
learning programs carried out under this
 title1 and the prime sponsors carrying 
out such programs1 as the case may be4  

,d ,special programs  #aea4             
,supplemental funding to prime sponsors 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary is      
authorized to provide supplemental      
financial assistance for the activities 
described in subsection 7b7 or the      
purposes described in subsection 7c71 to
 prime sponsors1 who--  7#a7 demonstrate
 barriers-- 7,a7 to scaling the services
 and processes needed to fully implement
 the prime sponsors' child care and     
early learning programs2 and  7,b7 to   
meeting the national program standards2 
and  7#b7 need financial assistance1 as 
determined by the ,secretary1 for those 
activities or purposes1 respectively4   
7b7 ,activities ,the ,secretary may     
provide the supplemental financial      
assistance for activities consisting    
of-- 7#a7 conducting a facilities review
 as described in section #acb7;b77#b7   
and accessing adequate facilities2  7#b7
 establishing coordination arrangements 
and processes with other entities1      
including local educational agencies and

 related entities1 organizations        
delivering health and social services in
 the service area involved1 and the     
,state2  7#c7 establishing training and 
professional development protocols and  
processes under sections #ace and #acf2 
7#d7 meeting accreditation requirements2
  7#e7 providing supports to enable     
family child care home providers to     
participate as providers within the     
child care and early learning program   
carried out by the prime sponsor        
involved and to enable the prime sponsor
 to meet the national program standards2
  7#f7 securing materials and resources 
for professional learning opportunities2
 and  7#g7 other activities related to  
the establishment1 expansion1 and       
scaling of services and processes needed
 to fully implement the prime sponsor's 
child care and early learning program   
and enable the prime sponsor to meet the
 national program standards4  7c7       
,purposes ,the ,secretary may provide   
the supplemental financial assistance to

 a prime sponsor that meets the         
requirements of subsection 7a7 and has  
difficulty in providing a non-,federal  
share because the prime sponsor serves  
an area with a high concentration of    
families with a family income of not    
more than1 or slightly above1 #bjj      
percent of the poverty line1 for the    
purposes of increasing the ,federal     
share of the costs described in section 
#aba7;c77#b77;,a74  #aeb4 ,special      
grants to ,states  7a7 ,grants ,on      
approving an application submitted by   
any ,state1 the ,secretary is authorized
 to provide a grant to the ,state for   
carrying out activities described in    
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,use of funds ,a   
,state that receives a grant under      
subsection 7a7 may use the grant funds  
for-- 7#a7 identifying child care and   
early learning services goals and needs 
within the ,state2  7#b7 assisting in   
the establishment of ,child ,care and   
,early ,learning ,councils and          
strengthening the capability of such    

,councils to effectively advise on the  
child care and early learning programs2 
7#c7 encouraging the cooperation and    
participation of ,state agencies in     
providing child care and early learning 
services1 including health1 family      
planning1 mental health1 education1     
nutrition1 family1 social1 and          
rehabilitative services if that         
cooperation and participation are       
requested by appropriate prime sponsors 
in the development and implementation of
 child care and early learning plans2   
7#d7 encouraging the full utilization of
 resources and facilities for child care
 and early learning programs within the 
,state2  7#e7 disseminating the results 
of research on child care and early     
learning programs2  7#f7 conducting     
programs for the exchange of personnel  
involved in child care and early        
learning programs within the ,state2    
7#g7 assisting prime sponsors in the    
acquisition or improvement of facilities
 for child care and early learning      

programs2  7#h7 assessing ,state and    
local licensing codes as the codes      
relate to child care and early learning 
programs within the ,state2  7#i7       
developing information useful in        
reviewing prime sponsorship plans       
described in section #aac7;a7 and child 
care and early learning plans described 
in section #aad7;b72  7#aj7 facilitating
 collaboration among prime sponsors and 
delegate providers within the ,state2   
and  7#aa7 supporting a unified1        
birth-through-school-entry1 early       
childhood system1 including carrying out
 activities related to establishing     
braided or blended funding arrangements 
to promote the integration of services  
to children and families4  7c7          
,maintenance of effort ,no ,state or    
community shall reduce its expenditures 
for child care and early learning       
programs 7including home-based child    
care and early learning programs7       
because of financial assistance provided
 under this section4  ,,ii ,related     

programs  #bja4 ,maintenance of effort  
7a7 ,maintenance of effort ,section     
#feh;,j of the ,child ,care and         
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;h7 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,maintenance of effort  7#a7 ,in general
 ,no ,state shall receive such a payment
 for a fiscal year if the ,state reduces
 its total ,state expenditures for child
 care services for the prior fiscal year
 below such expenditures for fiscal year
 #bjai4  7#b7 ,total ,state expenditures
 ,for purposes of this subsection1 total
 ,state expenditures for child care     
services include ,state expenditures to 
carry out this subchapter and the       
,universal ,child ,care and ,early      
,learning ,act4  4  7b7 ,relationship to
 the ,universal ,child ,care and ,early 
,learning ,act ,section #feh,m of the   
,child ,care and ,development ,block    
,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ihehk7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7c7 ,relationship to the

 ,universal ,child ,care and ,early     
,learning ,act ,an eligible child who is
 eligible for child care and early      
learning services under the ,universal  
,child ,care and ,early ,learning ,act  
shall only receive child care services  
under this subchapter that the child is 
ineligible for under that ,act4  4