Sec. 4. High-quality infant and toddler child care program
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The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 658G ( 42 U.S.C. 9858e ) the following: In this section: The term eligible infant or toddler care provider means an eligible child care provider, consistent with section 658P, who provides care to an infant or toddler. The term infant or toddler means an individual under 3 years of age. The term infant or toddler with a developmental delay or disability has the meaning given the term infant or toddler with a disability in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1432 ).
The term infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities means more than 1 infant or toddler with a developmental delay or disability. The term dual language learner means an individual who is limited English proficient as defined in section 637 of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9832 ). The term low-income community shall be defined by the Secretary. The term low-income family means a family with a family income described in section 658P(4)(B). The Secretary shall make grants to eligible States, from allotments described in paragraph (2), to enable the States to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers.
The Secretary shall reserve an amount not to exceed 0.5 percent of the amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year for payments to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs. The Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 percent, and not more than 2 percent, of the amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year for payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations with applications approved under section 658O(c).
After making reservations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the remainder of the amount appropriated under this section for a fiscal year to allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to that remainder as the amount allotted to the State under section 658O for that fiscal year bears to the amount allotted to all States under section 658O for that fiscal year. In this paragraph, the term State does not include Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
A State that receives a grant under this section shall include in the State's plan under section 658E, a description of how the State will use funds provided under this section to improve the quality of infant and toddler care. A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out 1 or more of the activities described in paragraphs
(2)through (7). A State may use the funds described in paragraph
(1)to make grants to eligible entities to be resources for eligible infant and toddler care providers, to improve the quality of early care and development services provided to infants and toddlers in the community from low-income families and to help such providers serving low-income families improve their capacity to offer high-quality care to such families. To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, an entity shall be an eligible child care provider that— serves infants and toddlers from low-income families; and is ranked at the top level of the State’s Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system or accredited by a national accrediting body recognized, before the date of enactment of the Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act, for high-quality program standards that are valid and reliable; or is an Early Head Start agency under section 645A of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9840a ) that is in full compliance with the performance standards applicable to such an agency under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. ). In making grants under this paragraph, a State— shall give priority to entities that will serve significant populations of low-income families; and may give priority to entities that— are located in low-income communities; will serve communities with significant populations of families with children who are dual language learners; or will increase the ability of caregivers to provide appropriate services and coordinate activities with State and local systems providing services under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ) for children with developmental delays or disabilities, including such children in the child welfare system of the State. A State may use the funds described in paragraph
(1)to make grants to organizations with expertise in providing child care and related technical assistance, to establish new staffed family child care networks (new as of the date of amendment of the State plan under subsection (c)) or to operate existing staffed family child care networks or systems that offer, to family child care providers who are eligible infant and toddler care providers, technical assistance, training, administrative support, or direct services including monitoring visits to providers. In making grants under this paragraph, a State— shall give priority to organizations described in paragraph (2)(C)(I); and may give priority to organizations that have 1 or more of the 3 characteristics described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii). A State may use the funds described in paragraph
(1)to support, or to make a grant to an organization with expertise in providing child care technical assistance to support, a statewide network of specialists who are eligible infant and toddler care providers, that shall— provide individual or group training and intensive consultation services to eligible infant and toddler care providers, including relative caregivers, on strategies to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers; and assist eligible infant and toddler care providers in coordinating activities with other offices responsible for child care, including Early Head Start programs and Head Start programs carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). In delivering services or making grants under this paragraph, a State— shall give priority to networks that deliver support to providers described in paragraph (2)(C)(i); and may give priority to networks that deliver support to providers that have 1 or more of the 3 characteristics described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii). A State may use the funds described in paragraph
(1)to support initiatives to improve the quality of the workforce of eligible infant and toddler care providers, including activities that are culturally and linguistically competent to support a diverse workforce reflecting the race and ethnicity of children served, such as— providing relevant training, professional development, or mentoring to eligible infant and toddler care providers, including linking the training, development, or mentoring to career pathways for eligible infant and toddler care providers; providing scholarships or other financial support to eligible infant and toddler care providers to advance their education and training; coordinating activities with the State’s higher education system to expand the availability and quality of coursework for infant and toddler care providers, including developing career pathways for eligible infant and toddler care providers; or improving the State credentialing of eligible infant and toddler care providers. A State may use the funds described in paragraph
(1)to— develop infant and toddler components for the State's Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system, child care licensing regulations, or voluntary early learning guidelines; improve the ability of parents to obtain information about high-quality infant and toddler care; or assist eligible infant and toddler care providers seeking to improve the quality of their infant and toddler care by increasing their ranking on the State’s Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system, meeting performance standards applicable to an Early Head Start agency under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. ), or becoming accredited by a national accrediting body described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii). A State may use the funds described in paragraph
(1)to carry out other activities determined by the State to improve the quality of infant and toddler care provided in the State and for which there is evidence that the activities will lead to improved infant and toddler safety, infant and toddler development, or infant and toddler well-being. A State that receives a grant under subsection
(b)shall submit in the State's annual reports required under section 658K(a)(2), information on how the State is using the funding provided under subsection
(b)to improve the quality of infant and toddler care and the effect such funding is having on the quality of infant and toddler care in the State. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and $500,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal year. . Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858 ) is amended by inserting (other than section 658H) after subchapter . Section 658O(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9858m(a)(1) ) is amended by striking this subchapter and inserting section 658B .
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