Sec. 110. Reporting
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Section 658K(a) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858i(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(B)— in clause (x), by striking and ; by transferring clause
(xi)so as to appear after clause (x); in clause (xi), by inserting and after the semicolon; and inserting after clause
(xi)the following: whether the children receiving assistance under this subchapter are either children with disabilities or infants and toddlers with disabilities; ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (E), by adding and after the semicolon; by striking the flush text between subparagraphs
(E)and (F); in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting a comma; and by adding at the end the following: during the period for which such report is required to be submitted. ; and by adding at the end the following: Each lead agency that receives funds to carry out this subchapter shall complete every 3 years, prior to submitting a 3-year State plan under section 658E, a child care equity review, with families (including families of children with disabilities and families of infants and toddlers with disabilities), child care providers (including child care directors, teachers, and staff of the providers), and community leaders engaged in the review, to inform the distribution of funds under section 658G. Each child care equity review shall include data on each of the following: The percentage of children receiving child care services funded under this subchapter, disaggregated by— race and ethnicity; family income; age; status as an infant or toddler with a disability or child with a disability; status as a homeless child; status as a child in foster care; and status (to the extent the status is known) as a dual language learner. The geographic location of child care providers funded under this subchapter. The quality features of child care services provided by providers funded under this subchapter, compared to the quality features of child care services provided by other child care providers, to the extent possible, including data on quality features such as— amount of staff wages; length of staff retention; presence of coaching and professional development activities; number of provider closures; a measure of parent satisfaction; and presence of provision of information in languages other than English. The quality features of child care services received by children and funded under this subchapter, disaggregated (unless the disaggregation involved would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual provider or child) by the children’s— race and ethnicity; family income; age; status as an infant or toddler with a disability or child with a disability; status as a homeless child; status as a child in foster care; and status (to the extent the status is known) as a dual language learner. Whether there are inequities in how quality features are distributed among children served under this subchapter. Not later than 6 months after completing the review required under subparagraph (A), the lead agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report, in such manner as the Secretary shall require, that includes the data described in subparagraph
(B)and a summary of the State’s progress towards improving equitable access to high-quality inclusive child care for children in the State. Such report shall be made publicly available on the internet website of the lead agency. In using State administration funds made available under section 658J(b)(3) to carry out the child care equity review under this paragraph, a State may use the funds to complete community engagement activities related to the review. .
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