Sec. 7. Subgrants
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A State receiving a grant under this Act shall use grant funds, in accordance with section 6(a), to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local agencies to enable the local agencies to establish, expand, or enhance early childhood and elementary school parent education and family engagement programs through the activities described in subsection (d). A local agency desiring a subgrant under this section shall submit an application to the State at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State may reasonably require.
Each local agency receiving a subgrant under this section shall develop the program carried out with grant funds in consultation with— other Federal, State, or local government-sponsored early childhood care and education programs, including child care programs supported through Federal, State, or local funding sources, Early Head Start programs, Head Start programs, early childhood mental health providers, early intervention services, and home visiting programs for young children, as appropriate; and parents who will be participating in the program carried out under the subgrant.
A program carried out by a local agency receiving a subgrant under this section shall include— support for parent education activities to enhance the skills of parents to provide for and understand their children's learning processes and intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development, including instruction in positive parenting practices through parent-child interaction; training and professional development for early childhood educators in— strategies for engaging parents, especially working parents, in parent education activities; and culturally and linguistically appropriate approaches to discussing parenting, behavior management, and healthy child development; training for parent educators and early childhood educators in— detecting challenges to children’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional, or behavioral development that may lead to learning problems and can be addressed through the community resources described in paragraph (2)(A); and improving child and family health, safety, and stability; and coordination between early childhood educators and instructional staff at elementary schools in the same geographic area as the local agency, in order to establish ongoing channels of communication to help teachers, early childhood educators, and parents prepare children for school.
A program carried out by a local agency receiving a subgrant under this section may include— coordination with, and referral to, related community resources, including, where appropriate— child care subsidy services; health and mental health services; early intervention services provided under part C of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; employment and financial services; adult education services; and home visiting services; indirect parental involvement activities designed to update parents and families on the progress of their children and the other activities of the program, such as newsletter-related activities, parent-teacher conferences, or other parent outreach activities, when the use of such indirect parental involvement activities support the activities described in paragraph (1); and other parent and family education or engagement activities to improve the health, development, and school readiness of children.
A local agency receiving a subgrant under this section may not use such funds for routine child care or early childhood education program services that are not directly related to parent education or family engagement programs. A local agency that receives a subgrant under this section shall submit an annual report to the State and to the Secretaries at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretaries may require, including at a minimum— data on the number and characteristics of parents and families who have received services from the local agency's program, including— the number and percentage of such families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved; and the number and percentage of such families that include children with high needs, including— children with disabilities, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 ), or with developmental delays, as defined in section 632 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1432 ); children who are dual language learners; children who reside on Indian lands, as defined in section 8013 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7713 ); and children who are migrant, homeless, or in foster care; data demonstrating an increase in the availability and quality of parent education and family engagement services in communities in which the local agency operates; data describing the training provided to teachers, early childhood educators, and parents; evidence of improved support for parents and children to help promote successful transitions for children into elementary school; evidence that parents developed positive relationships with early childhood care and education staff and gained confidence in addressing family specific needs, including— family safety and stability; and family health and mental health; and if a local agency uses funds under this Act for permissible activities under subsection (d)(2), evidence of coordination with, and referral to, related community resources, including evidence that parents were referred to and accessed services described in subsection (d)(2)(A).
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